Good Mornings :(

[andezzz999]

I don't like them, they mess up my back. What I have tried (reluctantly) to hit my upper hams I read in a muscle and fitness mag (featuring Gunter).

He does a lying leg curl using a dumbell. I tried this with a 55-60 lb dumbell and I noticed a very good burn in my upper ham that I have not gotten from deads, presses, standing curls, lying curls or these good mornings.

You really focus the burn by keeping the dumbell up between your feet, get a good squeze.

Some guy made a crack about me doing them so I had him sit his ass down and try them and now he is doing them.

Hey if Gunter does it, its good enough for me, that guy has some monster hams. Just dont spread your legs in the "up" position and drop the dumb bell on your boys!

 

[IronLion]

The GM is not a bodybuilding/isolation lift. It is intended to strengthen and coordinate the posterior chain, which makes it ideal for strength people and athletes

 

[Lee]

Just dont spread your legs in the "up" position and drop the dumb bell on your boys!

that made me cringe. but ive seen people do em the way you are talking about, but i never tried em. im not a big leg enthusiast so i stick to the basics.

 

[bignate73]

i like them, but my body is comfortable doing them. i sit back pretty good and am able to drive my hips forward to get out of the bottom. thats the key. it shouldnt be a pull with your lower back, like a round back to straight. your back is statically contracted and you are moving through the hips. thats how i do them. knees bent, medium stance. i save the wide stance for pull throughs.

as for the gunther article.......do you really think he does them? or did weider make up an exercise that seems "pro caliber" because of intricacy and package it up as the "pro of the months" workout?

i find, the more people get away from the basics, the more advanced they think they are becoming. the more people advance in the basics...the larger the steps of progress.

 

[TheProject]

I had a really, really weak lower back when I first started training. When I was doing BB-style training, I did hyperextensions 2 or 3 times a week to bring my back up, and it helped some, but not nearly as much as GM's.

Once I was introduced to PL training, I switched to free standing GM's with the safety squat bar, for 2-3 sets of 15. As I progressed, I've worked into the other varieties of GM's mentioned in WSB, and now my lower back has outpaced my hip and hamstring development to the point where I was squatting with my back.

My overall point is I think GM's are a great exercise, especially for those with weak or injured lower backs. The key may be finding the type of GM that feels most natural to you.

 

[b fold the truth]

My overall point is I think GM's are a great exercise, especially for those with weak or injured lower backs. The key may be finding the type of GM that feels most natural to you.

Amen...VERY well put...

B True

 

[Mike_Rojas]

I'm going to keep trying these. My problems are really poor flexibility and a weak lower back. I'm going to practice the different versions and video tape them. Maybe get some input from you guys.

 

[Tarheel]

As I progressed, I've worked into the other varieties of GM's mentioned in WSB, and now my lower back has outpaced my hip and hamstring development to the point where I was squatting with my back.

I think I was squatting with my back untill I tweaked it, that or a deadlift that I wasn't ready for....

Maybe I should try a few versions of light GMs to see which ones feel right.