Atlas Stone Trainer

Execution

1. Squat down low and wrap both arms fully around the implement, pulling it snug against your stomach.
2. Lift the implement onto your thighs by driving your hips and extending your knees, keeping your back flat the whole way up.
3. Use your thighs as a shelf and roll the implement upward, keeping your back flat and chest open instead of leaning back for momentum.
4. Exhale, drive your hips forward hard and stand fully upright, hugging the implement up to chest or shoulder height.
5. Set the implement down on the platform in front of you, without throwing or slamming it down.
6. Rest fully between reps since this is a very demanding full-body lift.

Quick cues

• Hug it tight to the stomach first.
• Use the thighs as a shelf.
• Drive with the hips, not the back.
• Set it down soft, never throw it.

Common faults

• Fault: Rounding the back to scoop the implement off the floor

  Fix: Squat down deeper and keep the chest open before wrapping the arms around it.

• Fault: Pulling the implement off the ground before it is snug against the stomach

  Fix: Cinch the arms tight around it and press it into the stomach, feeling it locked on before lifting.

• Fault: Standing up by throwing the whole torso backward suddenly

  Fix: Drive the hips forward to build momentum instead of throwing the torso back, keeping the implement close to the body.

• Fault: Throwing the implement onto the platform instead of setting it down under control

  Fix: Bend the knees to follow the implement down and place it gently to protect the wrists and low back.