The Doctor of Growing Glutes with the Glute Guy Dr. Brett Contreras - The Barbell Life

Fitness Instructor who is known for sharing workout related content to his Instagram and for his over 360,000 followers. He is a published author and lecturer known for focusing on the importance of workout techniques related to glutes. He is also the owner of company and brand The Glute Lab. He earned his PhD in Sports Sciences and is CSCS certified. He earned recognition in the fitness world for being the inventor of The Hip Thruster gym kit. He was then featured in multiple press outlets including Men's Health, Men's Fitness, and FLEX. In this episode of Barbell Shrugged the crew digs into coaching CrossFit games athletes, the journey of a professional CrossFit Coach, and managing business, life, fatherhood, and fitness. Minute Breakdown: 0-10 – Speaking bro and not getting hung up in the PHD to connect with people 11-20 – Eliminating ego and always learning 21-30 – Why strength and conditioning needs to be lead by researchers and science 31-40 - The value of motor recruitment and soreness 41 -50 - Genetic coding and muscle type 51 -60 - Specificity in training for sport Bret Contreras on Instagram Pre-Order Bret's new book "The Glute Lab" Travis Mash on Instagram ------------------------------------------- Please Support Our Sponsors Savage Barbell Apparel - Save 25% on your first order using the code "Shrugged" -------------------------------------------- One Ton Challenge Weekend August 1st - 4th Find your 1rm in the snatch, clean, jerk, squat, dead, bench. Add them up to find your One Ton Total. The goal is 2,000 pounds for men and 1,200 for women. 4 days. 6 lifts. 1 goal. 1 Ton. http://live.onetonchallenge.com "What is the One Ton Challenge" "How Strong is Strong Enough" "How do I Start the One Ton Challenge" --------------------------------------------------- Show notes: https://shruggedcollective.com/tbl-contreras --------------------------------------------------- ► Travel thru Europe with us on the Shrugged Voyage, more info here: https://www.theshruggedvoyage.com/ ► What is the Shrugged Collective? Click below for more info: https://youtu.be/iUELlwmn57o ► Subscribe to Shrugged Collective's Channel Here http://bit.ly/BarbellShruggedSubscribe 📲 🎧 Listen to the audio version on the Apple Podcast App or Stitcher for Android Here- http://bit.ly/BarbellShruggedApple http://bit.ly/BarbellShruggedStitcher Shrugged Collective is a network of fitness, health and performance shows that help people achieve their physical and mental health goals. Usually in the gym, but outside as well. In 2012 they posted their first Barbell Shrugged podcast and have been putting out weekly free videos and podcasts ever since. Along the way we've created successful online coaching programs including The Shrugged Strength Challenge, The Muscle Gain Challenge, FLIGHT, Barbell Shredded, and Barbell Bikini. We're also dedicated to helping affiliate gym owners grow their businesses and better serve their members by providing owners tools and resources like the Barbell Business Podcast. Find Shrugged Collective and their flagship show Barbell Shrugged here: SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES ► http://bit.ly/ShruggedCollectiveiTunes WEBSITE ► https://www.ShruggedCollective.com INSTAGRAM ► https://instagram.com/shruggedcollective FACEBOOK ► https://facebook.com/barbellshruggedpodcast TWITTER ► http://twitter.com/barbellshrugged