Seated GM

[b fold the truth]

Not for sure if anyone should be going parallel to the ground on regular GM's either. Going that low on GM's would cause you to have to go so light that you would not get much out of it...I would think.

I am still trying to figure out how on earth you get your chest to touch a bench. If I put my legs to the side and touched my chest to the bench....I would have lost my arch completely and the bar would come over my head...

B True

 

[benchmonster]

He may not have the generous middle that some of us have, b-fold.

I can't get chest to bench even with an empty bar. I cannot imagine anyone besides Vogelpohl doing them, and he ain't human.

Parallel to the ground is way too deep. 135 probably is a pretty good amount of weight for that movement, but that is a pretty extreme ROM.

B.

 

[The Shadow]

He may not have the generous middle that some of us have, b-fold.

I can't get chest to bench even with an empty bar. I cannot imagine anyone besides Vogelpohl doing them, and he ain't human.

Parallel to the ground is way too deep. 135 probably is a pretty good amount of weight for that movement, but that is a pretty extreme ROM.

B.

Ok - then how deep is deep enough to provide a good full ROM?IE - the angle of the bench to the chest at the bottom should be???

30-40 degrees?

 

[b fold the truth]

Hmmm...I do have a large belly and pushing it out restricts how deep I can go on these...you may have a point. Corn is pretty lean too...small waist.

I go as deep as I can with my back arched, head up, and chest out. I think that if you can maintain a super tight arch and go that deep...great. I know that I can't though...I think that once you begin to go deep enough that your chest is into your crotch/knees...you will lose your arch.

One thing that got me was when they said "go as deep as you can, try to look through your legs if you can...like Chuck V does." What they DIDN'T tell me was that it is impossible for most anyone to go that deep with proper form...

B True

 

[The Shadow]

LOL


...so the angle would be????

 

[Screwball]

The angle the body should be inclined in a seated good-morning is specific to the trainer performing the movement. There are two ways to perform the movement - with an arched back or a rounded- back. Both exercises are really "feel" movements. When performing arched-back good-mornings you want to arch your back maximally before descending. At the point in the downward movement that you feel you are losing your arch you force the weight back up. Typically the angle is <45. When performing a rounded-back good-morning you do not arch and let your spinal column "bow" out. This is not a favorable position for the lower back and the chance for injury is increased. The weight used will be significantly less but the ROM will be increased. Typically the angle is >45.

 

[The Shadow]

The angle the body should be inclined in a seated good-morning is specific to the trainer performing the movement. There are two ways to perform the movement - with an arched back or a rounded- back. Both exercises are really "feel" movements. When performing arched-back good-mornings you want to arch your back maximally before descending. At the point in the downward movement that you feel you are losing your arch you force the weight back up. Typically the angle is <45. When performing a rounded-back good-morning you do not arch and let your spinal column "bow" out. This is not a favorable position for the lower back and the chance for injury is increased. The weight used will be significantly less but the ROM will be increased. Typically the angle is >45.

So - arch and keep angle at about 45...thanks.