Today’s blogpost is an interview with Nia Shanks. I follow a lot of professionals in the fitness industry and it is my personal belief that Nia writes the best training programs out of any female in the industry. She knows…
Strength Training
Special Workouts
by Bret • May 6, 2010 • 1 Comment
I’m a huge fan of Louie Simmons. Louie has positively impacted Powerlifting more than any single individual. Years ago Louie started teaching his pupils how to incorporate special workouts into their training regimens. Here are Louie’s words: If you are…
Nutrition
How to Eat Like a Man!
by Bret • May 4, 2010 • 19 Comments
In today’s article I’m going to outline the nutritional strategy that I’ve used over the past several years in order to gain appreciable strength and stay relatively lean and healthy. While I’ll be the first to admit that I’m no…
Guest Blogs
Guest Blog: Shoulder Packing by Joe Sansalone
by Bret • May 2, 2010 • 17 Comments
Today’s post will be from my friend Joe Sansalone regarding the topic of shoulder packing. The best part about this guest-blog is that Joe doesn’t even know I’m posting it; I simply compiled information from Joe’s posts on the StrengthCoach.Com…
Conditioning
Innovative Complexes; a Barbell Complex and a JC Band Complex
by Bret • April 29, 2010 • 9 Comments
Ugh! Energy system development! I don’t know if you’re anything like me, but I hate cardio, I hate intervals, I hate complexes, I hate Tabatas, and I hate high reps. In fact, I hate anything that involves multiple repetitions. To…
Glute Training
New Ideas
by Bret • April 28, 2010 • 3 Comments
There’s a huge advantage to having a garage gym. If I get bored, I walk into my garage and start looking around, trying to think of new things. In case you didn’t see it, last week I came up with…
Guest Blogs, Training Philosophy
My Top Coaching Influences by Michael Boyle
by Bret • April 25, 2010 • 8 Comments
Yesterday Mike Boyle posted the following article on his website StrengthCoach.Com. I found it so inspiring that I emailed him and asked if I could repost it on my site. He was kind enough to grant my request. When I…
Glute Training, Strength Training
I am the Glute Guy and Here are My Secrets!
by Bret • April 23, 2010 • 81 Comments
In this article I’m going to try to please the male readers, female readers, and trainers. If you’re simply looking for a good butt workout then skip down to the bottom of this article. But if you want some substance…