stuart mcgill

This is an interesting video that argues for max effort singles or doubles by Dr. Stuart McGill who is mentioned a number of times in StrongFirst content: Dr. McGill makes the case in the video that pullup training or injury recovery should concentrate on 1-2 explosive efforts and higher reps...

Hi. My main physical pain is lower back pain born from years of sitting in a chair working at a computer. This issue does not prevent any functionality/mobility in my life, but it hurts a lot and I worry that it will get a lot worse as I age. I already perform various stretches that should heal...

Hi. Recently I've spent some time watching YouTube interviews with Dr. Stuart McGill on back pain. At one point in an interview with Chris Williamson he answered a very interesting question. Chris asked if its theoretically possible for an individual to train to be both an advanced Yogi who...

Is Stuart McGill against training strength multiple times a week for bone health? If so, would there be a different timeline for maximum connective tissue growth support? Strongfirst encourages frequent training so I'd like to hear opinions on this excerpt of a McGill interview: Renowned...

Hi everyone, This is my first post on the forum. I am 28 years old. I hurt my back about 3 weeks ago. Before that i had been following pttp since 4-5 weeks with deadlifts and floor presses. After going through the stuart mcgill's back mechanic and listening to various podcasts he has been on, i...

On the 12/27/2018 StrongFirst podcast, Dr. McGill explains (41:45-42:06) that not everyone can do swings. He said some people need to "build [a] stiffened foundation first." Have any of you worked with students who you realized had to do other training before starting swings? If so, what...