Key tip: flex your core when ever you are grabbing something and returning it to the up position. It has really saved me from throwing my back out. Learned from a PT
@@lonewolftechIt does matter, engaging the core takes pressure off your back. If you're worried about knees, shoulders, arthritis, etc then it's a good idea to stretch or workout. If you lift 50lbs regularly for work, you should workout to a level that 50lbs isn't a strain. If you work an office job getting strong doesn't matter as much. Being strong and flexible definitely does help to reduce injuries in labour oriented jobs.
Not really. That’s what your core is for, to protect the spine. Yes, it’s easier closer to your body but the second one won’t ruin your back if you keep it stable, this example doesn’t have muscles, it has a spine but not as many bones as a normal human, our spines are actually very flexible due to the amount of layers of bone
Honestly it’s not.. A horizontal back angle in a squat or a deadlift is the safest technique. This doll makes it look as though keeping your back straight is a mere result of standing up completely straight, so that if you lean forward at all you’re back will collapse forward. This isn’t true at all, and actually contributes to people injuring themselves. The back is largely isometric, meaning it’s function is to stiffen and provide support for the spine and the rest of our musculature. We can lift with the back, but only light weights. Once the weight gets heavy, the back’s only job is to be a stiff frame which keeps the spine straight where it’s totally safe, and allows power to be efficiently transferred from the hips up through the shoulders and the arms. Our body’s are not hydraulic cylinders that press directly up and down; we have a series of levers that operate together. And the way we work is that when we bend down to pick something up, our back moves back and our shoulders come forward to keep the centre of gravity in the middle of our body so we can keep balance. So when you try to stand perfectly straight while lifting, what you’re actually doing is creating a massive imbalance towards the front which needs managing, and both your knees and your back will do all the work. And not in a way your body is designed to function, in a way you’re forcing it to function because of a misplaced fear about your back. If you keep your back straight while you lift, it’s safe. People hurt themselves when they allow their back to curl down as they lift something very heavy. People hurt themselves with a bent spine, not a horizontal spine. When I said keep your back straight, I don’t mean vertically; I mean straight like a board. You can bend over as much as you need to. 100% safe.
@@justairyx Then continue having a bad back because of your ignorance and refusal to get educated. The model is not helpful, and is a big cause of people getting hurt in the workplace. Flat sticks to not correctly represent the human body or the loads we have to carry.
I'm a physiotherapist and that is not true, low back pain is caused by a weakness of the back muscles. There are a lot of studies that demonstrate no differences between the two lifting ways. All you have to do is keep your back muscles strong.
This was a really good depiction. If they showed this instead of those stupidly 4-5 hour long videos in those factory places people would understand a lot better
It may work as a good demo for factory workers. But I don’t think it works good for people in a weight room or other athletes for that matter. They will be scared to pick things up or actually use their muscles and instead will want to rely solely on mechanics and not lifting any weight.
@@michaelsofinewhat do you mean? They'll bring cranes or something? Lifting weight (though, doing so properly) is a way to train your muscles, that is
We should have these in public areas so people will stop fucking their backs, and advising on stairs to only take stairs up and not down if it can be avoided. Would save us lots of healthcare bucks.
@@oleksandrpankiv639in the workplace, lifting technique education has been proven useless. Much better to offer mechanical aids, reduce the loads, etc. Oh, and this video doesn’t show the safest way to lift stuff, which is deadlift technique. Exercise scientist and masters in WH&S (ergonomics) here.
@@Dicka899really the problem is not the lifting technique so much. The big mistake is to try to lift a load that you are unfit to lift. More gym and less “lifting education” because it is useless unless you learn to deadlift and train the exercise regularly.
Except the straight back posture is actually not that good either. One reason : it makes your knees hold all the weight, which can lead to severe knees injuries (knees are sh*t). Not saying you should be looking like a hissing cat while lifting, but that this video shares knowledge that comes from sensitizing campaigns that are not scientifically documented. Actually, a secure lifting movement is much more complexe to achieve.
Proper technique actually makes this false because humans have core muscles to brace and stabilize the back. So no, gyms don’t need this, they have proper training in safe deadlifts
My boss has been a concreter for over thirty years, he’s 66 now and hasn’t had a back problem ever in arguably one of the most physically demanding jobs. He taught me to differentiate between using my back to lift heavy items or using my knees, to strengthen both muscle groups. If you only use your knees to lift, you’ll tire your quads and your lower back will kick in, which is where the bad posture and damage to your spine comes in. Romanian deadlifting a heavy item will strengthen and save your back from damage. Take care of yourself.
Exactly, don't forget your back got lot of muscles too, and never using your back will mean that it will be weaker when you will need it. Trust your back, but don't over stress it
I always heard "lift with your legs, not your back" and always struggled with it. I didn't realize the item had to be closer to me to do it. Thanks for this demonstration.
Okay this just crawls all over me. We were taught every year repeatedly how to properly lift, sit, study, run, type... ergonomics were _almost_ everything. I went to public school. What the hell happened with everyone else? Did I pay extra attention or was I just lucky enough to go to a school that taught shit? Seriously, what happened? Someone owes the rest of you an explanation or at the very least an apology so I'll so it. I'm really sorry about this. You should've known. It was wrong of the people who told you to do this to not show you how to do it. You deserved better.
@@ipickedsomethingthat’s what you got taught in school we got taught how to spell words wrong 😑 I kid you not then we had a substitute come in and told us that we were all spelling like 10 words wrong
Actually raising like the second one looks ouch but actually would strenghten your spine and back muscles for you to be able to lift more and better like that in the future so no this isnt bad
@@ipickedsomethingyeah I dont know what school you went to but the average American PE class is forcing kids to run a mile every week and then dance aerobics the rest of the time. For real
you have all have muscle imbalance. focus on glute dominance while lifting and isolate train your quads to even them out. you’re knees get better over time when you lift properly.
Take it from a 36 yr old whom has received 7 different spine surgeries, wake up every morning with severe pain in my lower back, get 3 maybe 4 hrs of sleep, can’t lie flat in bed, have a shooting pain with every movement from my lower back to my heels, can’t sit long periods of time, can’t drive long distances, will live the rest of my life on pain medication that will eventually no longer work.
And may I add, strengthen your back with exercise. Because lifting will not always be this perfect, and you've gotta be prepared to lift in awkward positions! Strength will prepare you to handle those better. Deadlift!
@@TheGingaWeirdo It’s amazing how young people todsy can still be delusional enough to think that they can do a trade like roofing for years and not eventually end up with horrific back problems. Wake up dude
I'm 57 and worked construction for yrs. Please take care of your back. I'm down most of the time because of mine. I live with a lot of pain. My life is not easy!
@@nolimitswerve6461 I do pain meds, smoke, chiropractor twice a month, work out in and out of the pool. I have a brace for every joint in my body and compression braces for my muscles. I have a tens unit that feels like heaven❤️❤️
I'm 29. I've been a roofer for 9 years. I've already got a slipped disc and it's some of the worst pain ive ever known. Imagine a hot knife being constantly pushed into one of your lower lumbar. Listen to these guys while your young. Back issues are no joke and will limit your activities for the rest of your life. Keep working hard and carry on yall.
Bone rubbing against bone meant I had a spinal fusion in my low back at age 18. It did work. But now there's the arthritis to contend with. Oh plus I have bad fibromyalgia & autoimmune. I never got the chance to screw up my back/body. Oh well it would probably be much worse if I had.
It's easy when it's something you can lift like this. Now imagine something that you cant bend your knees like this to carry, like big boxes or fricking Engines. How do you do that? Not everyone works carrying perfectly shaped buckets
Dudes would be twerking all over the warehouses and jobsites. All the heavy stuff would just stay where it is. I don't even wanna think about what a team lift would look like...
@@ItchyKneeSon are you telling the only thing stopping dudes from twerking all over the warehouse is lacking one of these?? I double down on my sentiment lol
No…..I don’t pick things up with a guy holding my tailbone. Just know what ya body can do. Also know how to lift in uncomfortable positions. Lift weights, eat a bit better than ya should. Just ask for help……simple. Don’t work like me.
A tip I learned from PT is that not only should you not roll your back out while picking stuff up, but you should also NEVER tuck your back inward (despite what a lot of workout coaches and weightlifters tell you). Keep your back as straight as possible with your core tight. Any core exercises will only make things easier in the long run.
I think instruction a to tuck in are to stop from the tuck and curve out which is natural for untrained back posture, not to ac to ally be so far curved in that’s it’s not straight
I used to work as an emergency responder. This is what they taught us when properly lifting a patient, especially one secured on a spine board. Lifting with your legs, not with your back, prevents spinal injury.
@@MericaFirst99 I took physical education many years, not once did they teach us how to pick things up. I’d be willing to bet your gym coaches didn’t either
This isn’t accurate at all. It is proper and safe technique in both the squat and the deadlift to bend over. What’s unsafe is allowing the back to collapse and curve while lifting. If you keep your back stiff and straight (like a board, but slightly extended), you can bend over as much as you have to. This doll makes it look like it’s impossible to keep your back straight once you’re bent over; but that’s the primary issue here. If you’re lifting and it forces your back to bend under the weight, it’s simply too much weight. That’s how people hurt themselves. But you can absolutely keep your back straight under load, and in fact there is no way to lift heavier weight and do it more safely but to keep your back straight and stiff. This is an old wife’s tale and you’ll notice that nobody who tells it looks like they’ve ever been near a barbell. That matters because people have been working to lift the most weight possible for decades in the gym, and what you’ll notice is that none of the people who say this have ever actually put this into practice in any way. It’s almost like it’s supposed to be something exclusively for elderly people, I guess as though their body’s work differently than ours? Still though it’s the same; just worse consequences. If you can get our grandma doing squats with a straight but horizontal back; you are destroying life.
@@Tehownilator while I do agree with the majority of your comment, the main point of the model is showing a straight back (lifting with your legs) vs a straight back (lifting with your back) in an oversimplified way. Obviously, you can bend over at the waist while lifting or pushing, so long as you don’t bend your back. Use your limbs, not your spine. The main problem is our bodies are designed to be quadrupedal, not bipedal.
@Tehownilator powerlifter and strongman here. Happy someone said this. The model doesn't account for bracing, proper hip drive, and building maximal tension at all. I mean, yeah, people who don't lift won't just be able to do all 3 of those things on the fly, but still. I wish more people understood that the spine is adaptable under loads. Hell, there is bound to be curvature during a maximal deadlift, but if bracing and tension is there, it's OK. I'm not saying bending is ideal. But if you're adapted to something, your spine won't snap.
@TheNinthGenerarion Our bodies are definitely designed to be bipedal. If we were meant to be quadraped, our arms would be longer, our legs would be shorter, and our feet would be longer, or at least our legs would be much MUCH shorter. There's a reason you can't walk on your hands and feet anything like comfortably...it's because we're designed to be bipedal. Our spines are just crap for the same reason our teeth are...bad genetics from generations and generations of choosing partners frivolously or for poor reasons like money or a pretty face.
This is actually super useful to me. I have a hard time visualising things, so having something explain wtf "lift with your legs not your back" meant is super cool 💛💛
Stuff like this should definitely be talked about more, whether it's aphantasia or just using the information practically most people learn better with a visual demonstration.
@@BIGCATSMILES00 It's not about learning, it's about conving them to do something that is much more tiring and difficult, because in case you didn't notice, lifting with your knees is way more difficult and tiring and comes much less natural than lifting with your back.
@@Mandorle21 for me I actually find it easier to lift with my legs cuz you have more muscle there. And I don’t think the “natural” way should cause you pain. Do you not see in the video? That looked painful just looking at it. Just because something is easier doesn’t mean it is right. It’s better than have terrible back pain in the future.
@@BIGCATSMILES00I mean it just comes down to personal opinions then. Cause lifting with back is easier imo. And I feel like the majority of people default to it. I know I do. I feel like the issue is doing it right evrytime and not slacking on doing it proper.
Like in all things, survival or anything else They regurgitate and think true, Like they are the ones that came up with it then ignore everything else many have learned higher then them. , True
@@mattptv5479Focus on all your major muscle groups. For example if your back hurts quickly from lifting then try and focus more strength into the glutes and quads but still use your back. Ideally using your back and legs is ideal but depends on the situation. My knees are bad as I've got long legs and sat a lot as a kid but I lift with my arms and core a lot while using my knees as stability and a lift when I need to move a heavy object.
Well, if it's worth anything... I was a nurse for 45 yrs. Went out on disability w. what felt like 2 torn rotators ... (never repaired). One was definately gone. Entered a shelter to get help! Not a fun trip! Worked my way back slowly. I now own 1st home I ever bought alone after loosing everything! Now approaching 80 I still work 30-36 hrs driving livery in & outside of Boston. I have a lot of pain standing ... back And knees. I do not hurt driving tho! The wider you can extend your world in old age ... the longer you'll live! It's not fun getting up so early and doing 12-15 hr days but it's a wonderful thing to still be helping folks instead of being helped! PS ... I took in my disabled son so he didn't end up on the sts. It ain't fun out there! I did it so his bros realize he is worth helping. They will help when I am gone. Do take care and always. be thinking. and planning on an easier alternative career. We must learn to be resilient!
Im a visual learner so thank you for this. I stock heavy items at stores for years since i was 14 now I'm 34 and i try my best but every once in awhile i have trouble picturing the correct way and mess myself up. Im saving this video. Again thank u.
I think it would be nice if PE actually taught things like this instead of just being told to run and do push ups and being yelled at if you were slow.
@@psyducktectiveyell at? Normally PE teachers are one of the chilliest teachers as long as you don’t cause trouble. Even my friends from different schools never gets yelled at by their PE teachers for not being good enough in class
@@shell6467 Maybe it's gotten better or maybe I just had bad teachers but I was always getting yelled at for not running fast enough. And one of my teachers would get angry at me whenever I started having asthma attacks as if it was my fault I was having trouble breathing.
You actually can do it without a problem as long as you have a very strong core and depending on how heavy the stuff is. That's why working out and doing crunches and lower back strengthening exercices is essential.
Ohhh, thank you for this demonstration! I've never been able to understand the difference, n every time people tell me to lift with my legs, they never actually took the time to show me how. Thank you!
@@SunflowerEyes252 it's the 2020s, you can't go assuming strangers have parents that taught them anything unless you're okay with potentially looking foolish for assuming wrong :3
@@samwoods3430 The ability to learn something new is very important. The idea that someone should not want to admit to having a gap in their knowledge is really toxic.
In theory, but in reality most working environments rarely have objects in convenient places to lift properly, things are often behind something else or under something or deep in some sort of shelf etc lol I’m big on proper lifting so it’s hard not to notice how true this is
Yeah I agree 100% , my work has washing machine drums among other things in annoying places where you can’t always pick them up in a safe way, especially because we use order pickers and sometimes have to lean over the guards to pull something onto the pallet at the back
Yeah, or I'll lift something properly, but I can't walk with it properly, because my legs need to go where the object is, and I'm not strong enough to lift it above my hips.
Im a hodcarrier for bricklayers and carry buckets of cement and bricks and concrete blocks every day up ladders onto roofs and all over the scaffold proper lifting is key
the bad posture is bad for your knees as well. and even bad for your ankles too, also bad for the shoulder joint. once you see the actual skeleton version youll see how bad the poor lifting really is
You don't isolate the knees. Your flat feet along with the heels, knees, thighs, and buttocks, are what are supposed balance and power the lift. That's what many get wrong more often than not. Hence, lots of visits to the hospital and/or chiropractor.
Nobody is gonna read this but there's this term in lifting called 'load management'. Basically incorrect lifting wont negatively affect you provided you don't exceed your load threshold i.e amount of weight, how many times your body can pick something up continuously before injury and how little rest you have before doing it again. Lifting with correct technique mitigates most risk but isnt completely safe either. I had chronic back pain since before lifting weights. It has gotten worse now, however, ironically despite this my back strength and overall posture have massively improved. People who learn too late can still take something away from this as there are still things they can make better.
Yea I learned by my little brother to lift properly before I effed my back up but since then I’ve had little back problems. 😂 funny how you think you can lift the world at a young age.
That is true BUT if you continuously lift heavy things improperly your body will one day 'snap'. Preventive is better than reactive and that's why the proper lifting posture.
After moving furniture for more than 2 decades, my back is in great shape, and doesn't have any issues. All due to proper lifting techniques. My business slogan used to be "We'll save your back, and your bank". (For a reason).
Manual Handling is a big part of my job, I always life just as good a baby would lift a small ball or box. As we get older we become more conscious of how we lift. Babies just get down and pick up their toys. So cute but effective
The problem with this video is that, no person will pick a heavy object like it is demonstrated. You can only pick up relatively light thing this way. Once weight is heavier, people will automatically move their hips up, getting much better leverage and utilising bigger muscles. This does not mean that you should flex your back to lift stuff from the ground. Keeping your back straight does not mean keeping it horizontal though as this video suggests. The first pose also shows a person picking something from the ground which is way out of reach, not something a normal person would do with a heavy object.
That is crazy how this puppet looks so lifelike in relation to how it moves like a human would with simply using actual “life-like” vertebrates for the puppets mid section. Great design 👍👏
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😳🫢🤯 I'm 40yrs old and this is the first time I finally understand what the phrase, "Lift with your legs not your back" really means!!! Thanks to whoever made this "diagram thingy" and thanks to whoever shared it with us!!! My back is very appreciative!! 😎🤘🏻😁😜🤣🤣🤣
Sir, your back was not created to stay straight. Would you imagine not bending your legs or your arms? We now know that not using our back will stiffen it and make it weaker. It will loose its initial capacity. Our body works this way: “Use it or loose it” I advise you to do some research before believing these kind of videos. We now know that back injuries is mosty genetics and a mater of luck. For example there is plenty of studies on twins. With one of them having an office work and the other one having a really though job like plumber or builder. MRI showed 0 difference what so ever at the age of 60 years old. Of course I’m not telling you to not protect it with heavy loads, but don’t stop bending it ❤ Cheers
@@pdm5836 that's absolute nonsense. the matter of fact is if people are lifting heavy loads,position 1 is always going to be better than position 2. Also more than 80% of the population will use position 2 without proper lifting technique which results in back injuries often, like my parents.
Bro was throwing it back
Like a double stack 😅
Not really
Super straight dudes be like, nah I'll break my back
This shit was classic bro😂
I was about to wonder is he gonna make the dummy twerk🤣
I thought bro was gonna start twerking 💀
Uhh.. Dirty mind
Me too😂
Same 😭
I never thought it before but you just made me laugh bro😂
Dumbgenzkids..
Bro was twerking for a second💀😂
Mannequin forgot where he was for a second
😂
@@jeandy4495lmao
Knees : I'm fine😊
I mean better your knees than your back
Literally the point of your knees.
Not to extend that far, rip to knee support after prolong use like that@@vanthursday
Ok, break your back then 🤷@@DonnyJS
@@just_HAZENknees go to toe, nothing over, good luck to your knees
"Ouch...ow" "Thats me brok-"
Fr lmao 🤣
👏🏾 Broke 😭 😅
Very respectable.
He said bro not brok
@@MyEarsHurts*she. I heard brok too just sayin
@@MyEarsHurtsthat’s what brainrot does to you, not everyone uses the word bro in normal conversation she most definitely did not say that
Key tip: flex your core when ever you are grabbing something and returning it to the up position. It has really saved me from throwing my back out. Learned from a PT
Pro tip doesn’t matter long term doing this still renders the same results a fucked back knees and ankles
@@lonewolftechIt does matter, engaging the core takes pressure off your back. If you're worried about knees, shoulders, arthritis, etc then it's a good idea to stretch or workout.
If you lift 50lbs regularly for work, you should workout to a level that 50lbs isn't a strain. If you work an office job getting strong doesn't matter as much. Being strong and flexible definitely does help to reduce injuries in labour oriented jobs.
Tha demo is GREAT, BUUUUUUUUT...
This needs a version applicable to larger things.
And heavier things.
And things on a shelf.
Team lift at that point
This!!!!
This demo also forgets to show that if you brace your core the 2nd lift is actually better for you 👍🏻
“ouch that's me"
That's me too 😂😂😂😂
couldn't be me
"Ouch that's me, broken" 💀
@@uuuultrahow come you bend backwards?
Jesus loves you
Not me with bad knees being doomed either way. 🥲
"YOU LIFT WITH YOUR BACKS!!!" - That one Regular Show episode.
Snacks** you lift with your snacks 🥨
Gotta earn that paycheck 😉
Jesus loves you sdd
how else will you get a six back
I remeber that episode evereyday
This is hands down the best thing I've seen today.
The best example you can give to us all!
Not really. That’s what your core is for, to protect the spine. Yes, it’s easier closer to your body but the second one won’t ruin your back if you keep it stable, this example doesn’t have muscles, it has a spine but not as many bones as a normal human, our spines are actually very flexible due to the amount of layers of bone
Wow heck of an example!! Whoever invented this is smart and helpful!
Honestly it’s not..
A horizontal back angle in a squat or a deadlift is the safest technique.
This doll makes it look as though keeping your back straight is a mere result of standing up completely straight, so that if you lean forward at all you’re back will collapse forward.
This isn’t true at all, and actually contributes to people injuring themselves. The back is largely isometric, meaning it’s function is to stiffen and provide support for the spine and the rest of our musculature. We can lift with the back, but only light weights.
Once the weight gets heavy, the back’s only job is to be a stiff frame which keeps the spine straight where it’s totally safe, and allows power to be efficiently transferred from the hips up through the shoulders and the arms.
Our body’s are not hydraulic cylinders that press directly up and down; we have a series of levers that operate together. And the way we work is that when we bend down to pick something up, our back moves back and our shoulders come forward to keep the centre of gravity in the middle of our body so we can keep balance.
So when you try to stand perfectly straight while lifting, what you’re actually doing is creating a massive imbalance towards the front which needs managing, and both your knees and your back will do all the work.
And not in a way your body is designed to function, in a way you’re forcing it to function because of a misplaced fear about your back.
If you keep your back straight while you lift, it’s safe. People hurt themselves when they allow their back to curl down as they lift something very heavy. People hurt themselves with a bent spine, not a horizontal spine.
When I said keep your back straight, I don’t mean vertically; I mean straight like a board. You can bend over as much as you need to. 100% safe.
Ain't reading allat
@@justairyx Then continue having a bad back because of your ignorance and refusal to get educated.
The model is not helpful, and is a big cause of people getting hurt in the workplace. Flat sticks to not correctly represent the human body or the loads we have to carry.
@@justairyxwe can tell by the way you type.
😅@@Tehownilator
This is what every physical therapist needs to help demonstrate biomechanics. Absolutely brilliant!
Maybe old ones who believe outdated dumb shit
@@asultan53 Are you a Prophet?
@@asultan53 no u
This would sell to many businesses to use as an example
Chiropractors more like it
I'm a physiotherapist and that is not true, low back pain is caused by a weakness of the back muscles. There are a lot of studies that demonstrate no differences between the two lifting ways. All you have to do is keep your back muscles strong.
You’re full or shit also
I’ve been using my back for decades and I’m perfectly fine
You're lifting with your back with either version. However, you can lift heavier amounts with the version they demonstrated.
Threw it back like it was gods gift
😂🤣
the best comment I have ever seen on CZcams 😂
Brrr😂
I can't stop laughing ivr been wake for 3seonds
Yooooooo
Ngl for a second i thought the doll was gonna start throwing it back xd
Dammn girl! What that kinetic spine lift sculpture do?!?!?
😐
I understtand now!!
No throwing it out
You need to get out more.
"Ouch"
"That's me, Brook"
You deserve all the likes and follows.
This was a really good depiction. If they showed this instead of those stupidly 4-5 hour long videos in those factory places people would understand a lot better
It may work as a good demo for factory workers. But I don’t think it works good for people in a weight room or other athletes for that matter. They will be scared to pick things up or actually use their muscles and instead will want to rely solely on mechanics and not lifting any weight.
@@michaelsofinewhat do you mean? They'll bring cranes or something? Lifting weight (though, doing so properly) is a way to train your muscles, that is
We should have these in public areas so people will stop fucking their backs, and advising on stairs to only take stairs up and not down if it can be avoided. Would save us lots of healthcare bucks.
@@oleksandrpankiv639in the workplace, lifting technique education has been proven useless. Much better to offer mechanical aids, reduce the loads, etc. Oh, and this video doesn’t show the safest way to lift stuff, which is deadlift technique. Exercise scientist and masters in WH&S (ergonomics) here.
@@Dicka899really the problem is not the lifting technique so much. The big mistake is to try to lift a load that you are unfit to lift. More gym and less “lifting education” because it is useless unless you learn to deadlift and train the exercise regularly.
Real talk: that's actually an awesome demo for how and why to lift properly, especially in labour intensive jobs!
Except the straight back posture is actually not that good either. One reason : it makes your knees hold all the weight, which can lead to severe knees injuries (knees are sh*t).
Not saying you should be looking like a hissing cat while lifting, but that this video shares knowledge that comes from sensitizing campaigns that are not scientifically documented. Actually, a secure lifting movement is much more complexe to achieve.
yea, and then the managers tell you to ignore it and just increase your pick rate, or else you're fired.
@@arandomcube3540people like you are the reason why we can't have nice things.
Please don't reproduce
@@adondriel oh I know you at amazon huh
@@adondriel yes, and you need to work faster and faster and harder and harder to pay the managers...
I spent all my life "lifting woth my knees".
I'm 57 woth a strong back, but my knees are absolutely destroyed.
This is an amazing way to teach you how to pick shit up.
I think every gym should have one of these
Proper technique actually makes this false because humans have core muscles to brace and stabilize the back. So no, gyms don’t need this, they have proper training in safe deadlifts
Except that BS
I agree they are misinforming people with this model.
Ita about keeping the center of mass asclose to the mid foot aspossible
Ah yes, every gym should start showing how dangerous deadlifts and basically every lower back exercises are. So helpfull...
"ouch thats me" 🗣️
"bro-'🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥
Real😂
Twerks
That was sooo good!!!! Amazing and great energy I love your voice
My boss has been a concreter for over thirty years, he’s 66 now and hasn’t had a back problem ever in arguably one of the most physically demanding jobs. He taught me to differentiate between using my back to lift heavy items or using my knees, to strengthen both muscle groups. If you only use your knees to lift, you’ll tire your quads and your lower back will kick in, which is where the bad posture and damage to your spine comes in. Romanian deadlifting a heavy item will strengthen and save your back from damage. Take care of yourself.
Exactly, don't forget your back got lot of muscles too, and never using your back will mean that it will be weaker when you will need it. Trust your back, but don't over stress it
Romanians: I approve.
Yeah, you don’t want to round your back but you have to hinge at the hips to engage lower back and hamstrings and create stability in the core
He didn’t have back injuries because he was a finisher and a set up guy hahaha
😂😂@@yahiko7448
I always heard "lift with your legs, not your back" and always struggled with it. I didn't realize the item had to be closer to me to do it. Thanks for this demonstration.
Okay this just crawls all over me. We were taught every year repeatedly how to properly lift, sit, study, run, type... ergonomics were _almost_ everything. I went to public school. What the hell happened with everyone else? Did I pay extra attention or was I just lucky enough to go to a school that taught shit? Seriously, what happened? Someone owes the rest of you an explanation or at the very least an apology so I'll so it. I'm really sorry about this. You should've known. It was wrong of the people who told you to do this to not show you how to do it. You deserved better.
If I lifted sht the other way i'd get fired for fukin arround xD
@@ipickedsomethingthat’s what you got taught in school we got taught how to spell words wrong 😑 I kid you not then we had a substitute come in and told us that we were all spelling like 10 words wrong
Actually raising like the second one looks ouch but actually would strenghten your spine and back muscles for you to be able to lift more and better like that in the future so no this isnt bad
@@ipickedsomethingyeah I dont know what school you went to but the average American PE class is forcing kids to run a mile every week and then dance aerobics the rest of the time. For real
The Cameraman never dies, he just got a sudden rise.
Wow ,,, what a clear demo on this ,,, superb
Tell that to my knees brah
I'd take bad knees over a bad back any day
As someone with bad knees who is slowly developing a bad back due to years of this mindset, you need to change before its too late friend lmao
@@hilium2he meant knee pain.
i have pain in both knees, it's terrible.
you have all have muscle imbalance. focus on glute dominance while lifting and isolate train your quads to even them out. you’re knees get better over time when you lift properly.
Take it from a 36 yr old whom has received 7 different spine surgeries, wake up every morning with severe pain in my lower back, get 3 maybe 4 hrs of sleep, can’t lie flat in bed, have a shooting pain with every movement from my lower back to my heels, can’t sit long periods of time, can’t drive long distances, will live the rest of my life on pain medication that will eventually no longer work.
And may I add, strengthen your back with exercise. Because lifting will not always be this perfect, and you've gotta be prepared to lift in awkward positions! Strength will prepare you to handle those better. Deadlift!
I've never done a single day in the gym, and can throw 200 pounds over my shoulder from any angle. #rooferstatus
@@TheGingaWeirdo It’s amazing how young people todsy can still be delusional enough to think that they can do a trade like roofing for years and not eventually end up with horrific back problems. Wake up dude
Yep @@WheresMyInhaler
And what about powerlifters who lift with round back ?
@@WheresMyInhalerit's a question of good form
I am 37 with major back problems because when I was a skinny 17 years old, I improperly lifted a very heavy box and blew out a vertebrae.
I almost threw my back out laughing at these comments! lol
“Ouch, that’s me” haha you’re so funny Rebecca!
you're named after a toilet bro pipe down 💀
@@saffronstuffie434 not my real name, but that was a solid pun you just made (pipe down) like pipes in a toilet.
@@JohnstonJack3318NAH ur actually funny
@@JohnstonJack3318 😂
Rebecca wanted to say that one so bad
This deserves to be shared with the world.
I will never grab a cup of tea regularly agin
Nö it should Not.. Its trash
It is. It's on the world wide web.
It is.
BHAVATU SABB MANGLAM ❤
Bro is legit the Toy Maker again in this scene
Incredible! I’m impressed!
I'm 57 and worked construction for yrs. Please take care of your back. I'm down most of the time because of mine. I live with a lot of pain. My life is not easy!
Deseo que encuentres una forma de aliviar tu dolor, confía en que Diosito te ayude.
Mis dolores articulares, lo he mejorado bastante tomando Colágeno.
You tried cbd brother? I know know most older people would be against it but it’s really good with joint pain
turning 30 with 2 years of chronic low back pain thanks to my work injury, constant 3, flares to a 7 or 8, i can only work 6 hours now
@@nolimitswerve6461 I do pain meds, smoke, chiropractor twice a month, work out in and out of the pool. I have a brace for every joint in my body and compression braces for my muscles. I have a tens unit that feels like heaven❤️❤️
@@OTTERSandKNIVESthat really sucks man. As a 30 yo with wrist and knee pain I can somewhat relate. Hang in there friend.
I'm 29. I've been a roofer for 9 years. I've already got a slipped disc and it's some of the worst pain ive ever known. Imagine a hot knife being constantly pushed into one of your lower lumbar. Listen to these guys while your young. Back issues are no joke and will limit your activities for the rest of your life. Keep working hard and carry on yall.
Lol dude your still young 😂
Bone rubbing against bone meant I had a spinal fusion in my low back at age 18.
It did work. But now there's the arthritis to contend with.
Oh plus I have bad fibromyalgia & autoimmune.
I never got the chance to screw up my back/body.
Oh well it would probably be much worse if I had.
Go buy an Inversion Table it will help relieve the pressure once you get the Hang of It !
Im never the same also hurt my back at 21 n now 23 and still hurting. All because I was lazy to pick up a box properly at work.
It's easy when it's something you can lift like this. Now imagine something that you cant bend your knees like this to carry, like big boxes or fricking Engines. How do you do that? Not everyone works carrying perfectly shaped buckets
That's really cool! We need these dolls in Work Training programs!
Dudes would be twerking all over the warehouses and jobsites. All the heavy stuff would just stay where it is.
I don't even wanna think about what a team lift would look like...
@@ItchyKneeSon are you telling the only thing stopping dudes from twerking all over the warehouse is lacking one of these?? I double down on my sentiment lol
Especially for americans! They will keep asking to show it over and over again because they don't understand it.
that "thats me" hit ALL of us. Dont lie.
Maybe all of youse who don't deadlift.
@@dougieboxell6505 I do, but you wouldnt be impressed.
No…..I don’t pick things up with a guy holding my tailbone.
Just know what ya body can do. Also know how to lift in uncomfortable positions. Lift weights, eat a bit better than ya should.
Just ask for help……simple. Don’t work like me.
Genuinely no, because I lift.
Not at all.
"Ouch, ouch that's me. Brok-" was killing me.
Lol typical
Bro was having fun with that animation 💀
Best demonstration I’ve seen on that
A tip I learned from PT is that not only should you not roll your back out while picking stuff up, but you should also NEVER tuck your back inward (despite what a lot of workout coaches and weightlifters tell you). Keep your back as straight as possible with your core tight. Any core exercises will only make things easier in the long run.
I think instruction a to tuck in are to stop from the tuck and curve out which is natural for untrained back posture, not to ac to ally be so far curved in that’s it’s not straight
Yeah don't listen to that PT, outdated bullshit
zercher deadlift and jefferson curls entered the chat
no way you learned that from silent hill
@hnryzera Too bad it was canceled smh
This is fantastic!
I used to work as an emergency responder. This is what they taught us when properly lifting a patient, especially one secured on a spine board.
Lifting with your legs, not with your back, prevents spinal injury.
“Now I’m going to lift entirely with my lower back in swift twisting, jerking motion”- Peter Griffin
🤣🤣🤣this is what I was looking for😂
Finally, a person of culture.
Take your legs completely out of the equation.
@@Vintage_geek🧐 indeed indeed
lol, that guy is an example of what not to do in so many ways! 😝
I wish this is taught in schools to kids and teens and thus becomes a widespread knowledge
Have seen people unnecessarily hitting their backs
They do teach this in school. Maybe u weren't listening?
@@MericaFirst99What class did you learn to not bend over to pick things up? I don’t remember that lesson 🤔
@@tbug50 ........physical education......also known as PE......
@@tbug50 I genuinely hope ur being sarcastic.....
@@MericaFirst99 I took physical education many years, not once did they teach us how to pick things up. I’d be willing to bet your gym coaches didn’t either
Wow thats actually a great visualisation
In theory, I completely agree.
In practice, I start picking stuff up with my back.
This isn’t accurate at all.
It is proper and safe technique in both the squat and the deadlift to bend over.
What’s unsafe is allowing the back to collapse and curve while lifting.
If you keep your back stiff and straight (like a board, but slightly extended), you can bend over as much as you have to.
This doll makes it look like it’s impossible to keep your back straight once you’re bent over; but that’s the primary issue here. If you’re lifting and it forces your back to bend under the weight, it’s simply too much weight. That’s how people hurt themselves.
But you can absolutely keep your back straight under load, and in fact there is no way to lift heavier weight and do it more safely but to keep your back straight and stiff.
This is an old wife’s tale and you’ll notice that nobody who tells it looks like they’ve ever been near a barbell. That matters because people have been working to lift the most weight possible for decades in the gym, and what you’ll notice is that none of the people who say this have ever actually put this into practice in any way.
It’s almost like it’s supposed to be something exclusively for elderly people, I guess as though their body’s work differently than ours?
Still though it’s the same; just worse consequences.
If you can get our grandma doing squats with a straight but horizontal back; you are destroying life.
@@Tehownilator while I do agree with the majority of your comment, the main point of the model is showing a straight back (lifting with your legs) vs a straight back (lifting with your back) in an oversimplified way. Obviously, you can bend over at the waist while lifting or pushing, so long as you don’t bend your back. Use your limbs, not your spine.
The main problem is our bodies are designed to be quadrupedal, not bipedal.
@Tehownilator powerlifter and strongman here. Happy someone said this. The model doesn't account for bracing, proper hip drive, and building maximal tension at all. I mean, yeah, people who don't lift won't just be able to do all 3 of those things on the fly, but still.
I wish more people understood that the spine is adaptable under loads. Hell, there is bound to be curvature during a maximal deadlift, but if bracing and tension is there, it's OK. I'm not saying bending is ideal. But if you're adapted to something, your spine won't snap.
😂😂😂
@TheNinthGenerarion Our bodies are definitely designed to be bipedal. If we were meant to be quadraped, our arms would be longer, our legs would be shorter, and our feet would be longer, or at least our legs would be much MUCH shorter. There's a reason you can't walk on your hands and feet anything like comfortably...it's because we're designed to be bipedal. Our spines are just crap for the same reason our teeth are...bad genetics from generations and generations of choosing partners frivolously or for poor reasons like money or a pretty face.
He started twearking for a moment
What an amazing working model which very accurately demonstrates the wrong and correct ways of lifting. Thank you guys
Great visual!
This is actually super useful to me. I have a hard time visualising things, so having something explain wtf "lift with your legs not your back" meant is super cool 💛💛
Stuff like this should definitely be talked about more, whether it's aphantasia or just using the information practically most people learn better with a visual demonstration.
even for someone good at visualization, it’s hard to tell what that phrase is supposed to mean without prior context
Every labor company should have this in their safety class. You can Verbally tell people but sometimes it needs to be visual for it to sink in.
Exactly, I think most people are visual learners anyway.
@@BIGCATSMILES00 It's not about learning, it's about conving them to do something that is much more tiring and difficult, because in case you didn't notice, lifting with your knees is way more difficult and tiring and comes much less natural than lifting with your back.
tell me where they do it so i don't go there lmao
@@Mandorle21 for me I actually find it easier to lift with my legs cuz you have more muscle there. And I don’t think the “natural” way should cause you pain. Do you not see in the video? That looked painful just looking at it. Just because something is easier doesn’t mean it is right. It’s better than have terrible back pain in the future.
@@BIGCATSMILES00I mean it just comes down to personal opinions then. Cause lifting with back is easier imo. And I feel like the majority of people default to it. I know I do. I feel like the issue is doing it right evrytime and not slacking on doing it proper.
No way! Learned this 45 years ago, I am pretty sure they still teach it year after year! So many think new and true lol.
Like in all things, survival or anything else They regurgitate and think true, Like they are the ones that came up with it then ignore everything else many have learned higher then them. , True
Great advice.😊😊
Wow, that was amazing!
“That’s me, broken” 😂😂😂
I’ve done it both ways and my knees and back will never be the same
Dude fr me too. My knees are getting bad. How do we put the focus on our quads or something?
@@mattptv5479Focus on all your major muscle groups. For example if your back hurts quickly from lifting then try and focus more strength into the glutes and quads but still use your back. Ideally using your back and legs is ideal but depends on the situation. My knees are bad as I've got long legs and sat a lot as a kid but I lift with my arms and core a lot while using my knees as stability and a lift when I need to move a heavy object.
You'll never financially recover
@@mattptv5479thrust your hips slowly forward while standing up and it'll engage your glutes more, making it comfortable
Well, if it's worth anything...
I was a nurse for 45 yrs.
Went out on disability w. what felt like 2 torn rotators ... (never repaired).
One was definately gone. Entered a
shelter to get help! Not a fun trip!
Worked my way back slowly. I now own 1st home I ever bought alone after loosing everything! Now approaching 80 I still work 30-36 hrs
driving livery in & outside of Boston.
I have a lot of pain standing ... back And knees. I do not hurt driving tho!
The wider you can extend your world in old age ... the longer you'll live!
It's not fun getting up so early and doing 12-15 hr days but it's a wonderful thing to still be helping folks instead of being helped!
PS ... I took in my disabled son so he didn't end up on the sts. It ain't fun out there! I did it so his bros realize he is worth helping. They will help when I am gone.
Do take care and always. be thinking. and planning on an easier alternative
career. We must learn to be resilient!
Im a visual learner so thank you for this. I stock heavy items at stores for years since i was 14 now I'm 34 and i try my best but every once in awhile i have trouble picturing the correct way and mess myself up. Im saving this video. Again thank u.
این بهترین روش برای توضیح این قضیه بود که باید چطور وزن را از زمین ورداریم تا آسیب نبینیم❤
The old "Lift With Your Legs" technique
I don't know why this made me laugh.. It just sounded very Midwestern to me.
Truly underrated comment. Never skip leg days.
Yet another reason EVERYBODY should have experience lifting weights. You will learn the proper form to prevent injury.
I think it would be nice if PE actually taught things like this instead of just being told to run and do push ups and being yelled at if you were slow.
@@psyducktectiveyell at? Normally PE teachers are one of the chilliest teachers as long as you don’t cause trouble. Even my friends from different schools never gets yelled at by their PE teachers for not being good enough in class
@@shell6467 Maybe it's gotten better or maybe I just had bad teachers but I was always getting yelled at for not running fast enough. And one of my teachers would get angry at me whenever I started having asthma attacks as if it was my fault I was having trouble breathing.
@@psyducktective I was taught this in PE. A small school of only 500 students pk to 12
If you don't lift things that are too heavy for your back, you won't have to worry about injuring yourself... lol
You actually can do it without a problem as long as you have a very strong core and depending on how heavy the stuff is. That's why working out and doing crunches and lower back strengthening exercices is essential.
California needs more of this
I swear doctors offices have some of the coolest gadgets.
That's not a doctors office, looks more like a classroom or lab of some sort
The doohickeys and whatchamacallits that physicians collect has been a time honored tradition.
Ohhh, thank you for this demonstration! I've never been able to understand the difference, n every time people tell me to lift with my legs, they never actually took the time to show me how. Thank you!
Well, you still gotta use those arms too, eh? 😆
nobody ever taught you the right way? 😂
Same here 👍
Same 😂😂
@@SunflowerEyes252 it's the 2020s, you can't go assuming strangers have parents that taught them anything unless you're okay with potentially looking foolish for assuming wrong :3
My uncle has a severe constant back pain from 2008 . He use pillows for his back , when he sit in car or chair
I figured this out on my own years ago while cutting firewood. The closer you stand to it before trying to lift, the easier it is on your back.
A wise man once said if you twerkin it ain’t working
Bro you made me laugh in front of everyone 🤣
Omg I freakin snort laughed at your comment 🤣🤣🤣
Dude was straight tweking it😂
They need this at Amazon!!!
I love how the ground lifts up on the first one but on the second it dosent
“That’s me” got me weakkk 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Honestly thanks cuz this concept always confused me but its nice to see it visualized
🤨 were you really confused? Or did a light bulb just turn on because you saw the mechanics of the concept? Because that's a crazy thing to admit 😁
@@samwoods3430 The ability to learn something new is very important. The idea that someone should not want to admit to having a gap in their knowledge is really toxic.
@@samwoods3430 people like you is why ignorance is so rampant. you think you were born with your knowledge? you too had to learn that.
Lmao everyone going in on samwoods. But they're right, it is simple, but at the same time liagamer is
@samwoods3430 ngl, I said sum similar but to myself cuz it was kinda insensitive.
Y'all, please don't get on my top for an initial thought.
“Ouch, that’s me. Broke…”
Same 😔✊
Really good explaination! I've asked before "how do you lift with your legs?" and someone said "you just do".
In theory, but in reality most working environments rarely have objects in convenient places to lift properly, things are often behind something else or under something or deep in some sort of shelf etc lol I’m big on proper lifting so it’s hard not to notice how true this is
Yeah I agree 100% , my work has washing machine drums among other things in annoying places where you can’t always pick them up in a safe way, especially because we use order pickers and sometimes have to lean over the guards to pull something onto the pallet at the back
FedEx driver here; Yes. Everyday and the only other things to do are eat well and stretch a lot.
I agree l, I’m a stocker at Walmart. You end up using your back one way or another, there’s no way around it.
Yeah, or I'll lift something properly, but I can't walk with it properly, because my legs need to go where the object is, and I'm not strong enough to lift it above my hips.
Im a hodcarrier for bricklayers and carry buckets of cement and bricks and concrete blocks every day up ladders onto roofs and all over the scaffold proper lifting is key
Your knees won't be happy but your back will 😊
the bad posture is bad for your knees as well. and even bad for your ankles too, also bad for the shoulder joint. once you see the actual skeleton version youll see how bad the poor lifting really is
Google images of a "Vietnamese Market" squatting is our natural chilling and eating position lol.
@@user-zj3st9lu8j I've seen it. The Asian squat. There must be some anatomical differences between my back and knees and theirs
Your knees are designed for that, your back isn’t.
You don't isolate the knees. Your flat feet along with the heels, knees, thighs, and buttocks, are what are supposed balance and power the lift. That's what many get wrong more often than not. Hence, lots of visits to the hospital and/or chiropractor.
Superb demo, thanks. Now I understand it more. Also avoid lifting too heavy items alone. Get help and share the weight if possible.
They need this class at Amazon 😅
Nobody is gonna read this but there's this term in lifting called 'load management'. Basically incorrect lifting wont negatively affect you provided you don't exceed your load threshold i.e amount of weight, how many times your body can pick something up continuously before injury and how little rest you have before doing it again.
Lifting with correct technique mitigates most risk but isnt completely safe either. I had chronic back pain since before lifting weights. It has gotten worse now, however, ironically despite this my back strength and overall posture have massively improved. People who learn too late can still take something away from this as there are still things they can make better.
Yea I learned by my little brother to lift properly before I effed my back up but since then I’ve had little back problems. 😂 funny how you think you can lift the world at a young age.
That is true BUT if you continuously lift heavy things improperly your body will one day 'snap'. Preventive is better than reactive and that's why the proper lifting posture.
That's on the money!
And here I thought load management was just for lazy "professional" basketball players...
I read you
After moving furniture for more than 2 decades, my back is in great shape, and doesn't have any issues. All due to proper lifting techniques. My business slogan used to be "We'll save your back, and your bank". (For a reason).
That's legit!
Thats a nice slogan.
"Lift with you legs, close to your core" bc that's what your legs were literally designed to do
I’m glad I’ve always lifted like this because my moms always said “bend your knees to lift”
The ouches on the video really helped put this over the top. Without them I wouldn't have known what was going on
Right
That rectal probe hurts either way
Manual Handling is a big part of my job, I always life just as good a baby would lift a small ball or box. As we get older we become more conscious of how we lift. Babies just get down and pick up their toys. So cute but effective
I go down, the POTS kicks in and I topple over passing out.😂
This video gonna help my dad 5oo much ❤😊
That's one of the best explanations, visually, of proper body mechanics of lifting. Nicely done!
Except its trash
SAFELY ❤
Yeah, this actually helped me understand it a lot more
@@Obermaster10 okay buddy go ahead and lift a heavy object off the floor with your back see what happens
The problem with this video is that, no person will pick a heavy object like it is demonstrated. You can only pick up relatively light thing this way. Once weight is heavier, people will automatically move their hips up, getting much better leverage and utilising bigger muscles. This does not mean that you should flex your back to lift stuff from the ground. Keeping your back straight does not mean keeping it horizontal though as this video suggests. The first pose also shows a person picking something from the ground which is way out of reach, not something a normal person would do with a heavy object.
The way he started throwin its back for me dying
That is crazy how this puppet looks so lifelike in relation to how it moves like a human would with simply using actual “life-like” vertebrates for the puppets mid section. Great design 👍👏
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My current back pain approves this message.
😳🫢🤯 I'm 40yrs old and this is the first time I finally understand what the phrase, "Lift with your legs not your back" really means!!! Thanks to whoever made this "diagram thingy" and thanks to whoever shared it with us!!! My back is very appreciative!! 😎🤘🏻😁😜🤣🤣🤣
Sir, your back was not created to stay straight. Would you imagine not bending your legs or your arms? We now know that not using our back will stiffen it and make it weaker. It will loose its initial capacity. Our body works this way: “Use it or loose it” I advise you to do some research before believing these kind of videos. We now know that back injuries is mosty genetics and a mater of luck. For example there is plenty of studies on twins. With one of them having an office work and the other one having a really though job like plumber or builder. MRI showed 0 difference what so ever at the age of 60 years old. Of course I’m not telling you to not protect it with heavy loads, but don’t stop bending it ❤
Cheers
Thanks for your grammar
@@pdm5836 Okay. I did the research. You're wrong.
Nobody said anything about not using your back and not bending it that's absurd you just went off on a long rant about nothing.@@pdm5836
@@pdm5836 that's absolute nonsense. the matter of fact is if people are lifting heavy loads,position 1 is always going to be better than position 2.
Also more than 80% of the population will use position 2 without proper lifting technique which results in back injuries often, like my parents.
The holding point 💀