Upgrading the McGill Big 3 Back Exercises

B is for back hygiene (h/t Squat University).
B is also for breathing.

Work breathing into your McGill Big 3 and find yourself automatically finding the best position. How do you know you own a position? You can breathe in that position.

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[holisticchaos]

I read the mcgill big 3 but knew I'd be getting 1 big dose of starrett wisdom.
In the last few videos you keep teaching me a new reason I haven't reached my goals for physical capability I expect from myself but the way you laid it all bare today was just genius.
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I admire your ability to take all that noise out there in this industry and put into an easily digestible narrative.
Setting new standards as always.

[JANDEBND]

Once again turning the ordinary into extraordinary!

[Pappaoh]

Wow! So much to consider and so much makes sense already given your breakdown. Enjoy hearing your thoughts and the processes you develop.

[hunterwaldman]

I love KStarrs input. Really enjoy his knowledge

[BobBlues]

Thank you! This is so important but overlooked, and yet so simple and logical.

[simbio_trainning]

Crazy!!! Incredible work, thank you💪💪

[TanyerLamb]

Damn you just changed the game for me!

[CarolineJordan]

Hi Kelly! Miss you at SFC - hope you and your family are healthy, staying safe, and doing lots of Burpees during this time :)

[benjaminbaumgardner]

Great video! Gonna experiment into positions where I can breathe better from now on

[sapinva]

Yes gi gong and yoga will fix your breathing. The key is not to count the time, but the breaths, then the breathing fixes itself. But what if you want to do squats/dead lifts everyday and get chronic hamstring pain as a result?

[WaltLQ]

I like this idea, I would like to see what Stuart McGill thinks about this. I have done the Big 3 with normal breathing and I liked it better.

[Einsteinsmum]

Great video! Great laugh at the phrase “lifting the needle out of the old groove”. Wonder if your young viewers caught that.

[sacristar]

"How do you know you own a position? You can breathe in that position." Put it on a poster!!

[tl]

Love ya but you’re butchering the curl-up. McGill is emphatic that you don’t crank your neck up like that, the actual observable movement is minimal.

[painfreestudio]

I love your work but think you need to review the big three. This is full of mistakes and what he is after.

[kylesullivan]

Hey Kelly - You should try doing these while nasal breathing and wearing an 'altitude' mask (Should out Brian Mackenzie/Joe Defranco for this idea). The restriction perfectly cues diaphragmatic action in these positions, no coaching required. Cheers! - Kyle

[dominik_]

It look's different. McGill teaches it differently. For example less flexion by moving the head just a bit up, not so much as you showed. And breathing, He teaches powerbreathing with shallow breath outs to mantain stability. You are breathing out a lot so it's completely different thing. I think the point is not to lose your core stability while doing it, since the powerbreathing - similar thing like heavy squating

[slouist]

I'm confused....one inhale, one exhale per rep?

[morweitz]

love your work man, but im sorry but its not upgrading, its changing things that stuart says. the big 3 has a science based method from the technique to the reps and sets that you contridict some of them in this video . spine hygine is not what you said about loadng the spine from all angels, its about being in postures that dont stress the spine, that help you disensitize and get out of pain..

[AdrianColley]

A "1RM breath"? That's a disturbing concept to think about.