While I can see this idea coming from good intentions, it also misses the point. Stonelifting isn't just a physical discipline, it also cultivates other aspects

While I can see this idea coming from good intentions, it also misses the point. Stonelifting isn't just a physical discipline, it also cultivates other aspects -- honoring the stones, the land, to receive the legacy of all the others who have tried lifting that stone, and to pass on the legacy for future generations of stonelifters. Your strength is developed within that context, and these ethics become intimately entwined with the personal journey. You not only feel more physically capable, but you also know it was grown as part of a larger legacy. That, in honoring the land and the stones to get stronger, some of the stone's and land's own strength has become a part of you. That is huge. I never lifted stones, but I'm involved with other disciplines which also cultivates its own set of ethics. That character-building aspect is often stripped out in modern practices. No 3d replica will ever restore something like that.