From Stan Efferding, Worlds Strongest IFBB Pro Bodybuilder
Scratch and dent sale -- 50% off: Gift Of Injury
*These books are in very good condition, with slight imperfections to the COVER ONLY, or page edges. These are all returns and in great shape, only slightly imperfect from the mail system.
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.
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Foreword by Bill Kazmaier, 3 time World’s Strongest Man:
“I implore any strength athlete, whether they are injured and at their wit’s end, or healthy and striving to achieve their best with longevity, to read this book. The wisdom in these pages has helped me and Brian Carroll, and it will help you.”
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“Back Mechanic and Gift of Injury are as much about injury prevention and performance optimization as they are about rehabilitation. And they’re not just for athletes. The simple and effective methods provide immediate and permanent results for everyone experiencing pain. Dr. McGill and Brian Carroll are changing lives – mine included.”
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From Blaine Sumner, “Champion of Champions” IPF world record holder and highest Wilks score in powerlifting history:
“Before understanding Dr. McGill’s work, I thought my back injury meant the end of my lifting career. Since absorbing all of his knowledge and applying the lessons in this book to my daily life, my career has been restored. I am stronger than ever – and taking my back health to new heights.”
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From Ed Coan, Greatest Powerlifter of All-time
“Gift of Injury pulls no punches, sheds light on what injury does to your physical and mental health and explains how to beat injury/pain to be happy once again! Every strength athlete should read this book to pull maximum performance out of the body while building injury resilience.”
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From Travis Mash, All-time World Record Holding Powerlifter, Author, Coach and owner of Mashelite.com
“Dr. McGill and Brian Carroll bring you a triumphant story, a coaching/cueing guide, and a blue-print full of principles with 100% unvarnished truth that we as athletes face: Injury happens. In fact, an athlete myself – the opening pages of Gift of Injury truly felt like I was reliving my mid-30’s – where I dealt with debilitating injury on my own, but, without the help of an encyclopedia like GOI. The algorithms in this book are sure to help navigate you toward immediate success not only in a clinical setting but the ever-so-important ‘ultimate performance’ end of the spectrum. I highly suggest this book to anyone who trains!”
Table of Contents
FOREWORD BY WORLD’S STRONGEST MAN BILL KAZMAIER
How to read this book
Meet Stuart and Brian
SECTION 1: A STRENGTH ATHLETE’S STORY
Chapter 1: Breaking Point – the fork in the road
Chapter 2: The Early Years
The path
Mentorship – everyone needs a mentor
The path to powerlifting
Creating the monster
Tunnel vision
Early success
Chapter 3: Charting my spine’s demise
Encounters with back pain
My luck was starting to run out
Bad back to worse - broken back
Searching for relief
Chapter 4: Recovery – The athlete and the professor
Chapter 5: The injury explained
Chapter 6: The negotiation
SECTION 2: YOUR GUIDE: THE PATH FROM DISABLED BACK TO ULTIMATE STRENGTH AND INJURY RESILIENCE
Chapter 7: Commitment and resolve to get better
Chapter 8: A general approach to guide recovery
Stage 1: Getting rid of disabling pain
Stage 2: The general approach to determining the training program
Chapter 9: Assessment: Testing yourself – the key to designing your rehab-training program
Step 1: Assess demands
Step 2: Assess the athlete capabilities
Step 3: Design the program
Chapter 10: Programming – The foundation for pain-free and resilient training
SECTION 3: BRIAN’S PROGRAM AND PROGRESS TIMELINE
Chapter 11: Re-inventing a strength athlete 2013-2015
SECTION 4: STRENGTH TECHNIQUE, COACHING, TRAINING, AND PROGRAMMING
Chapter 12: Re-Mastering the powerlifts for all
The 5 basic principles of strength training
Your Warm-up guide
Coaching the powerlifts
- The Squat
- The Bench Press
- The Deadlift
- Programming assistance work for the big lifts
Chapter 13: Training wisdom – lessons earned the hard way
Training mindset and approach – the mentality
Big weights require big mindset
Visualization
The night before
Game day
Final countdown
Chapter 14: Retirement – Knowing when to step away
Chapter 15: Conclusion
SECTION 5: CHARTS, LOGS AND GYM BAG ESSENTIALS
*These books are in very good condition, with slight imperfections to the COVER ONLY, or page edges. These are all returns and in great shape, only slightly imperfect from the mail system.
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.
--
Foreword by Bill Kazmaier, 3 time World’s Strongest Man:
“I implore any strength athlete, whether they are injured and at their wit’s end, or healthy and striving to achieve their best with longevity, to read this book. The wisdom in these pages has helped me and Brian Carroll, and it will help you.”
--
From Stan Efferding, Worlds Strongest IFBB Pro Bodybuilder
“Back Mechanic and Gift of Injury are as much about injury prevention and performance optimization as they are about rehabilitation. And they’re not just for athletes. The simple and effective methods provide immediate and permanent results for everyone experiencing pain. Dr. McGill and Brian Carroll are changing lives – mine included.”
--
From Blaine Sumner, “Champion of Champions” IPF world record holder and highest Wilks score in powerlifting history:
“Before understanding Dr. McGill’s work, I thought my back injury meant the end of my lifting career. Since absorbing all of his knowledge and applying the lessons in this book to my daily life, my career has been restored. I am stronger than ever – and taking my back health to new heights.”
--
From Ed Coan, Greatest Powerlifter of All-time
“Gift of Injury pulls no punches, sheds light on what injury does to your physical and mental health and explains how to beat injury/pain to be happy once again! Every strength athlete should read this book to pull maximum performance out of the body while building injury resilience.”
--
From Travis Mash, All-time World Record Holding Powerlifter, Author, Coach and owner of Mashelite.com
“Dr. McGill and Brian Carroll bring you a triumphant story, a coaching/cueing guide, and a blue-print full of principles with 100% unvarnished truth that we as athletes face: Injury happens. In fact, an athlete myself – the opening pages of Gift of Injury truly felt like I was reliving my mid-30’s – where I dealt with debilitating injury on my own, but, without the help of an encyclopedia like GOI. The algorithms in this book are sure to help navigate you toward immediate success not only in a clinical setting but the ever-so-important ‘ultimate performance’ end of the spectrum. I highly suggest this book to anyone who trains!”
Table of Contents
FOREWORD BY WORLD’S STRONGEST MAN BILL KAZMAIER
How to read this book
Meet Stuart and Brian
SECTION 1: A STRENGTH ATHLETE’S STORY
Chapter 1: Breaking Point – the fork in the road
Chapter 2: The Early Years
The path
Mentorship – everyone needs a mentor
The path to powerlifting
Creating the monster
Tunnel vision
Early success
Chapter 3: Charting my spine’s demise
Encounters with back pain
My luck was starting to run out
Bad back to worse - broken back
Searching for relief
Chapter 4: Recovery – The athlete and the professor
Chapter 5: The injury explained
Chapter 6: The negotiation
SECTION 2: YOUR GUIDE: THE PATH FROM DISABLED BACK TO ULTIMATE STRENGTH AND INJURY RESILIENCE
Chapter 7: Commitment and resolve to get better
Chapter 8: A general approach to guide recovery
Stage 1: Getting rid of disabling pain
Stage 2: The general approach to determining the training program
Chapter 9: Assessment: Testing yourself – the key to designing your rehab-training program
Step 1: Assess demands
Step 2: Assess the athlete capabilities
Step 3: Design the program
Chapter 10: Programming – The foundation for pain-free and resilient training
SECTION 3: BRIAN’S PROGRAM AND PROGRESS TIMELINE
Chapter 11: Re-inventing a strength athlete 2013-2015
SECTION 4: STRENGTH TECHNIQUE, COACHING, TRAINING, AND PROGRAMMING
Chapter 12: Re-Mastering the powerlifts for all
The 5 basic principles of strength training
Your Warm-up guide
Coaching the powerlifts
- The Squat
- The Bench Press
- The Deadlift
- Programming assistance work for the big lifts
Chapter 13: Training wisdom – lessons earned the hard way
Training mindset and approach – the mentality
Big weights require big mindset
Visualization
The night before
Game day
Final countdown
Chapter 14: Retirement – Knowing when to step away
Chapter 15: Conclusion
SECTION 5: CHARTS, LOGS AND GYM BAG ESSENTIALS