Bret Contreras


Contreras a former high school Math teacher has quickly become one of the must reads in the fitness industry. He rose to well-deserved fame in the industry with his bible/dissertation ‘Advanced Techniques in Glutei Maximi Strengthening.’ Since then he has gone as much by the moniker “The Glute Guy” as he has Bret.

He is a certified personal trainer, has his NSCA CSCS, and is also certified in the Functional Movement Screen. Where I believe Bret really shines though is in the research he does in the field, and how he translates on his blog. If you want a blog that’s going to give you useful information on a daily basis then look no further then Bret’s. He backs most of his material with scientific evidence or reasoning, and not just anecdotes. In fact the basis of the “Glutei Maximi Strengthening” book were EMG experiments he did on the glutes to learn more about muscle activation in these muscles.



 

Tuesday Posts: Cressey, Gentilcore, and Contreras…

by Jason LaChance on June 28, 2011

in Bret Contreras,Eric Cressey,James Smith: Diesel Crew,T-Nation.com,Tony Gentilcore

Were off to a good start in the industry today with new blog posts from Eric Cressey and Tony Gentilcore along with a new T-Nation article from Bret Contreras.


Eric Cressey explains the idea behind using Open vs. Closed Loop exercises.

“Never expect true carryover from your strength and conditioning programs to the “randomness” of your daily life unless you implement more unpredictable challenges in those strength and conditioning programs.”

Tony Gentilcore brings us his weekly ‘Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work’ post. As always Tony links to some very useful info. He recommends articles from:

*Jason Seib on why we should avoid scales.
*JC Deen on how fitness marketing effects the lifting habits of women. This is a good one for those women terrified of getting bulky.
*Jim Smith with a Livestrong.com article on how to balance fitness with a busy life.

Bret Contreras is at it again with another T-Nation article titled ‘Max Out On Squats Everyday’. Bret discusses his research and visit to John Broz’s facility in Las Vegas.

The article is too packed with info to summarize, but you should definitely look for the points on Olympic Lifting Methodology, Overtraining, Peaking, and Why Your Body is a Liar. The opening quote alone is classic….

If your family was captured and you were told you needed to put 100 pounds onto your max squat within two months or your family would be executed, would you squat once per week? Something tells me that you’d start squatting every day. Other countries have this mindset. America does not.
– John Broz

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