A good follow up video would be when an exercise like Jefferson Curls is appropriate. Quite few sources still promote them, so it would be informative to know not only who shouldn't do them, but who can potentially benefit and why.

I never pick up anything without bending my knees. My worse time for back injury was putting in a mosaic tile floor. Now that wrecked my back

Good info as always👍🏻

Excellent video. Need that balance between having the confidence to bend your spine when picking up light objects/doing tasks like tying your shoelaces, and the understanding that it’s wiser to squat or hip hinge when picking up heavier items. Context is key: for someone with lower back pain or a herniated disc injury it may make sense to spend many months or more avoiding spinal flexing and instead squatting to bend, but if you’re pain free then you want the mental confidence to bend your back in normal day to day activities. If you have a herniated disc injury, check out a book call Back Mechanic by Prof Stuart McGill

loved that back explosion visual 🤣

This was very good info. I have been wondering about this and thought this could be the answer but didn’t know if i was right or where to look for the info. Lots of fake info out there

Gawd, I love this channel

You should be doing Jefferson curls as well, but use 10-20% of the deadlift weights

I always pick up heavy things with deep squat.

Absolutely golden content 😍

+1 for the green screen explosion 💯

Why hasn't Bugez blown out his back doing Zercherz then?

Thank you for sharing your story with us. Wish you good health. Welcome to learn about the lumbar decompression belt and how it can relieve low back pain

Can you address why strongmen can do the Atlas stone lift with a very rounded back? I thought it was because you can still train a curled back movement but with less load , that way that movement is still strong when the real world makes you lift something with bad form. Isn’t it still training and using muscle? I thought you just go lighter like the knees over toes philosophy, and that you should still train the weak position with the correct load.

Pls make a video about back pain while hinging. I get that

Who are Jefferson curls beneficial to?

That flame made me laugh, that’s exactly how it feels

Whenever I bend at the knee, my weight buddy asks me if I'm okay. I'm trying to preserve what's left of my back. I've only got one

Jefferson curls eliminate my back pain, and I am so glad I discovered them. I think it's slightly misdirection to say that the spine doesn't adapt or grow like muscles therefore Jefferson curl load is not good. There are muscles tendons and bones that are all benefited by Jefferson curls that grow and adapt that you should consider.

Another great video as always from SquatUniversity.

Excellent explanation

But what about training for sports like wrestling where you need to be strong even in positions where the spine is flexed?

I just passed my manuel therapi exam where we had to go through a lot of litterature to support out diagnose. How come more more of the newest litterature does not support this idea of spine movement? As long as you don't train past tissue tolerence, rest/recover proberly and train via the principle of graded exsposure, flexion under heavy load does not seem to be such big a risk factor? Socio-economic status and generel health seems to be just as important?

I already have pain. What do I do now?

I have a herniated disc, is picking up things the way you taught your patient safe?

So in a moment where it's less picking up. But if you were going to do something like a Jefferson curl, how do you protect your discs from getting injured in the process?

i have a question that is eating me please reply anyone i am 6 months in to lifting, 3 - 4 months into deadlifting and i also do other lumbar loading movements like rows now i have some pain/ache at around my base of my lumbar spines, kind of but not exactly stinging(little ache little sting) it is not too bad and goes away when i rest it for a couple of days and since i learned and am now very keen on proper bracing and lifting techniques when i pick up ANYTHING in the gym, it has been reduced by a large margin but i still do have the issue. it doesn't hurt when i lift it or put it back down but it starts aching as soon as i let go of the weight and continues for a couple seconds, other than that, it slightly aches when i bend. i warmup as you say thoroughly and not ego lift at all, but it is concerning. if it is indicative of a disc bulge or something of that nature, is it permanently injured or will it heal back? is it normal to feel this as maybe its thr spinal erectors that are just sore or maybe i should take things slower? thank you for reading, much appreciated if you answer.

In that context, what is your opinion about flexion rows to target the spinal erectors, promoted by channels like RP by Dr.Mike?

I couldn't even do a Jefferson curl if I tried because my back refuses to flex. My back is incredibly straight and idk why. I can't even flex in catcow.

Guys, he's not saying you can't do Jefferson curls. He's just saying that if you have already existing back pain, then lifting heavy things with a rounded back can be a problem, so if you wanna do Jefferson curls in that situation, do with a lighter load.

I do a version of Jefferson curls with a powerband because I feel I get a good stretch, better tan banded cat/cows, now I’m worried I’m putting my discs at risk…. 🤔

So he has to move carefully for the rest of his life?

What about if you have back pain bending backwards?

How to cure it ? Is there any other way to cure or make it back in shape..annulus portion

How to recover from it then?

If thats the logic. Shouldnt everyone who do jeferson curls have an issue with back pain? Yet what we hear is that it helps people or they do not feel any pain at all doing them (when proper programming and progression is done)?

If your hips are bad your back will be too

You guys mix some good contents with old Bulls**t from the past...

So.........why would anyone do Jefferson curls?🤔

Amin

Clever

What do you think about back hyperextensions or stiff leg deadlifts?

When you hinge with a hand on your knee you look like an old man

And then there are the dummies who purposely do deadlifts on their you tube channel with rounded back to try to prove some kind of a point. Give it time, their discs will break down.