How to Do the Atlas Stone Trainer

Intermediate · Other · Targets Lower Back, Biceps, Forearms, Glutes, Hamstrings, Quadriceps

How to perform it

1. 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.
2. Begin by loading the desired weight onto the bar. Straddle the weight, wrapping your arms around the implement, bending at the hips.
3. 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.
4. 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.

Muscles worked

The Atlas Stone Trainer primarily targets your Lower Back, with support from your Biceps, Forearms, Glutes, Hamstrings, Quadriceps. You'll need other.

Make it count toward your goal

Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Atlas Stone Trainer slots into a plan built for your goal — sets, reps and progression auto-suggested, logged in two taps, and folded into a weekly review that adapts what comes next.