Flame-free confession: although I think he’s an alright guy and have learned from him, I’m starting to feel Bret Contreras’s glute-training specialization and fixation is obnoxious.
And I don’t know why.
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Glutes are in now. My PT wants me to do some glute stuff. I promised him I’d start, but I haven’t.
Isn’t this just deep squats ?
Not sure. Quit listening at the word glute 
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I’ve always regarded Butt Boy as a redundant clown. Just can’t see him as obnoxious because of this lol. He’s like one of the loser side characters in a Judd Apatow stoner comedy.
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I just can’t help but feel a seeming fetishization made public, over and over and over again, is bizarre. I recall a post in which he wrote about the largest measured glutes on a man and a woman. Recently he wrote a post in which there was a close-up picture of Ronnie Coleman’s glutes. Then there are posts upon posts of womens’ glute transformations, some with his commentary, but usually with reposts of the womens’ angst-laden, self-obsessed discourse about life with a pancake rear end versus life with a heavily muscled one.
Mega yawn…
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With that said I have taken his advice and redone my leg workouts and I actually feel better for it. There is less strain on my erectors during some lifts and chores, for real.
I give him credit for being a hard worker though. He’s clearly dedicated to his profession.
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This seems to be the focus of my PT as well, but it’s worked. I find that there’s no reason to squat after various lunges and step ups with slow eccentrics. Squats would be faster but I’m not sure if they’re better.
I gave up back squats entirely last year. I did them for years on end. I see no justification at this point for pulverizing my body with them and standard deadlifts anymore. And I feel a lot better.
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I haven’t done squats or deads since November. My back feels better - it’s no longer perpetually sore. But, I admit I’m tired of single leg work. It takes forever.
I kind of wish my leg day was just a few sets of squats instead of 2-3 sets of 6 rehab exercises.
Just now, what took you so long? I have felt this for years.
I think it’s because I got such good quad development from them and that’s because I have a squatter’s body so to speak. So I just kept doing them. Then I moved onto front squats for a few months last year, until I couldn’t stand the thought of a bar compressing my body anymore, perhaps because of age, and also realizing that even if squats were the best exercise, if I don’t do them, nothing in my life will be effected—literally nothing! I’m not doing a show ever again and even if my quads were to shrink a bit, it doesn’t matter.
I was using the safety bar for some time with squats too.
My leg workout now is this:
GHR
Lunges
Nautilus Hip thrust machine
RDL
Glute activation/pump: Frog pump and cable abduction superset
Oh, I thought you meant why it took me so long to drop squats. 
What made you feel this way too?
After some time it started seeming odd. I have some other thoughts on it but I don’t want to bash the guy. He’s seems like a nice guy.
I believe so.
Planet Fitness Update:
If all I ever do is use their unlimited massage chairs my membership is well worth it. Getting to workout around chicks in yoga pants again is a nice bonus. After those two things the weights are cool, I guess. I like the rower as well… I might just end up keeping this membership indefinitely.
Cheapskate Victory:
Went to walgreens today to buy these almonds my kid likes (Blue Diamond Bold Salt and Vinegar, they are awesome) and saw some Macadamia nuts. Big sack of them for $10, usually I wouldnt splurge but I havent had the in a while and they were calling my name. So $10 for the Almonds and $10 for the macadamia nuts… and my ring up total was… $11. Didnt even realize it till I got to the car, but the Macadamia nuts were mispriced and rang up for $0.979 instead of $9.79 … So I went right back in and bought the rest of them
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Confession - This is probably my favorite lifting image of all time. Every time I squat in the garage shirtless I feel like I look like this LOL.
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Same, but with more muffin top and waaaaaay less weight.
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I would do questionable things for a cookie right now.
What is your credit card number and expiration date? I can hook you up.
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