I know I'm late to this discussion, but I first heard McGill lecture on this subject back in 2000 or 2001, IIRC. I've been writing about it in articles and books ever since. It's accepted among fitness professionals and, to my knowledge, not remotely controversial.
I've read and reread both of McGill's books to the point that the bindings have filed restraining orders against me, but the only way to keep current with McGill is to follow his new research month by month as it's published. He always has something interesting to add to the ongoing discussion over spine health and core training, and if you don't know what he's published recently, you're behind.
The only fault I'd put on the NYT is that the information they used is old stuff to fitness professionals. I think they could've written the exact same article 5 years ago.
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