Bret Contreras | The Science Behind Training to Failure (Henneman's Size Principle)

If you're unsure of when to apply the "reps until failure" method to your workout, Bret Contreras explains his thoughts of when to use this method, and why its effective.
On this episode of the Escape Your Limits Podcast, we interview the “Godfather of Glutes,” and the man who created the viral glute workout-the hip thrust- Bret Contreras.
Wanting to understand the functionalities of the body more with certain workouts, Bret published over 50 peer reviewed articles that discussed his findings from everything between the effects crunches to doing higher reps with lower weights.
Contreras dives into the anatomy of the glutes, and the best way to train them. He also gives insight into building your muscles, and what some of the best practices are to see growth.
Due to his in-depth knowledge of the glutes, he has become known as the “glute guy,” and has trained hundreds of clients and transforming their bodies.
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[@michaeljorden2457]

Hard to focus when one is wearing daisy dukes.

[@kentborges5114]

Always enjoy your talks with bodybuilders !

[@icanmanifest]

One working set to failure is sufficient to create the stimulus necessary for muscle growth. The literature shows that additional sets Beyond this set have no benefits and can be counterproductive. If one set of sufficient, what would be the logical reason to do more sets at a lesser threshold that do not recruit all the available motor units, which by the way the type 2 motor units are the ones that result in most of the hypertrophy.