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When Lifting Becomes Dogma: Why Context and Coaching Matter More Than the Barbell

Brian Carroll — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 03:00:45 +0000

Let’s get something straight right from the start: almost every injury I see in the clinic starts with a squat or deadlift. Four out of five, easily. And most of those injuries? They don’t happen at max effort. They happen with submaximal weight — a pop, a twinge, a “something felt off” moment — and the lifter’s back is never the same again.

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When MRI Lies: The Truth About Annular Tears and Asymptomatic Pain

Brian Carroll — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 03:00:47 +0000

In today’s case, I want to highlight an example that perfectly illustrates why you can’t judge back pain—or the lack of it—by an MRI alone. This lifter came to us with years of stabbing lower-back pain that would radiate into the glute and hamstring, but the location and intensity constantly shifted. Some days he was fine; others, he couldn’t even function.

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The Broken Aren’t Weak… They’re Misled.

Brian Carroll — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 03:00:25 +0000

Recently, Grant Broggi posted a video titled “‘Exercise Scientist’ is Wrong About Deadlifts,” where he took short clips of Dr. Stuart McGill’s podcast completely out of context and referred to him as an “exercise scientist.” Let’s clear that up right away — Dr. McGill is not a “exercise scientist.”

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You Are Not Your MRI: A Case Study in Spine Instability and Recovery

Brian Carroll — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 03:00:16 +0000

Continuing this series on MRI analysis, I want to give you another inside look at how we assess scans at Power Rack Strength. Every MRI tells a story—but it doesn’t always tell the truth about how a person feels or functions.

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The Truth About Deadlifts: Science vs. YouTube “Experts”

Brian Carroll — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 03:00:17 +0000

Every once in a while, someone with a “PhD in YouTube” decides they’ve cracked the code on biomechanics. The latest video making the rounds was from a Rippatoe parrot confidently proclaiming that squats and deadlifts are perfectly safe — and that Dr. Stuart McGill, the world’s leading spine biomechanist, is flat-out wrong about spinal stress and injury risk.

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