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Strength exercise

Atlas Stone Lift

How to do it

  1. Straddle the atlas stone with feet outside shoulder width and squat down to wrap both arms fully around it.
  2. Pull the stone back into your lap, tucking it against your torso and bracing the core hard.
  3. Drive through the heels and extend the hips and knees together to stand the stone up off the ground.
  4. Keep the chest up and the lower back flat as the glutes and quadriceps drive the lift.
  5. Lock out standing tall with the stone held against the torso, hips fully extended.
  6. Set the stone back down under control by reversing the hip hinge rather than dropping it.

Muscles worked

Gluteus MaximusLargest gluteal muscle responsible for hip extension and external rotation. All Gluteus Maximus exercises
QuadricepsMuscles located at the front of the thigh, responsible for extending the knee. All Quadriceps exercises
CoreThe group of trunk muscles across the abdomen, sides, and lower back that stabilize the spine and pelvis and transfer force between the upper and lower body. All Core exercises

Related Glutes exercises

Atlas Stone LoadAxle Clean and PressBand Front SquatBarbell CleanBarbell Clean and JerkBarbell Front Squat
Type
Strength
Equipment
Atlas Stone
Primary muscles
Gluteus Maximus, Quadriceps, Core
Measured in
Reps and weight