This is Power Athlete Radio.

With your host, Denny K.

Professor Bouti, and the Luke Summers.

And now, toes forward, hips locked, shoulders set, and retract those scoundulas.

It's time for some knowledge bombs.

Hey, everyone. Thanks for tuning into Power Athlete Radio.

What does it take to be a spinal Jedi?

This episode's guest has been called this, among many other names, in attempt to convey

his innate sense for human movement.

Dr. Stuart McGill did not set out to work predominantly with athletes,

but his research and spinal biomechanics led him to perfecting sports performance.

Find out the intricate processes that Dr. McGill goes through to assess his athletes and his patients.

Every detail from gait to posture to sound of the stride is analyzed creating a comprehensive picture of that athlete's potential limiting factors.

In a profession where pain is often the indicator when something is amiss, I ask Dr. McGill if this is ever an issue with athletes who have a high pain tolerance.

Are they less likely to exhibit traditional signs of injury until

it's too late? Listen as our discussion evolves from expressing regional and hereditary genetic

traits to discovering the harsh truth. Some people's spine simply weren't built to play contact

sports. Finding this out early on in life can not only enable you to optimize your success

in other arenas of sport, but it might also save you a trip to Dr. McGill's office. Six foot five,

293-pound JJ Watt recently box jumped, and with good form, I might add, 61 inches. For anyone

that's trying to visualize that height, that is approximately 20 double

doubles from in and out. That's 61 VHS copies of Bloodsport starring Jean-Claude Van Damme,

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