All exercises are awesome. Some are better suited than others for helping a person reach various goals. This video details a guide that can be used to help determine how effective a particular exercise is for hypertrophy, strength, and/or performance. As you’ll see, there are three different types of clues or “puzzle pieces” that we can rely upon to inform us: those based on common sense and sensation, those that provide numerical data, and those involving training interventions. Common sense and numerical data generate hypotheses, whereas longitudinal experiments test theories. All clues contain massive flaws and inherent limitations, which is precisely why multiple puzzle pieces should be utilized to ascertain the big picture.

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Progressive Overload vs The Mind Muscle Connection

In this video, I discuss the research behind attentional focus, the benefits of the mind muscle connection and progressive overload, the reason why I believe the latter is more important than the former, and the black or white fallacy.

How To Structure The Perfect Glute Workout

It’s taken my decades of training folks and experimenting to figure out the optimal program structure to maximize glute development. Right now, this is where it’s at. Hasn’t changed much over the years but it’s definitely evolved.

The BEST Glute Workout at Home (You’re Not Doing!)

It is very easy to perform a highly challenging glute workout from home. With just a band, some common furniture, and your own bodyweight, you can still hammer the glutes from all angles. Upper glute...

Knee-Banded Squats and Hip Thrusts for Glute Growth: Yay or Nay?

In this video, I break down the research pertaining to knee banded squats and hip thrusts, discuss why there’s so...

Did Bret Contreras invent the barbell Hip Thrust?

Did Bret Contreras invent the barbell hip thrust or is he a fraud? First things first. If you say they’ve...

How To Grow Your Glutes Without Growing Your Legs - Updated

In this video, I explain why it’s so hard to grow your glutes without growing your legs. I discuss the...

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