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Stone to Shoulder

Lower back · Abdominals · Adductors · Biceps · Calves · Forearms · Glutes · Hamstrings · Middle back · Quadriceps · Shoulders · Traps · Atlas stone

Stone to Shoulder

How to do it

  1. Wrap your arms around the stone, hips low and back rounded around the sphere, and lift it into your lap the same way as an Atlas Stone lift.
  2. Roll the stone up your torso, transferring it toward the shoulder you intend to load.
  3. As the stone nears its highest point, reposition the hand opposite that shoulder and continue rolling the stone up onto the shoulder.
  4. Find the balance point on the shoulder, then release the opposite hand out to your side.
  5. Hold the stone secured on the shoulder with only the near-side hand until the lift is signaled complete.
Primary muscle
Lower back
Secondary muscles
Abdominals · Adductors · Biceps · Calves · Forearms · Glutes · Hamstrings · Middle back · Quadriceps · Shoulders · Traps
Equipment
Atlas stone
Sides
One side at a time