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.

The Glute Medius Hip Thrust

Here’s my favorite glute medius exercise…I’m calling it the Glute Medius Hip Thrust. I know it’s not a hip thrust but the point is that it’s that good of an exercise for the gluteus medius, and I want everyone taking it seriously.

The Glute Guy Reacts to Jeff Nippard’s Glute Exercise Rankings (Best & Worst)

Here’s a reaction post to Jeff Nippard’s latest video where he ranks glute exercises from best to worst. I have so much respect for Jeff; he has tremendously helped spread strength training science and scientific...

5 Unique Exercises That MASSIVELY Grew My Delts

Back in the day, when I wanted to grow my delts, I’d push it really hard on military and shoulder...

The BEST Glute Exercise You’re Not Doing!

Here’s a new stretching movement for the glute that I’ve been doing at Glute Lab Fort Lauderdale. The Glute Squad...

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,...

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