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@hubermanlab Dear Andrew, excellent interview, as always, very useful! As a suggestion, I would love to see an episode integrating different aspects of the nervous system regeneration (peripheral, central, cell replacement therapies, neurogenesis) Thank you for your inspiring work!
Andrew! I have a question, do you know anything about sleepwalking and sleep talking? I would be interested to hear you talk about it! (I'm still looking for information about it, if you have already talked about it I'm sorry for bothering ya!)
I want to suggest an episode about tendon health As a musician, I developed tendonitis years ago. No one told me about it, I only learned of it after the disease. And even then getting solid information was hard. I think such an episode would be really helpful.
@@Kilo_of_Milk I'm absolutely sure the topic is WAY more complex than 3 words. By the way I healed my tendonitis years ago and I never did that. Just a warmup, maintenance, and warm down routine.
@@brunodangelo1146 great topic! As an older power lifter, I use light resistant bands for very high reps to get the blood flowing to the tendons and ligaments. Tendons love light weight high repetition.
@@brunodangelo1146 --obviously nature is gonna run it's course and with proper loading, your tendon will heal over time. But Kilo of milk is quite right and the literature is quite clear about it: eccentric loading is very beneficial for tendon health.
I could listen to Stuart McGill the entire day. He is a living encyclopaedia connecting the dots between different fields of science. Fascinating!! Please visit again 🎉
Ive practiced the big three protocol in Back Mechanic for over 1000 days in a row. Dr Mcgill’s work saved my life. Thank you for having him on. L5-S1 herniation with biaxial bulges on both L3-L4 and L4-L5. I went from full radiating nerve pain down both legs to getting my life back. LOVE YOU MCGILL
Man you sound like me L5 herniated L6-7 bulging and a crushed c4.. I'm so sick of pain meds, yet I can't even remember what no pain feels like. It's gross that my insurance company will pay for oxy and PT and not pay to fix something with surgery. My doctor wants to remove my c4 and replace it with a cadaver bone. 😂
@NickCaccavella-zlp that is INCREDIBLE discipline to stick to the protocol that long. Nice work and I want you to know I know and understand how much work it takes to bete a back injury
I read mcgill's back mechanics a month ago and it changed my life! After going to several doctors who told me to just go home and it will go away in time, when I finally discovered this book I started adjusting my moves and became very aware of how to stand, how to walk and more importantly that the "suck your ab in" promoted by so many youtubers while working out is actually what fucked up my back! Learning what bracing my core is was a life changer! I deeply recommend his book to learn what we should have learned during our lives!
Putting McGill's "Big 3" into your workouts can be a game-changer. Here's a full tutorial - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FmZwkgg7pqU.html
Blew out 4 discs at 27 years old after a surgery at 19 for 3 of those same discs. It was debilitating and demoralizing. Dr. McGills videos helped me rehab, now 29 lifting, working and playing with my daughter, pain free. Thank you!
@@thedarkninja5888no it is way more than that. I am guessing he read his books, moved well everyday (spine hygiene), slowly built up his core and increased load capacity in a gradual spine sparing way :)
Truly one of those "pristine guests" episodes. This kind of podcast episode is one of the greatest things about our time, period. What a privilege to be listening to this. We should all be very thankful to both of you.
What a gift to have Dr. McGill on your show. I have transformed my life through his program which I began at age 60, avoided surgery, and my spine surgeon said it's due to diligently following his program that has kept me as highly functional as I am at age 66 with so many injuries due to a very very active life. I'm always in awe of his knowledge, ability to break down and convey information with such exact detail, and clarity in explaining such complex stuff. Thank you, Andrew--!! PS - My advice -- take what Dr. McGill says seriously folks.
Had a bad back for 30 years and worked on it almost daily, this has taught me less is more, tried the Big 3 for the first time while listening, almost instant reduction in pain. Big 3 now part of my routine.
Being 51, a firefighter for 30 plus years and having just had an L3 discectomy, I am on the long slow road to recovery. This was a phenomenal podcast to listen to while on my walks. I am certain that I will need to listen to it again. I did learn that I have been doing a lot of things incorrectly in relation to my life style and fitness journey. I have a lot to learn and appreciated this podcast. Thank you for the info and I look forward to learning what I can do to live a healthy active lifestyle for years to come. Thank you again.
I'm chuckling. Andrew keeps asking hypotheticals, and Dr. McGill keeps saying he doesn't do hypotheticals and answering with "It depends", and Andrew keeps asking hypotheticals....
Yes you are right. Also because McGill doesn't know how to transition a hypothetical question ( that people have a tendency to ask) into technical exact answer. VERY BLUNT guy. Lol
A. Huberman was not on his A game for this interview 🤨 I applaud Dr. McGill for sticking to facts and concrete experiences instead of hypothesis or outliers. Also, I noticed a higher occurrence of personal life stories from A. Huberman, instead of adding scientific references.
The big 3 helped me somewhat, but I was still struggling with quite a bit of back pain. What helped me the most was the Movement Vault app's low back pain program. It was literally a game changer for me. Much more structured and in-depth than just repeating the same3 exercises day in and day out. I'm typing this with zero back pain after struggling for the past 3 years. My hip and core mobility have also improved a lot. Highly recommend the app
Big 3 is a start. Not a program. As so is the book Backmechanics. It gives you insight.. He has other books too .. more complicated to read for non medically trained people though. Since I understood.. I figured out what I need gradually while progressing. Hip/hinge was a crucial one.. also suitcase carries.. etc.. I am glad you found something that helped you too. Be well.
My dad has been going through a bad episode of back pain for the last two weeks. Your timing of putting up videos syncs with needs perfectly, so thank you soo muchh!!! It was really helpful.
I loved the ending of this. Such respect and love shown in both of them is just wonderful and makes me recover a little bit of faith in humanity. Truly.
Thank you so much for inviting Dr. McGill on the podcast. The man singlehandedly ended my back pain with his boo "back mechanics". There is so much misinformation about back pain and people just keep doinf blanket exercises injuring themselves even more. My biggest mistake was stretching the back since it removed my pain for 20 minutes and then it came back even stronger, delaying this pain further and further until I collapsed from pain Infront of my university.
McGill's methods saved my back and life. Had a herniated disc and severe sciatica. Doctors wanted to do surgery, but with McGill's methods I am now painfree and stronger then ever. 🙏🏻
Veteran dentist. Go visit @lowbackability and do their routine. Buy a back extension chair and look up wall neck extensions also. I wish I'd had this info 20 years ago
I think, now at 67, 85% is a lot different from 85% when I was 30. So I understand Dr. McGill’s hesitance to generalize. Wish he would have tried, but he is right that everyone is different, now, in the past and the future. After all my injuries when I was young I am glad I can still walk, jog a bit and lift some weights. Thanks for the discussion gentlemen.
McGill helped me understand how to approach back pain. Remember there is no such thing as non-specific back pain, and you can always identify triggers and go from there.
This was an outstandingly good episode. I have McGill’s Back Mechanic but it was so good to listen to the man himself. A man who says don’t know and it depends alot is a guy you can trust. I have felt for ages that deadlifts may not be for me despite the fact that everyone says you should do them. This episode was a revelation in terms of other exercises you can think about and McGill’s Biblical Week. A superb listen and I will listen again but this time watch it rather than just listen
14 years since ive read his book on this. Phenomenal. Still working at it but i can sprint short bursts and ride a bike....... A big thing for me was my hips!!! Keep em' loose!!!
It was like the 5th edition of a title I cannot remember the exact name but I see he has many books since and I'm sure his newer ones have more tested and proven methods in them.
As a physical therapist dr McGill is one of our references when it comes to back and spine really appreciate his work and thank you Andrew for your awesome efforts for public education❤
"A wealth of knowledge" - couldn't have said it any better. Can't wait for episode 2 with Dr. McGill!!! Also very much looking forward to an interview with Andrew Lock 🙌
I have teared by lower back 2 years now and was so happy when I saw Dr. McGill talking about back pain. Unfortunately there's nothing talked about tears as I see from timestamps
Dreamt about a family-member's back-pain issues last night and was thinking about it when this pops-up. I believe you have brought actionable, usefull information to so-many people that it is now statistically unlikely for at least one of your viewers to not have the exact next topic you're going to discuss on their mind the moment you post it. Thank you for your work, Prof. Huberman! ^^
This is extraordinary. Definitely one of my favorite episodes! It is so gratifying to see professionals who walk their walk, and set a great example for those who follow them as in “this is what happens when you walk the walk”. Everything in Dr.McGill (gently) screams great posture, profound integrity, wisdom of movement and, most importantly, joy. That’s your generative drive - time and stress tested. When I grow up, I want to be like Dr.McGill. Thank you, professor Huberman, for giving the general public this incredible opportunity to learn, not taking it for granted, and already making some changes to my personal Biblical week as well as the weeks of those I care about. Keep shining!
The timing of this video is unreal! Hurt my back yesterday after being sick for 10 days (stiff from inactivity) and too eagerly going back to resistance training without proper warm-up and stretching.
Great job framing questions for Stu, you've interviewed Stu better than all of the others I've seen before. You boxed him in and got him to just admit that he really doesn't know how to prevent injury. I've seen him avoid this question everywhere else. Kudos to Stu as well for being honest!
I just thought of looking up an episode on back pain today, then i saw this was uploaded a day ago. Thanks Andrew for getting McGill to speak on the topic.
I was expecting a lot from the episode, but Dr McGill was held back a lot on giving answers. I can understand that he doesn’t like generalisations, but I didn’t learn a lot apart from McGill 3 that I already knew of. I wanted him to talk a bit about Thoracic, but their focus was only on lower back. Also, he provided couple of case studies for athletes, but common people don’t aim for such things, so it was of no use. A lot of theoretical stuff, but less practical tips to follow. Overall I’m a bit disappointed.
Dear Andrew, first of all, thank you for everything that you do. You've changed so many lives out there! Please please make an episode about pregnancy. 🤰🏼
Thank you for getting Dr. McGill on your show! He is amazing. His book Back Mechanic changed my life, after a whole year of constant back pain caused by two bulged disc at the same time. Very cool show, as usual. Looking forward to read your book, too.
Im 80 pages into back mechanic. This book is phenomenal. I have a strange situation though. For about 5 months till last week I had pain in the muscles on the side of the lower back. They would hurt more after a long sleep or laying down but be surprisingly good when I was being active. Then on Friday the pain completely changed and got far worse. Now I can feel it in the spine, my buttocks and all down my legs. Feels like a completely different pain and hurts in many positions. So it’s hard to self diagnose as what I feel now is completely different to what I felt last week and the 5 months before. The one common theme is spine flexi on causes me pain. Anyway. The book is superb.
I committed to listening to the entire podcast. I respectfully and regrettably say that I did not learn much if anything at all. The guest went about saying generalities that every reasonable person already knows. In Mr. Huberman's podcasts, I often times come away with some actionable information, unfortunately not this time.
Thank you. My mom has a back injury and is it debilitating so I'm happy I can get such an education like this Maybe I can learn something that helps her.
Thanks Dr. Stuart McGill. GREATLY appreciate your knowledge and wisdom. Your exercises helped heal and restore my lower back. Now, I'm stronger and better than ever. Soon, I will deadlift 855 lbs, squat 600 lbs+ and bench 425 lbs. And again, thanks for your knowledge and wisdom. Let's be GREAT! 🙏🙏
@@Asc01111 Got injured lifting heavy and did exercises to recover from my injury. Lower back checked out and it's getting better now. Just a minor setback for a major comeback. Appreciate your concern. Keep being GREAT.
This interview started almost affected, but took a productive turn, revalatioon on not going all out every day when you're older. A wake up call for me. Thank you Andrew Guy that plays soccer down at Mayfield
Great podcast but zero answeres for mere mortals. Will never be able to travel to Mr McGills clinic, thus will have to carry on living in pain after exhausting all possibilities in my own country.
@@harleybfilms read Back Mechanic and see if you can find patterns to your pain. If you have good days and bad days you probably can and can keep getting better.
If only I knew at 16 years old that racing motocross for 20 years would permanently destroy my spine and knees, I might have decided a different path. It was a lot of fun but the price paid is enormous. It removes so many options and activities for decades. I wish there was advice for young people to give them a view into a future of limited mobility and restricted range of things you can do in life.
I love Dr McGill! There are not many out there knowing "the pain" so well. Thanks for having him as your guest. You too got along really well, I'd say 🙂
I would love an episode on asthma and natural remedies! There are many people with this chronic problem and I can’t imagine there’s something we can’t do about it.
Loved this podcast, Postural restoration institute helped me tremendously. My right eye started dominating all my vision and my left eye kinda went dormant. This was a big source to my back pain im all better now
I am fortunate enough to live in the same area as Dr. McGill and had connected with his lead instrcutor Dr. Cambridge a few years back. 20 years of lower back pain, nothing worked, went to see him, and with 3simple exercises that I do in the morning (which work my core so a big bonus), and some minor adjustments as to how i bend down and turn around ... my back issue was gone by over 50% in 1 week and totally gone within 10 days. Been pretty much back pain free for over 2 years. i cannot reccomend these guys enough.
I’ve stopped hungering for the magical answer from Stu. He always tells us that there is context. That being said, some of the latter questions that were asked were already answered. We all need to be mindful of what we are capable of and hit the sweet spot and not go further. Quit picking the scab. Listen people, listen and apply. We are not limitless. Don’t be afraid but just be aware of that. I remember the greatest one said that exercise profiteth a little. Talk about a standard for humans to follow. Don’t let your ego mess you up.
The broad range-scope of this discussion and teaching is so relevant. As a 60 year old athlete, I learned a lot. Well worth my time. Thank you for your commitment and effort.
I can’t thank you enough for this episode. I’m currently struggling with back pain, and this episode was like a gift, helping me understand its various causes and possible treatments. A big thank you to Dr. McGill for sharing your knowledge and to Prof. Huberman for conducting such an informative interview.
Thank you so much, Dr. Stuart McGill and Dr. Huberman, for this incredibly informative and insightful episode. Dr. McGill, your expertise in spine biomechanics, back pain assessment, and rehabilitation is invaluable. The discussion on the most common sources of back pain, self-assessment techniques, and personalized recovery plans was enlightening. Your tips on training for lifelong fitness, reducing injury risk, and protecting our backs and joints are truly appreciated. Much obliged
Stu McGill really helped me turn a corner in helping my back issues Been in pain since 2003, and still am to this day But learning from him has helped me more than I can ever thank him So excited to hear this one
Thank you SO much for digging further into this topic, very useful and practical as alot of time is spent sitting these days! You continue to bring SO MUCH VALUE to free to all of us. Dedicated fan here, since the beginning. Proud of you you my man!
Very timely. I am currently laid up, experiencing severe back pain. It's taking me up to 10 minutes to get up. I have had 3 back ops in the past, 2 laminectomies and 1 discectomy. If I knew then what I know now........
Wonderful Andrew! I've pre-ordered three of your books to give to my family. I would love to hear all about caring for your feet. I'm a 61-yr-old female, in excellent physical condition. For the first time in my life, I'm having foot pain after running. Feet are awesome. Surely you know someone who can help us learn how to keep our feet in great working order. Love you, dude.
This was a great intro to Stuart McGill. Thank you! As a Feldenkrais Practitioner, I am in so much agreement with what he said. The "virtual surgery" is absolute genius. I hope Dr. Huberman heard the answer of "it depends" multiple times resonated that every BODY is different and it depends! Now, if only there were daily movements that could exists to stave off pain and elongate the spine to prevent pain. Oh wait. There is. Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lessons!
Thank you, mister Huberman and mister McGill, wonderful insight. Concerning the body types I heard some things about Doshas (Varta, Pitta and Kapha), which according to the ayurvedic and yogic holistic theory are body/personality types - like: more flexible, more strong/broader and so on. I found it quite fitting since it is a rough categorisation and I could use some of the information to improve how I handle myself (for example I as a creative fhying person should do calming and grounding stuff while my kapha friend should do more dynamic stuff in order to counter his passive but grounded and happy body-mentality). Honestly (and since I am not very well read into it yet and it is a big field in eastern medicine) I would love to have an Episode about Ayurvedic medicine/theory and what (and how) it is backed up by modern western medicine. thank you so much for the work you do, the translation and bringing information to the people is a big merit, may God pay you back with what is good for you.
I like Dr McGill. I watched his conversation with Peter Attia before. I don't feel like I learned anything new. I think a podcast with someone like Dr McGill should be done in a different setting to spend more time on showing things rather than talking about them.
