Atlas Stone Trainer
How to do the Atlas Stone Trainer with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.
Lower Back
Biceps, Forearms, Glutes, Hamstrings, Quads
Other
How to do the Atlas Stone Trainer
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This trainer is effective for developing Atlas Stone strength for those who don't have access to stones, and are typically made from bar ends or heavy pipe.
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Begin by loading the desired weight onto the bar. Straddle the weight, wrapping your arms around the implement, bending at the hips.
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Begin by pulling the weight up past the knees, extending through the hips. As the weight clears the knees, it can be lapped by resting it on your thighs and sitting back, hugging it tightly to your chest.
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Finish the movement by extending through your hips and knees to raise the weight as high as possible. The weight can be returned to the lap or to the ground for successive repetitions.
Log it, see it on your body.
Every Atlas Stone Trainer set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap, so your lower back volume is visible at a glance, and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.
Where the Atlas Stone Trainer fits
The Atlas Stone Trainer shows up in training built around a specific goal. See how it fits:
More lower back exercises
Atlas Stone Trainer: common questions
What muscles does the Atlas Stone Trainer work?
The Atlas Stone Trainer primarily works the Lower Back. It also recruits the Biceps, Forearms, Glutes, Hamstrings and Quads as supporting muscles.
Is the Atlas Stone Trainer suitable for beginners?
The Atlas Stone Trainer is an intermediate-level exercise. It's best once you've built a base of general strength and movement control, beginners can work up to it.
Is the Atlas Stone Trainer a compound or isolation exercise?
The Atlas Stone Trainer is a compound exercise, it moves multiple joints and works several muscle groups at once, which makes it efficient for building overall strength.
How do I do the Atlas Stone Trainer with correct form?
This trainer is effective for developing Atlas Stone strength for those who don't have access to stones, and are typically made from bar ends or heavy pipe. Follow the full step-by-step above for the complete movement.
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