Florida McGill Method provider, Author, coach and world record PL -- Brian is dedicated to helping people build longevity, super-human strength, overcome back pain, and return to a pain-free life and get back to lifting.
Brian currently holds the biggest squat of all-time regardless of class, with 1306 at 303 -- Brian is now retired from competition
I’m just an average guy who’s been lifting for 55 years now at age 69. I’m still within 25-50 lbs of my lifetime single-rep PRs for each of the 3 big lifts. So I still lift as heavy as I can, but I do lower reps, fewer sets, and way fewer exercises-typically 2 main lifts and 1-2 assistance exercises. Recovery definitely takes a little longer, especially for lower body. I used to lift 3-4 days a week, and now it’s closer to 5 days every 2 weeks; any less than that and I stop making progress.
Disc bulge on L4 and L5, will the McGill Big 3 fix sciatica I have been experiencing as well? Or sciatica needs special treatment? I dont really have any low back pain anymore, its more the sciatica when standing and walking, sitting and lying down I can chill all day painless, I just cant raise one leg above 30 degrees tho. Thanks anyone of you for the help, in advance.
Unfortunately it depends on many different factors. I would need to consult with you in order to understand your injury better and guide you towards an answer. If you think setting up a consult would be right for you, you can find more here: www.powerrackstrength.com/in-person-assessment-faq/
I also suggest reading Back Mechanic as well! Then Gift of Injury afterwards to see how it’s applied! You can find both here: www.powerrackstrength.com/in-person-assessment-faq/#
Great video Brian. //what up. You Algood. /. Yea we Algood over here in New Zealand 🇳🇿. /So much great info. /it really helps. Me on my journey. /. I get a scan next year. My case manager said. Should happen. So. Kinda don’t no much to then. But in the gym. And these videos are helping me navigate to I get scan and. No more. I am. Benching and deadlift and squat still. / goin slow and. Steady. Thu. But. I won’t stop that unless I had a scan and drs. Say to stop. //. Case manager seams. Ok with That. ,, so. Yes. Still need to order the book. Maybe it be my Xmas present to myself. /.
For more information on how to do the birddog correctly, check out my other RU-vid videos! I have many going in depth on how to execute this exercise to the best of your ability!
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Hi Carroll, could you please explain how you trained the neck? I have neck pain. I couldnt find much content on neck strengthening in the Mcgill / Carroll universe but founf alot of great core / back content. Maybe you have some videos on thr neck that I missed? Thanks!
This is a great question for my livestream today at 12pm est! I have written down the question where I can go a little further in depth on it for you. If you can’t make the livestream, no worries! I will post the video to my channel when it’s over!
Been watching videos of you and mcgill, for awhile now. Also followed layne for long time. Question since I'm getting older in late 30s . If I never plan on competing or anything is there a safer alternative to deadlifts and squats but where It will still give me that same denseness feel and heaviness to the muscle and body . I tried just going back to light weights and just focusing on building muscle but it feels temporarily . Ive always felt the heavy days is what gives that hardness to the muscle and body and bones.
Hey there! This is a great question for my livestream today at 12pm EST. I will answer it there where I can go more in depth! If you can’t make the livestream no worries! I will be posting it to my channel after!
This clip is cut from a video I did with EliteFTS. If you don’t know about them, I highly suggest checking their content out! Great stuff! RU-vid and other socials for them: EliteFTS
For more coaching on the birddog, check out more videos on my RU-vid channel! I have many videos throughout the years coaching on how to refine your technique!
If you enjoyed this snippet of the conversation I had with Nate, I suggest checking out the full episode where we talk about a bunch of more different things! You can find it here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Af1P2nxbcxE.htmlsi=dH8nnAEIDbHUxucx
I have degenerative changes in L3-5 when I am starting these exercises would it be best to start with just doing the curl up or should I just do all 3 as long as there is no pain? and Does order matter?
It depends. So many factors can play into this. Without assessing you it’s impossible for me to say. If you can do all of them pain free - great! The typical order is birddog, side plank, then curl-up. If you think you’d be interested in setting up a consult with me, you can see if that would be right for you here: www.powerrackstrength.com/virtual-consultation-faq/
If you want to master the McGill Big 3 to gain all of its advantages, check out more videos on my RU-vid channel! I have many videos out there on how to do each of these exercises perfectly!
If you enjoyed this snippet of the conversation I had with Nate, I suggest checking out the full episode where we talk about a bunch of more different things! You can find it here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Af1P2nxbcxE.htmlsi=dH8nnAEIDbHUxucx
Don’t fall into the mistake of coming back too soon! Pain free does not mean healed! If you need a helping hand in your journey of recovery, consider setting up a consultation with me! I offer both in-person and virtual! Check them out on PowerRackStrength.com!
61 and been training since my late teens early 20s. Yeah, my joints, tendons and back are screwed up. I am in PT right now and I keep telling therapist I need time to recover, but she doesn't seem to get it.. I am not in my 20-30-40s anymore
If you struggle with back pain and want to avoid going down the route of irreparable back damage, consider setting up a consultation with me! I offer both virtual as well as in-person consultations depending on your situation! You can find both here: www.powerrackstrength.com
If you struggle with back pain and want to avoid going down the route of irreparable back damage, consider setting up a consultation with me! I offer both virtual as well as in-person consultations depending on your situation! You can find both here: www.powerrackstrength.com
Have you tried a med-bed or hyperbaric chamber for back pain? What did you think? For more things on how to recover from back pain correctly, check out PowerRackStrength.com!
