The Contreras Files: Volume II
by Bret Contreras -

Stretching doesn't affect DOMS; hex bar deadlifts are just as good as power lifts; full ROM is better; work that neck; and more research (much of it not-yet published) from the files of Bret Contreras.

Livespill Chaos

l-bomb10: yeah, the spill has been a little dead for a while now. I think since they revamped the other spills and forum, the number of questions have ended up in other places.

SWHaUnTsMe: morning HT. I think we can do a little work to change that, unless you like it that way. It's only bad if you start asking and answering your own questions, right?

MikeTheBear: I also have sore abs after front squats. I realize that this is also an isometric-type exercise since the abs are assisting in stabilizing the upper body, but I would not place the demands placed on the abs during a heavy front squat in the same category as planks.

MikeTheBear: I get what you're saying about the ab roller, and I too have noticed that it is very easy to turn this into a glorified plank. This is why I try really hard to pull with my abs so that my back does actually round at the finish of the movement. Does doing the roller this way may it better in your opinion?

judge_jab: What do you think about swiss ball weighted crunches with their extra range of motion?

gatoazul: The one thing I like at my gym is the freemotion abdominal machine. It has a rounded pad to position on one's back and great support to keep the hips out of the movement (which are bend overs, not crunches). Used to have to use the lat pulldown machine for these.

Forum Action

The Confessional

Get Under the Bar on Snatch and C&J

Bulking How Its Done

How Long Will Plazma Last?

Olympia Preview!

Good Program on a Cut?

Evidence for Protein Sup...

Sex and Lifting

Glutes

Sub-Q T Injections

14 Yr Old Female 103Kg C...

No Morning Wood, Low Free Test / High E2...

HeavyTriple's Log

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Bret Contreras has a master's degree from ASU and a CSCS certification from the NSCA. He is currently studying to receive his PhD in Sports Science at the Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand (SPRINZ) at AUT University in Auckland, New Zealand. Visit his blog at www.BretContreras.com and his research review service at www.StrengthandConditioningResearch.com.