 All right, the first question is from Lucy Zl3 from listening to mine pump I've learned that compound lifts are essential for building strength and muscle Would you consider the hip thrust to be in the same category or is it more of an accessory exercise for those seeking to develop their glutes? That's a great. It is a great question. That is a really good question. And it's crazy. Actually you bring up the hip Oh man We're gonna combo this. Well, I didn't know I didn't know you were going to go this direction Yeah, the hip thrust, but we didn't talk about the intro the master of the hip thrust our our buddy over there Brett Contreras is getting some heat right now. Yeah, boy. That just that is you know, again Here's the thing that sucks about being in the limelight like that is you know You do some shit where you cheat on your girl for that long. I mean and same thing with like luis I don't know she's going after him Well, you know, I listened to her talk. She's not throwing him under the bus. Like she's not saying his name It's just that everybody everybody who knows that they were together like as she's inferring it But we yeah, and she wrote a fucking newsletter. I mean she did put a newsletter out like she's so she and she's got Like 300,000 followers. So she's got a massive following herself. So basically he was cheat on her Yeah, yeah, she don't know where there's a system for like a year or a year and a half for some shit Is what what she said, of course, and I'm only repeating what I've heard from her Yeah, we don't know that which I mean she's the victim I would think that she's probably the most credible source to like share the information. So it's not like I'm I'm sharing but we don't know for sure a hundred percent just based off what she says Yeah, yeah, yeah based off of what she said. Yeah, and then would you say about luis at luis same thing, dude? Yeah, yeah with uh, what's her face gen doc doc fit or whatever I forget her I forget what her her handle is or whatever same thing I you know, I was just talking to jordan at lunch, too Like man, I was really surprised That that didn't destroy his image I thought that somebody who's like that, you know, the oh it's super positive or everything like that and then I'm a good guy. Yeah. Yeah, kind of presents himself in that light would get really crushed by that and just didn't But I wasn't the one thing that I think both of them are doing and I've I've seen brett's page, too And I know there's already all this crazy hate just not acknowledge it. Yeah, just totally ignore it And the storm kind of roll by you know, this is so I actually respect lane norton a lot Exactly for this he oh, he addressed it. He yeah, he got divorced because He had an affair and he addressed it head on publicly which takes a lot of balls, you know And so I appreciate that. Oh, it's one of the things that we we've connected I mean we consider lane a friend and you know, he's a very polarizing personality But the end of the day I think that he means well We all felt that way and we felt he's authentic when we're talking about people that are authentic and really I like him or not. Yeah, lane is he wears it on a sleeve. Yeah, lane is not trying to pretend That he is he is he comes off as an asshole sometimes. That's who he is. That's he's 100% He's 100% you meet him in person. Sometimes you're like, what an asshole? But okay For sure, so I know that I just took a left on that but that just reminded me that people are flawed dude People are flawed. We all make mistakes So it's just you know, and I think sometimes when you put someone in a pedestal or they put themselves on a pedestal Maybe it's a long fall, you know when when when shit well That's where I think it's crazy is that the ones that that put themselves on the pedestal And I think probably it's more surprising to me about lewis than it is Brett because I don't feel like Brett really talked about that stuff like he was really he kept all his personal life Pretty quiet. He stayed on to the the glute building. Yeah. Yeah All right, so let's get back to the to the hip thrust now I you know, I've recently been doing more and more hip thrust and I see a lot of value in them Yeah, your glutes look great. They look amazing. You should feel them, but I I'll have to give you a good game slap. No, I'm just kidding. Don't do that. I But you know to place them in the same category Because there's a lot of compound lifts Any lift that that uses more than one joint would be considered compound That doesn't mean that all compound lifts though are in what I would consider the the best, you know The top category of lifts which include barbell squat Deadlift overhead press. Those are the three kind of top lifts that I would say then you can throw in like a barbell row And a bench press. So there's your your top top five Would I consider a hip thrust? No in that and no, I the answer. Yeah, I wouldn't I wouldn't do that Like I can think so barbell squat. I would say one of the best exercises you could do for your lower body I think any split stance free would exercise like a lunge or bulgarian split stand squat still superior To a a a glute, you know a hip thrust in terms of just Functional performance and overall development any squat variation. I would also put above it front squats Back squats goblet squats Step-ups on a step Weighted step-ups. I might even rank higher. Yeah, that doesn't mean that the hip thrust doesn't have a lot of value I just don't know if I would put it up there more isolated It's just got one function to it So I got into this debate on our forum like last year when I came out and said this So I came out and kind of shit on it a little bit And I shit on it for these reasons because people were coming out and saying it's the most functional exercise that we can do And I was like too far. Yeah, no too far exactly or it's the one of the best compound movements We can do no no no, it's not, you know, it's not the most functional It is not is it an awesome exercise. Fuck. Yes. Is it incredible for building the glutes? Yes Like it's definitely I definitely believe it belongs in a lot of people's repertoire for sure I don't think it's like just some good french there Did I mess it up? Don't fuck with me, bro I had that combo. I had that pure combo. Oh, yeah, look at it. Organify coming through there Wait 20 minutes 30 minutes. No, it's see it takes me longer. I think it takes a sal 30 I think we're almost like 45 50 years It's a little delayed in my brain a little bit But anyways, I just I I got into this debate with somebody that it is not And here's here's the case that somebody can make a first of all the uh, you have to write away anybody who's presenting it as as amazing as it is more than likely is profiting off of off of a product that's related to it So be careful of that. So if you're gonna if you're gonna read the science and the literature on it Read the science and literature of somebody that's not attached also to to the product itself So that's important that you do that. Yeah, and when you read all the literature that's around that movement Yeah, it's an incredible glute development movement and and are a lot of people suffering from anterior pelvic tilt Yeah, and I think that would be a great exercise to do to help counter that So it's a great strengthening exercise so long as you do it right, right exactly So long as you do it right that can help address that is it one of the best things for building the glutes? Absolutely So you can make a lot of cases for why it's amazing But no no no no does it belong up there with overhead press deadlift Now I want to add one thing to this is that and that is if an exercise Specifically corrects an issue or an imbalance for you that exercise becomes the most functional Excellent point. So to that argument a seated row could be the most important thing that you do right, right? I'm saying like so So if you have an issue with hip extension if your glutes aren't firing The way you want but syndrome right if it's underdeveloped if that's something that if this if the hip thrust Is the perfect exercise for your body and your movement patterns Then it does belong in the absolute. What a what a great point because you're right if I know people Some people listening like no that exercise changed my life. Yeah, that's right No, that's a hundred percent right and all the ones that you listed before Step-ups, split stance, you know lunges Squats if you're if your glutes aren't firing properly and you don't have good hip extension Then barbell hip thrust could absolutely Supercede those movements totally because of that reason. So that is a very good point And we're speaking generally so generally speaking You know after training hundreds of people or thousands through the gym people have come through my gyms Um hip thrust generally speaking just aren't as valuable For most people like a deadlift or like a barbell squat or a split stance squat But there are definitely people um where a barbell hip thrust is the most Beneficial valuable exercise. So at the end of the day, yes, we're giving you general advice But you have to apply it to yourself as an individual and if you're somebody that lacks that hip extension Lacks that connectivity to your glutes or let's just say you're into body sculpting and body building You really don't care too much about function. You just really want to develop Just the glutes and you have trouble connecting to them with barbell squat. Now it becomes an extremely valuable exercise So I wanted to put that out there because for sure, you know, we have a lot of listeners and for sure There's at least five people listening who are like hip thrust change my life. Yeah, and they that very well may be true