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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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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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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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MRI Case Study: Why They Matter and Why They Don’t Tell the Whole Story

Brian Carroll — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 03:00:29 +0000

When it comes to back pain, hip pain, or even symptoms that show up in the legs, people are often told two very different things. Sometimes they’re scared into thinking their MRI is a disaster and they’ll never recover.

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Dear Lifting Dorks: Stop the Generic Advice

Brian Carroll — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 02:00:01 +0000

There’s something I need to say to all the so-called gurus out there—the closet physical therapy experts, the internet chiropractors, and the self-proclaimed barbell coaches who don’t know a barbell from a dumbbell.

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