Is the atlas stone as legitimate of a workout as people make it out to be? Does anyone have any experience with them? And what weight should I start out with?
Atlas stone?
Logan Ortiz
Cooper Miller
ME STRONG ME PICK ROCK UP AND PUT ROCK DOWN URGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Carter Kelly
do you have access to one?
honestly, if you cant 0.5/1/2/3/4 then you shouldnt be lifting atlas stones
>bicep tears
>need to know how to brace
>lower back injury
you could do the same movement with zercher deadlifts, if you dont have access to stones
but i would go for 0.5/1/2/3/4 for reps before doing atlas stones
Matthew Anderson
>channeling my inner Grug
>see stone
>gruglings too weak to move
> Grug lift stone
>cute Grugete mirin
Gfw
Daniel White
This but quite literally in fact.
Jacob Perez
My brain is only made to lift big things what does .5/1/2/3/4 mean?
Angel Hall
What the fuck is 0.5?
Ryan Thomas
what's the 0.5 for
Julian Jackson
>0.5
Is that half of body weight or half of max?
Elijah Russell
Holy fuck it's plate based ya roobs .5 means half of 1 plate on a barbell so half of 135
Austin Howard
What fucking lift?
See also: 0.5plate is not half of 135 its 45+2*22.5 which is 90 pounds you double retarded gay mongoid
Tyler Fisher
No fite!
Make Grug mad
Grug only want to learn
Become better Grug So Grug get bigger!
Brandon Ward
Gfw when grug realizes they are doomed to be eternal Grugling
Noah Bennett
Are you retarded? A barbell is 45 + the 45lb plates 45(2)=135 or what he's saying 45 + 2*22.5 the lifts are supposed to be OHP, bench, squat, deadlift for sets across, and it's supposed to be 1/2/3/4 not what he posted but it may be due to him saying that is your minimum weight before thinking of doing atlas stones, so it's 1plt Ohp, 2plt bench, 3plt squat, and 4plt deadlift respectively.
Cameron Harris
>Mongoloid exercises
Lucas Martinez
NVM YOU'RE RIGHT I AM RETARDED BUT THE REST IS CORRECT.
James White
>pick up heavy thing
>put it back down
gee i dont know user. I think weightlifting only works if its an olympic bar and otherwise your body just doesnt grow
Brody Powell
Using a barbell is for weakings with no mass in their forearms
Gabriel Bennett
Ok bud deadlift 405 using two 202.5lb dumbbells.
Mason Ortiz
I was joking at first but shit that actually sounds like a good idea to try!
Lincoln Peterson
>Is it legitimate
That depends entirely on what you consider to be legitimate, but they will make you stronger
>Does anyone have experience
Yeah I train with them once a week usually for the past year or so
>What weight should I start at
The heaviest one you can pick up and load to your shoulder is a good place to start. They're a super technical event dso it will behoove you to get the technique nailed down before you start going balls out
Bentley Gonzalez
Ok cool dude! I’ll look into it! By the way what strength level should I be at when I start lifting them?
Oliver Diaz
Any level, it doesn't matter.
Like any new lift: be cautious, learn to do it correctly, don't jump into max effort right away and listen to your body if it tells you something isn't right. That said, there's no reason you can't start doing them on day 1, and if you're interested in competing at some point you want to start building experience as soon as possible.
Cameron Campbell
I know you were trying to be flippant but..some of these people believe this.
Real talk.
Jason Foster
So did we ever figure out what the fuck lift is supposed to be .5?
Landon Torres
It means half a bunny
Hudson Gray
Its a fun lift to train with other strongman stuff to change up from normal lifting. Since doing these with strongman and grip training, I feel more capable and like I can apply my strength better in general
got the right idea, practice light til its under your belt
Pic related is my first stone I made a few months ago. Weighed in at 165, could shoulder it as soon as I learned how to properly lift a stone. Doing a comp soon with 200 load for reps, so its gonna be a step up from the one I got