So this is going to be a weird post. Originally it was a continuation of a post examining Barbalho et al’s study on the hip thrust versus the squat. Specifically it contained Bret’s (still) pathetic ad hominem attack on Barbalho along with an examination of Bret’s original thesis on the topic. I compared that thesis to the (apparently) strong methodology of Barbalho’s paper at the end.
However, there is a problem. Roughly a week ago, a paper was released pointing out inconsistencies (or rather extreme similarity) of the data in a number of Barbalho’s papers, raising the question of their validity. Their study on training volume in men was already retracted and it’s entirely possible that more of their studies will be as well. For that reason, a comparison of the Barbalho et al. paper to Bret’s thesis is no longer appropriate.
Bret’s PhD Thesis is Still Crap
However, however, the fact that Barbalho’s work is no in question doesn’t change a rather simple fact: Bret’s thesis is, at it’s core, a pathetic piece of work. … Keep Reading
