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Squats Versus Hip Thrusts Part III: Forcetime Data

Quick Summary: Squats involve almost twice as much range of motion (ROM) in terms of barbell displacement than hip thrusts, in addition to more time under tension at identical rep ranges The force...

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Squats Versus Hip Thrusts Part IV: Transfer to Performance

Quick Summary: Hip thrusts are markedly more effective than front squats at improving sprinting acceleration, max isometric midthigh pull force, and max hip thrust strength in male teenage athletes....

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Hip Thrust Wiki Page

Contributors Bret Contreras Chris Beardsley Andrew Vigotsky Overview The hip thrust is a loaded glute bridge performed with the back resting on a bench, which increases the exercise range of motion. It...

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The No Barbell Experiment on Squat and Deadlift and Hip Thrust Strength

I’ve decided to conduct a little experiment on myself. For no good reason aside from curiosity and pure passion for strength training science, I am going to perform zero barbell squats or deadlifts or...

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The No Barbell Experiment On Squat And Deadlift And Hip Thrust Strength: The...

The results are in: Going 5 weeks without any lower body barbell training (I did smith machine squats, lever machine squats, smith machine good mornings, lever machine good mornings, hammer strength...

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The 8-Week Hip Thrust / Leg Extension / Nordic Ham Curl Experiment

Update: I wrote this blogpost a month ago, but someone hacked my blog so I couldn’t post it. Over the past four weeks since performing this experiment, I’ve gone on to tie numerous squat and deadlift...

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