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This book is about healing injuries in the athlete's back and then building resilience to compete once again. Anyone who trains will enhance their injury resilience and performance by employing these proven principles with athletes. In the highly competitive world of strength athletics, a back injury is seen by many as the ultimate career-ender. But, in truth, if handled properly, it is far from a death sentence. Follow the journey of international powerlifting champion Brian Carroll, who can attest to this firsthand. After a massive spinal compression injury, this remarkable athlete went from 1185 lb squats and 800 lb deadlifts to unending pain and disability. But, after a fortuitous meeting with leading back expert Professor Stuart McGill, he reset his training and life to fight back to the top of the winner's podium. In fact, in 2020, the final competition year of Brian's career, Brian was the first person, regardless of body weight, to break the 1300 lb squat barrier in powerlifting history with one thousand three hundred and six pounds! Even more importantly, Brian remains back pain and symptom-free, nearly 10 years later. Glean expertise from McGill and Carroll, both masters in their field, and learn how to orchestrate your triumphant comeback. Whether you are a former champion yourself who has fallen on hard times; or starting a new foray into the world of strength training who wants to avoid injury and maximize training, the wisdom found within these pages is sure to take your resilience and lifts to the next level. Over 200 full-color, rich illustrations demonstrate technique.

In an age where a seemingly endless amount of gimmicky back products are in circulation, a definitive guide to self-assessment and rehabilitation is more essential than ever. Back Mechanic guides you through a self-assessment of your pain triggers, then shows you how to avoid these roadblocks to recovery. Then effective exercises are coached in a step by step progressive plan. Spine expert, Prof. McGill used his 30 years of research findings and clinical investigations to create this evidence-based guide that has helped thousands reclaim their lives. This knowledge is now available to you in this richly illustrated book. You will become your own best Back Mechanic and advocate.

10/20/Life - 10 and 20 weeks at a time for a lifetime of positive momentum in life and in training.

Learn to be your own coach, attack your weaknesses and utilize a proven philosophy that is a guide to permanent success.

You asked for it, I listened and took it even further: 10/20/Life Second Edition in soft-back physical copies. If the physical copy isn’t enough for some of you, I re-visited the whole book, and made many, many additions to each chapter & section with the 3 years of implementation from lifters all over the world!

During these 3 years, your feedback, success-stories/testimonials and support – provided me many ways to improve this now much-more complete “Second Edition” of the 10/20/Life philosophy.

Making weight is crucial. It’s the most important part of your competitive training cycle. A poorly executed cut can ruin your meet (or fight) and turn months of hard training into a total waste of time after you bomb out and fail to perform your best.

With Cutting Weight, Brian Carroll has your solution. Brian holds world records in multiple powerlifting weight classes. He’s also the secret weight-cutting weapon of many of the biggest names in the sport, guiding world-class lifters like Al Caslow, Sam Byrd, Michael Cartinian, Shawn Frankl, Brian Schwab, and Jesse Burdick to record-setting performances on the platform.

Cutting Weight is the definitive guide to making weight in weight class sport, including MMA and wrestling. From beginning to end, Brian will show you how to make weight at the precise moment you need to (on the scale at your weigh-in), without compromising with your performance.