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Greetings. I'm enjoying a book, Pillars of Wellness, by Dr. Matt Chalmers, which has some great advice regarding health, nutrition, and fitness except for one thing: attributing to the kettlebell swing a high risk of disc degeneration. I will paste his quote below, and I invite everyone's help...

Hey guys. Recently I’ve been studying spinal training methods, I read most of the studies on lumbar extensors strength by J. Steele, who claims that the popular strength exercises for the back like deadlifts, back extensions and bird dogs are not a sufficient stimulus for the lumbar extensors...