#16 The story behind the hip thrust and how to build better glutes with Bret Contreras

In this episode, I am speaking to "The Glute Guy" aka Bret Contreras. Bret is not only the go-to guy for all things glutes, but he also has a Ph.D. in Sports Science and is a Certified Strength & Conditioning coach, researcher, author, and owner of The Glute Lab.

In this episode we discussed…

how Bret became known as the Glute Guy and where the barbell hip thrust came fromhow he has amassed over 1 million followers on Instagram and the dark side of thatadvice for people getting started with the barbell hip thrusta few of his own client case studies and how glute strength can carry over to other liftstackling muscle imbalances the role of banded glute work how often to train gluteswhat he sees as the most underrated glute exerciseand how his bachelor degree in education has helped him as a coach

Hope you enjoy this episode with Bret Contreras. Personally, I can't believe that the Podcast allowed me the opportunity to chat with someone who has been a huge influence in my journey as a coach and I look forward to doing a follow-up episode in the future.

Links:
Bret can be found on Twitter @bretcontreras and on Instagram @bretcontreras1
Bret's Youtube video "How often to train glutes" 

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