Progression

Progression ladder for the Atlas Stones

Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.

Easier and harder steps around the Atlas Stones

These are the substitutes for the Atlas Stones, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.

Easier steps

  1. barbell bent over row

    • Intermediate
    • Barbell
    • Upper-back
  2. barbell rear delt row

    • Intermediate
    • Barbell
    • Delts
  3. barbell reverse grip bent over row

    • Intermediate
    • Barbell
    • Lats
  4. Standing Dumbbell Upright Row

    Standing Dumbbell Upright Row

    • Intermediate
    • Dumbbell
    • Traps
  5. Clean Shrug

    Clean Shrug

    • Intermediate
    • Barbell
    • Traps
  6. Bent Over Two-Arm Long Bar Row

    Bent Over Two-Arm Long Bar Row

    • Intermediate
    • Barbell
    • Middle-back

Where you are now

Atlas Stones

Atlas Stones

  • Advanced
  • Other
  • Lower-back

Harder steps

Nothing in the substitutes for the Atlas Stones scores harder than it.

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