Learning to Brace Properly: Eliminate Back Pain, Prevent Injury and Increase Strength - McGill Big 3

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These are the movements I use to teach proper posture and bracing mechanics. A take on Stu McGill's Big 3, these movements are designed to reinforce good postural habits and build coordination that encourages good movement function. Only once these drills are mastered should the lifter or client move on to more advanced or weighted movements. Bracing properly is key to eliminating back pain, preventing injury and increasing efficiency in sports and weight lifting.

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  • @brute633
    @brute6334 жыл бұрын

    I wish I had started doing these years ago. Only been at it for a month and already noticed a dramatically stronger core, but I can also "call on it" and neurologically activate my core more evenly and efficiently than I could before.

  • @ivan_9386
    @ivan_93864 жыл бұрын

    Really great exercises. Helped a lot with reducing pain and improving control during lifts. Maybe they look easy, but they are far from easy.

  • @aielwar
    @aielwar4 жыл бұрын

    When I watched your deadlift video recently, and you talked about the "cannonball " style of bracing the best part for me was that is the way I have braced for several years. I've had many people criticize me for not forcing the belly out in order to use as opposing force for the spine. I had tried that method many times but it just never worked for me, but the "cannonball " method is very natural for me and I have never had any substantial problems with keeping my back straight. Also the going deeper has helped me maintain a straight back even easier. I admit I don't go quite as low as you talked about but I'm closer to that than say conventional deadlift technique. I have found that pulling my shoulders back and tight have made getting a deeper dead stance fairly easy. Thanks for the great videos and plethora of information that you put out, and how easy you make it to understand. Great work, great coaching.

  • @Gonzomedic1
    @Gonzomedic14 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Coach Bromley!

  • @nickcustodi592
    @nickcustodi5924 жыл бұрын

    Awesome content dude. I have been watching the hell out of your videos lately in preparation for my next mesocycle focusing on strength once the gyms open up. This stuff is invaluable for safety

  • @cantankerouspatriarch4981
    @cantankerouspatriarch49814 жыл бұрын

    Excellent content once again.

  • @dariusrana8487
    @dariusrana84874 жыл бұрын

    EXCELLENT VIDEO! Thanks for the explanation of Curl ups. Also liked your video in step loading. My favorite way of training. Simple and direct.

  • @audieallen9734
    @audieallen97344 жыл бұрын

    thank you I will try them tonight.

  • @LiamBens
    @LiamBens Жыл бұрын

    Great video ! It’s hard concept to explain and you did it very well !

  • @aaronocello7836
    @aaronocello78364 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much needed this.

  • @7THxSIGN
    @7THxSIGN Жыл бұрын

    Did these for over a year. Read Back Mechanic and Gift of Injury. Had a video call with Brian Carroll. Saw a McGill Master Clinician in person for the 3 hour assessment and follow ups. Spent thousands of dollars. All this did absolutely nothing for my L4/L5 disc bulge. I am still in daily pain.

  • @kylehorne9462
    @kylehorne94624 жыл бұрын

    I really would like you to do more on conjurgate method but I like to hear ur input. big fan man

  • @bearfootsteve6104
    @bearfootsteve61044 жыл бұрын

    Hey, thank you for the tips. This is my weak area and i keep hurting my lower back too. With times , Forcing too much with improper breathing had lightly split apart the midsection .and gave me a kind of hernia when i crunch . I will try these exercises.

  • @therealtruthvideos2832
    @therealtruthvideos28324 жыл бұрын

    Great content though i have a shoulder problem so its hard for me to do the one at 6:50 you should do a video like this for shoulders too but im sure you have it in your plans

  • @kingarthurusatenniscoach1415
    @kingarthurusatenniscoach1415 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @olynmus100
    @olynmus1004 жыл бұрын

    Good to see that Jimmy McGill finally released his secret tips

  • @Cholobilly21

    @Cholobilly21

    4 жыл бұрын

    And good to see that Tom Araya is interested in this stuff

  • @olynmus100

    @olynmus100

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Cholobilly21 Too much neck snap from all that headbanging on stage u know, i gotta start rehabbing that cervical spine

  • @schorschmcgill

    @schorschmcgill

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @Xoramung
    @Xoramung4 жыл бұрын

    you should do a video on biceps, yours are always popping out, impressive.

  • @imbaguitar

    @imbaguitar

    4 жыл бұрын

    I think he does have big biceps, but his insertions and mostly his short arms help make them look huge

  • @sambsialia
    @sambsialia4 жыл бұрын

    Best!

  • @DrMedicineManMD
    @DrMedicineManMD4 жыл бұрын

    My stability has been insane since I added Brian Oberst's breathing training to my abs training. I'll try your advice, too. You can never been too stable when your spine is loaded.

  • @kirangrajkumar

    @kirangrajkumar

    4 жыл бұрын

    DrMedicineManMD Do you have a link to this?

  • @getstrongby4038

    @getstrongby4038

    4 жыл бұрын

    Brian oberst?

  • @ILUV08
    @ILUV083 жыл бұрын

    Alex are you programming these every day?

  • @kevinleyden6782
    @kevinleyden67824 жыл бұрын

    But I saw Dan Green do a standing ab wheel Alex?! How do I do that?! lol

  • @caocao8200
    @caocao82004 жыл бұрын

    Will this worsen my haemorrhoids?

  • @imbaguitar
    @imbaguitar4 жыл бұрын

    Do you recommend bracing in an OHP the same you do in a squat? I find it weird in the OHP for some reason. I feel like a pressure build up in my head and don't feel the need to brace in ohp. What do you think? Also i'm weak so maybe 135 overhead doesn't require significant bracing but 200 does..?

  • @AlexanderBromley

    @AlexanderBromley

    4 жыл бұрын

    You're upright and under a lighter load, so it isnt so vital to build that much tension. Positioning is important, though. Make sure the ribs dont flare and your butt doesnt stick out

  • @imbaguitar

    @imbaguitar

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@AlexanderBromley thanks! Makes sense

  • @mohammedzahrani5068
    @mohammedzahrani5068 Жыл бұрын

    2:34 what does he mean by purple and black?

  • @chessgrappler1
    @chessgrappler14 жыл бұрын

    Do you have any experience with nerve pain? I may have sciatica and I tried looking through articles and forms but I haven’t found much

  • @swoleinvictus213

    @swoleinvictus213

    3 жыл бұрын

    How are you doing with your Sciatica? I beat mine few days ago...took 8 months...

  • @chessgrappler1

    @chessgrappler1

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@swoleinvictus213 It turned out to be a hip impingement. I tried stretches and rolling it out, but only thing that helped was pushing my knees out more during squats and deadlifts and to keep the femur from poking the hip.

  • @swoleinvictus213

    @swoleinvictus213

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@chessgrappler1 Glad you beat it man...

  • @kingarthurusatenniscoach1415
    @kingarthurusatenniscoach1415 Жыл бұрын

    McGill says hold for 8 and maximum 10 seconds don’t go any longer

  • @craigfeathers71
    @craigfeathers714 жыл бұрын

    I am not trying to be troll but this is the type of video that comes to mind when Brian and Stu mention the enormous amount of incorrect information related to these movements. Even if one means well, this demonstration is simply incorrect. Take, for example, the bird dog. One should make a fist and extend the fist out (reaching) with the arms as well as leading with the heals, not with the toes. Also, the legs and arms do not need to be too high off the ground. The knees should be a bit wider (possibly a later progression if just starting) as well. There are other important cues left out as well (pushing the earth away. belly button to spine, sweeping the floor.....). The reason I chose to comment is that if the bird dog is repeatedly done incorrectly. at best the individual will not reap all of the benefits of these movements. Worse, it could actually make their pain worse. Especially for a sufferer whose trigger is extension-based. Your lumbar spine, as noted in the video, was actually in extension, not flexion. I subscribe to this channel for great content but this is just a case of simply not knowing what you don't know. My advice to those suffering back pain would be to look up a certified McGill practitioner such as Brian Carroll and/or buy one of their books.

  • @JosephQPublic

    @JosephQPublic

    4 жыл бұрын

    Brian Carroll’s 10/20/life is pretty awesome, too

  • @getstrongby4038

    @getstrongby4038

    4 жыл бұрын

    By the sounds of it, wouldn't you need to be coaches through these movements. How can anyone be certain they are doing it correctly by reading a book?

  • @craigfeathers71

    @craigfeathers71

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ideally, a coach would be better indeed. However, one would most likely run into the same problem of the coach not being fully versed in the movements and/or knowing the all important why the movements are like they are. That being said, the back mechanic by Stuart McGill is easy to follow and teaches you the correct way to do it. I was The Unlucky Soul who did it wrong thinking I was doing it right until Brian Carrolll was able to help me. If you have low back pain, the small investment of a book or even a remote mode consult from Brian is well worth it. Usually for no more than the cost of a copay or 2 for physical therapy.

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