Today’s article is a guest-blog from my colleague Chris Beardsley. This was intended for the blog on the research review site, but I convinced Chris to let me post it here. There isn’t a single study in the literature examining…
Glute Training
Exciting New Glute Research Pertaining to Knee Biomechanics in the Lunge
by Bret • November 8, 2012 • 37 Comments
I want to be the first to report some very cool research that has emerged pertaining to the role of the gluteus maximus during the lunge exercise. A study was just recently published titled: Computational modeling of a forward lunge:…
Actual Hip Thrust Loading Progressions Spanning Multiple Months
by Bret • October 31, 2012 • 84 Comments
I feel that this post is one of the most important blogs I’ve posted. I’ve gone to great lengths on this blog to showcase videos of hip thrusts, instructional videos explaining proper form, and reasons why the hip thrust is…
Strong Female Booties – Stronger than Most Male’s in Fact!
by Bret • October 24, 2012 • 45 Comments
Here are some highlights from the past couple of months at BCSC (Bret Contreras Strength & Conditioning – which refers to wherever Bret happens to be training people at the moment haha). I want to point out that you don’t…
My Bell is Bigger than Your Bell!
by Bret • October 23, 2012 • 27 Comments
I was surfing through Google Images for a good kettlebell swing picture and couldn’t find any I liked, so I had my brother take this one today. Pretty sweet if I must say so. The 203lb KB is big, but…
Proper Kettlebell Swing Form
by Bret • October 10, 2012 • 18 Comments
I wanted to put together a compilation of the best kettlebell swing videos I’ve seen for my readers. But before I do this, I first want to give a shout-out to Pavel Tsatsouline, the Russian broseph who popularized the swing…
Dropping Some Glute Knowledge & Strong Hip Thrusts
by Bret • October 5, 2012 • 19 Comments
On Tuesday I was interviewed on The Jack-n-Out-Connection. These guys are very funny. They’re associated with Fitocracy; a fitness website that has built up a lot of steam over the past year due to excellent community involvement. The interview is…
Long Lever Pelvic Tilt Plank (LLPTP)
by Bret • September 14, 2012 • 25 Comments
My friend Brad Schoenfeld and I are currently conducting a study on the long lever pelvic tilt plank (LLPTP). This is the exercise-name we came up with for the study. I’d have called it the RKC plank, as this is…