2155: The Art & Science of Building Perfect Butts With Bret Contreras
Release Date: 09/04/2023
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
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6 Things Every Dad Should Do The fatherless effect. (1:10) Dad’s impact on the health of the family. (3:39) 6 Things Every New Dad Should Do #1 - Be strong and fit. (5:44) #2 - Be hard-working. (13:41) #3 - Learn how to defend your family. (17:24) #4 - Understand your wife. (21:48) #5 - Pursue faith. (29:20) #6 - Invest well. (37:14) Questions: What’s the best workout? (44:15) Best supplements? (45:36) Any good books? (46:36) What about TRT? (47:44) Related Links/Products Mentioned Visit for an exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners! **Promo code...
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info_outlineIn this episode Sal, Adam & Justin speak with the Glute Guy, Bret Contreras.
- His strategy for not charging his clients. (2:30)
- The creation of the ‘glute guy’. (10:04)
- The fabrication of a study. (16:15)
- Breaking down the recent study on hip thrusts and barbell squats eliciting similar muscle hypertrophy. (33:27)
- The benefits of the sumo deadlift for building the butt. (50:28)
- Respecting integrity over clicks in the fitness industry. (58:13)
- Your knowledge is a pie chart. (1:04:57)
- The wisdom from the older generations. (1:09:00)
- Hitting PRs and getting stronger in the process. (1:15:43)
- Using the incline bench to build the chest. (1:19:06)
- His take on isometric training for building muscle. (1:20:45)
- You’re missing out if you’re myopic. (1:29:08)
- The lost wisdom of old-timey athletes. (1:47:25)
- How much training is necessary to maintain muscle and strength? (1:51:24)
- His annoyance with the current state of social media. (2:00:30)
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- Hip thrust and back squat training elicit similar gluteus muscle hypertrophy and transfer similarly to the deadlift
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- Effect of 8 weeks of free-weight and machine-based strength training on strength and power performance
- Will Flexing make you Bigger? Posing for Muscle Growth
- Positions of Flexion and the Rep-Range-Overlap Technique
- MAPS Old Time Strength
- Muscle Fiber Splitting Is a Physiological Response to Extreme Loading in Animals
- How Much Training is Necessary to Maintain Strength and Muscle?
- Mind Pump Podcast – YouTube
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Featured Guest/People Mentioned
- Bret Contreras PhD (@bretcontreras1) Instagram
- Brad Schoenfeld, PhD (@bradschoenfeldphd) Instagram
- Paul Carter | Hypertrophy | Education (@liftrunbang1) Instagram
- Layne Norton, Ph.D. (@biolayne) Instagram
- Joe DeFranco (@defrancosgym) Instagram
- Ben Pakulski (@bpakfitness) Instagram
- Chris Beardsley (@chrisabeardsley) Instagram
- Andy Galpin (@drandygalpin) Instagram