Podcasts 2018
by Jamie DeRevere October 31, 2018
Here are the podcasts that I’ve been a guest on in the past year: STRONG Life Podcast with Zach Even-Esh – The Art of (STRENGTH) Coaching Joe DeFranco’s Podcast –...
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Discussing Muscle Hypertrophy Science With Brad Schoenfeld
by Bret Contreras July 20, 2016
Sports science and strength and conditioning experts have been speculating about the mechanisms that create skeletal muscle hypertrophy for decades. One of the first mainstream fitness writers to summarize the...
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Pimping Your Program Design
by Bret Contreras February 13, 2016
Fitness friends, I can’t stress to you enough how important it is to create training programs that are sustainable in the long run. I struggled with this for many years,...
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Rehabilitation vs. Athletic Performance Enhancement Training: Are we Asking Questions that are Already Answered?
by Bret Contreras August 18, 2015
Rehabilitation vs. Athletic Performance Enhancement Training: Are we Asking Questions that are Already Answered? Robert A. Panariello MS, PT, ATC, CSCS Professional Physical Therapy Professional Athletic Performance Center New York,...
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A Response to the Internet Expert
by Bret Contreras March 25, 2015
Recently, I saw a Facebook thread that was criticizing a popular strength coach for his methods. I happen to know this strength coach and appreciate his insight. This particular coach’s...
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Why I Lift, and Why You Should Too
by Bret Contreras December 04, 2014
Lifting weights is good for you. You don’t need me to tell you that, it’s common sense. Most people intuitively understand that sedentarism is not a good idea, and that...
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You Should Definitely Avoid this Movement
by Bret Contreras December 01, 2014
If there’s one movement that I absolutely loathe, it’s the “movement” that attempts to convince readers to avoid certain exercises altogether. I’ve gone to great lengths in past articles to...
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The Ten Worst Types of Personal Trainers
by Bret Contreras September 23, 2014
In any field, you’ll find a large discrepancy between the most talented and competent individuals and the least talented and competent individuals. In the world of personal training, there is...
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Should the Rehabilitation and Strength and Conditioning Professional Abandon “Traditional” Bi-lateral Leg Exercise for Single Leg Exercise Performance?
by Bret Contreras August 02, 2014
Today’s article is from Rob Panariello, a regular contributor to this blog. I always appreciate Rob’s insight, logic, and thought-process. I finally got to meet Rob in person at the...
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Threat and Performance: Central Governors
by Bret Contreras July 30, 2014
Threat and Performance: Central Governors By Todd Hargrove Imagine getting the keys to a Ferrari. You like speed, so you floor it to see what’s under the hood. After a...
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What The Gambler Can Teach You About Strength Training
by Bret Contreras July 10, 2014
Kenny Rogers sang The Gambler in 1978. On the surface, the song appears to be about gambling, but there’s a much deeper meaning pertaining to life in general. The song is very...
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Should Strength and Conditioning Professionals Attempt to Incorporate “Everything” into Their Training Program Design?
by Bret Contreras June 05, 2014
Robert A. Panariello MS, PT, ATC, CSCS Professional Physical Therapy Professional Athletic Performance Center New York, New York In a recent conversation with my good friend Hall of Fame Strength...
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Know Thy Personal Records: Are You Aware of Your Indicators?
by Bret Contreras April 17, 2014
Everyone should be aware of their personal records (PRs). You should know multiple PRs for each variation. Before I did 2 x 4 Maximum Strength, I didn’t have an adequate...
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Why Percentages Fail Some Lifters
by Bret Contreras April 17, 2014
The following is an excerpt from 2 x 4: Maximum Strength Many programs utilize percentages for loading schemes. To name a few, Shieko, Smolov, and The Russian Squat Routine each...
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Learning Proper Form in Strength Training
by Bret Contreras March 26, 2014
I have three simple rules when it comes to form: Due to anatomical differences, good form will necessarily look different from one lifter to the next All beginning lifters must...
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The Illustrated Guide to a PhD
by Bret Contreras January 23, 2014
This article is by Matt Might. What an excellent way to view a PhD! Using my situation as an example, I’ve read all the research on the glutes, I’ve conducted...
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If You Could Only Do One Lift…
by Bret Contreras October 23, 2013
I can’t think of a question that comes up more in Strength & Conditioning interviews than, “If you could only do one lift, what would it be?” Most of my...
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Strength & Conditioning Programming Flow Chart
by Bret Contreras August 01, 2013
I drew this out today to help people determine how they should train. It’s a strength & conditioning programming flowchart. Tomorrow I’ll explain some of it including what maintenance mode...
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Fitness is Not Religion or Politics, and there are Many Ways to Construct a Good Training Program
by Bret Contreras July 26, 2013
Most lifters start working out to look and feel better. Along the way, they get sucked into one of the numerous fitness cults out there and turn into annoying fitness...
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Ease Into Things
by Bret Contreras July 17, 2013
Looking back at my 21-year lifting career, I can tell you that most of my nagging pain, injuries, and setbacks were due to one simple thing – failing to ease...
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Why I Lift, and Why You Should Too
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You Should Definitely Avoid this Movement
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The Ten Worst Types of Personal Trainers
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Should the Rehabilitation and Strength and Conditioning Professional Abandon “Traditional” Bi-lateral Leg Exercise for Single Leg Exercise Performance?
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