It seems that this exercise goes against the wisdom of “lift with your legs.” Why is that?
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When the spine is stacked and braced properly there is very little risk of injury. You’ll either make the lift or fail. There are internal muscles around the spine that are kind of like the wires that hold telephone poles in the ground. This plus the muscles you can see if the back, obliques, and abdominals. When you contact all these muscles together in addition to the diaphragm pushing down from your breath you create an immense amount of pressure that can hold a lot of weight. Obviously you need to train these muscles and progress properly to ensure that you don’t get hurt.
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