Most Popular Articles of 2013
Wow! It’s been a crazy year. Looking back on 2013, I’ve cranked out a lot of articles, and my blog has risen immensely in popularity. Here are the 25 most popular articles of the year: 5 Things You...
View Article2013 in Pictures
Each year, I like to reflect on my accomplishments. I worked so damn hard in 2013 that I don’t know how I’ll match my performance in 2014. Here’s what I got done in 2013: Composed 214 blogposts Wrote 8...
View ArticleAnnouncement: Editor-in-Chief of NSCA Personal Trainer Quarterly (PTQ)
Hi Fitness Friends! I have three announcements for you: 1. PTQ Editor in Chief The National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) recently decided to start up a new journal for personal...
View ArticleComing Soon – 2 x 4: Maximum Strength
Hello fitness friends!!! I have some very exciting news to share with you. My new 2 x 4: Maximum Strength program is near completion. I will be releasing this program on March 10th. I can’t tell you...
View ArticleWhat’s New for the Hip Thruster?
Hi fitness friends! It’s been a busy few months since we launched Hip Thruster. Since then, we’ve had a steady stream of orders coming in. Hopefully, you’ll start to see them appearing in gyms near...
View ArticleShow Me The Booty!
Over the weekend, I was talking to a fellow personal trainer who wanted to know how I became known as the expert in glute training. I thought about this for a minute and realized something important....
View ArticleRecent Gym PRs
Just a quick update with my training. I’ve been a PR machine lately. Funny how PRs make the day so much more enjoyable. Yesterday I pulled 515 x 3, then followed it up with 535 x 3! Several days...
View ArticleTraining for Strength: Bonus e-book!
The importance of strength If you are a strength coach, I’m guessing that you probably spend a lot of time on building programs designed to increase your athletes’ strength. Call it an educated guess....
View ArticleNew & Improved Garage Gym
In the year 2000, I purchased my first piece of fitness equipment (a Powertec power rack with a bench). Along the way, I kept making small purchases, and fourteen years later, voila. I recently moved...
View ArticleUpdates: Thesis, FAQ Tab, and 605 lb Deadlift PR
Hi fitness friends, just wanted to provide a few updates: PhD I have less than one year to finish my PhD, so I’ve been cranking on research/data collection. I realized that very few sports scientists...
View ArticleBodyweight Strength Training Anatomy – Now in 4 Languages With More to Come!
Hi Fitness Friends! Just wanted to post a quick blog to mention that my Bodyweight Strength Training Anatomy book has now been translated into German (can’t find the book via the link for German site),...
View ArticleThe Year of the Booty: The 25 Best Booty Songs of All Time
Recently, Vogue magazine declared that “We’re Officially in the Era of the Big Booty,” Entertainment Weekly declared this summer, “The Summer of Butts,” and the New York Times discussed buttocks appeal...
View ArticleRandom Announcements
Hi Fitness Friends, here are some quick updates for you. First Study for PhD Has Been Submitted I just submitted the first study for my PhD two days ago. It always takes several months to get accepted,...
View Article10 Things I’m Thankful For
I intended on writing this first thing this morning, but I ended up sleeping in. Then I ate way too much Thanksgiving food and was out of commission for a few hours. But better late than never! Below...
View ArticleTop 10 BretContreras.Com Articles in 2014
With 2014 winding down, I’d like to present to my readers the ten most popular articles of the year on my website. I’m also going to list 40 additional articles that are worth reading from 2014 (this...
View ArticleMost Influential Fitness Professionals Lists
This week, I was named on three different lists: Greatist’s The 100 Most Influential People in Health and Fitness JMax Fitness’s Top 40 Fitness Professionals to Follow in 2015 Stack’s 31 Fitness...
View ArticleA Day in the Life of The Glute Guy: All That Glitters is Not Gold
Tom Cruise is kind of a lunatic in real life, but I don’t care. From 1983’s The Outsiders, to 1986’s Top Gun, to 1988’s Cocktail and Rain Man, to 1990’s Days of Thunder, to 1992’s Far and Away and A...
View ArticleFrom the Lab to Your Pocket: Groundbreaking Leg Power Measurement With Your...
Ladies and gentlemen (especially athletes, strength coaches, and sports scientists), I’m very excited to present to you some incredible brand new technology. Imagine an iPhone app that allows athletes...
View ArticleWhat’s New in BC’s World?
Hi Fitness Friends! Time for a quick update. 1. Backed Up and Overloaded! My sincere apologies to all my colleagues, I can’t keep up with social media and email responses as I’m swamped working on my...
View ArticleHip Thruster 2.0: Band-Resisted Deadlifts and Better Band-Resisted Hip Thrusts
Hi fitness friends. I’m pleased to announce the new Hip Thruster 2.0 design. Basically, we did the following: Switched the default color from red to metallic (this was my call; the new color exudes...
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