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Atlas Stone Trainer

StrongmanIntermediate Lower backBicepsForearmsGlutesHamstringsQuadriceps Strongman implement
Atlas Stone Trainer, step 1
1. Straddle the plate-loaded trainer; hinge down, wrap your arms around it and pull it past your knees onto your thighs.
Atlas Stone Trainer, step 2
2. Hug it to your chest and stand up fully through the hips; then lower it back to the floor with a flat back.

How to do it

  1. This trainer is effective for developing Atlas Stone strength for those who don't have access to stones, and are typically made from bar ends or heavy pipe.
  2. Begin by loading the desired weight onto the bar. Straddle the weight, wrapping your arms around the implement, bending at the hips.
  3. Begin by pulling the weight up past the knees, extending through the hips. As the weight clears the knees, it can be lapped by resting it on your thighs and sitting back, hugging it tightly to your chest.
  4. Finish the movement by extending through your hips and knees to raise the weight as high as possible. The weight can be returned to the lap or to the ground for successive repetitions.

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