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          Carl Valle on October 9, 2008 at 12:21 am #14921

          Great interview on the strengthcoachpodcast site. Not perfect but he understands stiffness but didn’t go over learning to relax and rapidly exchange the contractile dynamics. Stu McGill is an excellent resource but he made statements I disagreed with.Dr. Stuart McGill Professor of Spine Biomechanics at the University of Waterloo, author of Low Back Disorders: Evidence-Based Prevention and Rehabil

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          Mike Young on October 9, 2008 at 1:36 am #73185

          Totally agree. Actually got in to a heated debate over summer with someone that works for me about the fact that sprinters actually breath. He was a big Stu McGill follower and I had to show him the light. I really like what Stu has done in his research but comments like the one on breathing in sprinting hurt his credibility. He’s definitely stepping outside of his expertise here. While there’s not such a big problem with Joe Blow doing this, if Stu gets up and says something, there’s a certain level of expectation that what he says is actually correct.

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          JeremyRichmond on October 9, 2008 at 9:28 am #73211

          Stuart McGill has done some great research in terms of back rehabilitation. Did you know he used himself many times for indwelling electrode EMG analysis? That’s dedication or madness or both.

          In defence of Stu, he is under heavy pressure from the Personal Training industry that possesses many theories bordering on pure delusion. Occassionally we all step out of our fields which makes for exciting debates. Otherwise, Stu has brought a semblance of factuality in terms of core activation supported by numerous researchers more and more.

          It must be recognised that there is a great difference in the needs of a chronic back pain sufferer and the requirements of an athlete for performance. Having said that, it is still a good idea for athletes to have a even balance of erector spinae muscles on either side of the spine.
          Rule of thumb: when people start talking about the caveman its time to change channel.

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          mortac8 on October 11, 2008 at 11:54 am #73286

          I once had a sprinter that didn’t breath in 100m races. “Duude, you don’t breathe?” “No.” “You should breathe.” “ok.” -.2 that race

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