Book · recommended on 2 episodes
Back Mechanic
Stuart McGill ISBN 9780973501827
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Stuart McGill ISBN 9780973501827
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This book by Stuart McGill has come up 2 times across 2 different shows: Andrew Huberman, Lex Fridman. One of those mentions was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Chris Williamson, Stuart McGill. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2023-01-09 and the most recent from 2024-07-15. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
“one one chapter in my back mechanic book it's called well it's about surgery and should you have surgery”— Stuart McGill
The guest here is Dr. Stuart McGill: Distinguished professor emeritus of spine biomechanics at the University of Waterloo with 250+ peer-reviewed papers and three decades analyzing injured and healthy spines. Author of 'Back Mechanic' and a leading authority on the causes and rehabilitation of back pain. Spine biomechanist Stuart McGill explains what really causes back pain and how to assess, prevent, and train around it for a pain-proof back.
“if you want to go deeper into that his book back mechanic is fantastic he's got three exercises the McGill big three”— Chris Williamson
The guest here is Chris Williamson: Host of the Modern Wisdom podcast; former club promoter and reality TV personality turned long-form interviewer known for evolutionary psychology, self-improvement, and culture conversations. Chris Williamson answers fan questions for Modern Wisdom's 600k subscriber milestone, covering masculinity, sobriety, dating, podcasting, and personal growth.
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