Atlas Stones
With the stone between your feet, hinge and wrap your arms vertically, fingers under the stone. Lap it on your thighs past the knees, switch your grip, then drive through the hips.
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Type
- Strongman
- Mechanic
- Compound
- Force direction
- Pull
- Muscles
- 14
Form sequence
01 · grip
Begin with the atlas stone between your feet. Bend at the hips to wrap your arms vertically around the Atlas Stone, attempting to get your fingers underneath the stone. Many stones will have a small flat portion on the bottom, which will make the stone easier to hold.
02 · pull
Pulling the stone into your torso, drive through the back half of your feet to pull the stone from the ground.
03 · lap · Key step
As the stone passes the knees, lap it by sitting backward, pulling the stone on top of your thighs.
04 · load
Sit low, getting the stone high onto your chest as you change your grip to reach over the stone. Stand, driving through with your hips. Close distance to the loading platform, and lean back, extending the hips to get the stone as high as possible.
What's working
3D
- Erector Spinae
Primary · 131 exercises
- Rectus Abdominis
Secondary · 152 exercises
- Biceps Brachii
Secondary · 127 exercises
- Gastrocnemius
Secondary · 209 exercises
- Wrist & Finger Flexors
Secondary · 119 exercises
- Wrist & Finger Extensors
Secondary · 119 exercises
- Brachioradialis
Secondary · 119 exercises
- Gluteus Maximus
Secondary · 242 exercises
- Hamstrings
Secondary · 277 exercises
- Rhomboids
Secondary · 99 exercises
- Middle Trapezius
Secondary · 164 exercises
- Quadriceps
Secondary · 227 exercises
- Upper Trapezius
Secondary · 99 exercises
- Lower Trapezius
Secondary · 99 exercises
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