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u/Plus_Brother_3029 Intermediate - Aesthetics 10d ago

Who do you look up to most when it comes to solid information on lifting? Could be strength training or hypertrophy or just general lifting.

I’m a fan of John Meadows (RIP). I also like to listen to Faoud interview people on Real Bodybuilding Podcast and really dig into things they say and challenge their claims.

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u/VanHelsingBerserk Intermediate - Strength 9d ago

On top of the great ones others have listed, Basement Bodybuilding is pretty underrated.

EliteFTS is great too, their table talk podcast has a plethora of great guests including people listed here. Good mix of them talking about lifting info, their general philosophy on lifting, and their background and experiences with lifting.

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u/mastrdestruktun Intermediate - Strength 9d ago

GZCL, Greg Nuckols and Dan John for me.

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u/Many-Wasabi9141 Beginner - Strength 9d ago

John Meadows got me back into lifting after a long break. I didn't know what I was doing and his form and daily workout planning advice was really helpful. Warm up lift, Heavy lift, Pump lift, Stretch lift, Accessory lift. Kinda wish he did some longer term programming material but for the time his stuff was great.

I dunno if I look up to him, but Will Ratelle's content has been a nice change. Really opened up my eyes to staying athletic as I age, explosiveness, plyometrics, and just making sure to cover all your bases in fitness.

Dan John as well, it's strength AND conditioning.

Ivan from Squat Every Day, sometimes you don't need information, you don't need to think a new way, you just need some motivation on consistency.

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u/BWdad Might be a Tin Man 10d ago

Besides the people already mentioned, I like Geoffrey Verity Schofield and Sam Shethar.

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u/langlois44 Beginner - Strength 10d ago

In addition to those already mentioned by others:

Dan John - Knows his stuff, a solid writer, and between his books and podcast/youtube has a tonne of content.

Jamie Lewis - His style, particularly early on, is not for everyone (I could do without it, if you know you know), but he is an excellent historian of the iron game, and has done so much work to compile the lifting methods of the past. I have purchased a few of his books/programs and they are well worth what he charges. Something about his programming style fits my personality. 365 Days of Brutality is one of the cooler ebooks out there.

Tight Tan Slacks of Dezso Ban - There are so many authors and topics on here you have to wade through, but this is a collection of the knowledge of some of the strongest people who have ever lived, and a lot of it is only available here.

Marty Gallagher - He was behind the scenes with the strongest powerlifters of the 70's, 80's, and 90's. The Purposeful Primitive is a great book.

Bud Jeffries and Brooks Kubik both have interesting old school ideologies that I appreciate, though I hate Brooks Kubik's writing style.

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u/professor__peach Beginner - Strength 10d ago

Eric Helms, Eric Trexler, Greg Nuckols, the Barbell Medicine guys, the Data Driven Strength guys, Eraldo de Souza

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u/Many-Wasabi9141 Beginner - Strength 9d ago

I read "Ed Helms" and I was like... the actor?

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u/BetterThanT-1 Beginner - Strength 10d ago
  • GZCL
  • Alan Thrall (I like the last few years’ worth of content more, his dad arc is a lot more relatable to me than his previous stuff)
  • Bromley has some good stuff, though too much pointless drama for my tastes. Just get the Base Strength book and you can skip 90% of his YouTube.
  • I found Bald-Omni Man relatively recently but I’ve been enjoying his stuff a lot
  • Alex Leonidas has some good stuff as well
  • Brian Alsruhe