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By Bret Contreras
Eat, Lift, and Condition to Lose Fat and Maintain Muscle
By Marc Lewis and...
BY BRET CONTRERAS, PHD, CSCS
Yoga and Pilates are excellent forms of exercise that have...
BY BRET CONTRERAS, PHD, CSCS
Ever since I started consuming fitness information over two...
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Flex Your Brain
Bodybuilders have been referring to the mind-muscle...
We all want bigger muscles, and to build bigger muscles we need to get stronger – much stronger...
The machines versus free weights debate has literally been going on for decades. Certain key...
When it comes to training calves, most people leave room on the table in terms of hypertrophy...
Silly weekend warriors. Everybody knows that squats are superior to leg presses right? They're...
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First, I apologize if I left out one of your favorite exercises...
Bret_ContrerasElite Coach
First, I apologize if I left out one of your favorite exercises...
Bret_ContrerasElite Coach
First, I apologize if I left out one of your favorite exercises...
Every guy has his own theory about which exercises are the best and which exercises suck...
Here are 7 reasons why you should squat deep:
1. SQUATTING DEEP INCREASES GLUTE ACTIVITY
In...
The Texas Method: History and Background
As far as I can tell, Olympic Weightlifting Coach Glenn...
Old-school gym lore suggested that each pound of muscle burned 50 calories per day. The more...
The gym can be an intimidating place.
Besides the grunting and the weights dropping, there is a...
If you want to take time off of training (or you’re forced to take time off of training) what...
There has been a plethora of research comparing high- and low-load training over the past...
A prior study examining the relationship between muscle fiber typology and rep performance found...
A recent six-month crossover study had subjects perform three months of low-load training and...
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