question....

[Deciever]

sounds pretty good than.

I'll look into it. Maybe some other people will benefit from this too, instead of spending like 800 on one thats a bit better.

 

[Deciever]

now that im thinking of it, i could get 600 lbs of weight, a glute ham raise bench, power rack, and flat bench(no racks) for under a grand... thats not that bad

 

[spatts]

Irish, I get something out of it if I hold a 33 and do 3-4 sets of 15-20. I think my training partners would agree that my form is dead on and the movement is very exlposive and complete. I think conditioning plays a role. If you do them without weight for years, I would EXPECT them to become easy...anything else would be a lack of progress. I do feel it where you mentioned, it just takes all day long to fatigue me without added weight.

Arioch, I would say I did an equal number of curling movements to hip extention movements.

 

[p03t1c]

(something i got from somewhere)

How to alter your Yukon Hyperextension Bench so it can be used as a Glute Ham Bench

Out of the box, it's not a Glute Ham Bench at all, but rather, a hyperextension bench. The pad is not solid at all.

Rebuild the pad by taking two 12" circle 3/4" plywood and cutting it in half. You will end up with 4 half moon shaped pieces. Attach those to the plywood base of the pad, one on each end, the other two evenly spaced out in the center. Use 1"x1"'s and screw them across the plywood “half moon’s” to form the underlying hump. Visit a foam store and get some hi-density 2" foam cut for cushioning. Pick up some vinyl for the cover.

The toe plate is also too small, weld steel plates onto the existing structure so it is about 13" or so long. The toe plate needs to be bigger than your foot to allow for maximal calf recruitment from this movement

It's an ok setup, and works (quite well really) if you want to put the work into it.

If you do not want to (or are unable to) put the work, or really like professionally made machines, check out www.sarden.com. He just came out with a GHB which is well made.

 

[p03t1c]

irish: i did not say those words at all because i am fired up about my glute ham raise...hehe...on second thought, that is exactly the reason i said that.

 

[spatts]

Just in case no one else mentioned it, that's the BOTTOM part of the movement. So she's not doing a "raise" there, so to speak, if that's what you were asking.

 

[benchmonster]

What spatts said,
the girl in the pic should curl her body up to a 90 degree angle from there.

Spatts if you don't get tired from these without weights attached, then you are a freaking animal, and I am humbled. Those things kick my arse. I am good for about 4 sets of 10, but they are screaming crying snot slinging affairs, and far from easy.

I think the one in the pic would work very well. I have rigged up a glute/ham raise at the house using a weighted down bench and a stability ball. It is even more difficult than the regular glute/hams like you see in Irish's pics. And I am still a whimp.

B.

 

[Deciever]

i know what a glute ham raise looks like, i've seen Irish's videos , and seen a few other videos.... i'll keep on looking into it, and eventually decide.

 

[spatts]

Spatts if you don't get tired from these without weights attached, then you are a freaking animal, and I am humbled. Those things kick my arse. I am good for about 4 sets of 10, but they are screaming crying snot slinging affairs, and far from easy.

I think it's a love/hate thing. They either "kick your arse" or they are no big deal. I swear, Project looks like 10-15 unweighted glute/ham raises will cripple him, and I don't feel that at all.

 

[kyle]

Some people swear by this piece of equipment. I always have to weight it down though, because I could do them all day long. I get more ham isolation out of RDL's and pull throughs.

I'm the same way. A few weeks ago i did a set of 50 and then just stopped because it seemed like a waste of time to just keep doing them...