Why I Sold My Glute Ham Raise
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- Опубліковано 17 вер 2024
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Squat: 505 lbs
Bench: 315 lbs
Deadlift: 555 Lbs
Clean: 320 Lbs
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The GHR has been used in Olympic weightlifting gyms for 50+ years. They just used a pommel horse and bar on the wall to hold the feet. See the Russians and chinese. My coach said it was to prevent injury via imbalances and to protect the posterior chain etc.
3 minutes in... "Don't want to drag this out so I'll get into the reasons" lol
Genius here and super funny
Haha, seriously.
Glad someone posted this; I was losing the will to live lol
Respect your opinion. My perspective is quite different. I think for athletes its a must have. Tore my hamstring in 2003 and doing glute ham raises 2-3 times a week helped to make the hamstrings bulletproof. I attribute it to giving me more speed on the rugby pitch than I ever should have had. As I build my home gym currently it will arrive before my squat rack and I have zero issue with that. I personally believe its the most underutilized piece of equipment in the gym. When CrossFit brought them in I never saw anyone use them for their purpose for almost a decade. It was a situp machine.
pretty sure a bullet would disagree with this comment
Former powerlifter here; the GHD is one my all-time favorite devices. I've long since hung up the belt and stopped lifting heavy weights, but I'm probably going to purchase a GHD for my home gym because of all the posterior chain development I've LOST since I stopped doing them, and because it's such a versatile piece of equipment.
Leg curls and RDLs are great, but for me personally, nothing has quite been as effective as the GHD for my hams. For years, that was literally ALL I did for my hams and I had nice round, hanging hams and strong insertions.
Just another opinion. I also really like regular hypers since I dont deadlift that often and the ab variations you can do on it.
Do you think a hyper is worth the money and space in a garage gym if you're still deadlifting?
Why did you stop powerliftinf and what do you do now?
I use mine regularly. Weighted ham raises, hyperextensions, even revers hypers with a band looped around my ankles. You can even do sit ups on it. Its a really versatile tool, but I'd never pay the retail price for one. It also works the whole hamstring at both knee and glute insertion points. I use it mostly as a prehab tool, as well help me avoid any muscular imbalances. You can still get some hamstring work done safely on the days when you're lower back is too fatigued or hasn't fully recovered from the previous heavy deadlift workout. Limited space or not being able to afford one are the only minuses of owning one that I can think of.
Great post. My own garage gym started to feel cluttered with a bunch of useless crap I hardly ever use. A very very valid point on the space hog of the GHD. I have a commercial grade smith machine I pretty much never use. Now I feel guilty contemplating getting rid of it. There’s nothing wrong with it, I just rarely use it and it takes up space, cluttering the gym. The gyms I’ve worked at never had a GHD so I could never test it to see if I liked it. But you’re absolutely spot on. Everybody raves about them. Happily the gym I manage now has one so I can try it and see if it is a must have. Great review, nice to hear a genuine review
I think the GHD is actually geared towards injury prevention and to improve your hamstring : quad strength ratio, not size gains (or much else, really).
Seems a very gimmicky invention as I've never seen one myself personal
You can get the same results from a good stretching program functional training from using a core stability ball and resistance bands less then £50 or $60
@@knightveg very gimmicky. I tried it a few times at my gym, just felt like I was wasting my time. May go back and try sit ups on it though as I had never seen nor considered it before this video.
It helps my lower back a lot. I squeeze at the top of the motion flexing my lower back and glutes at the same time. It is almost essential to getting my back ready for heavy squats or deads
fatdepressedveg knight
Body weight GHRs might not help you. But when you progressively overload using periodization along with weight plates, bands, or chains - they can add some serious size and balance to your physique. Deadlift variations don’t train all 3 heads of your hamstrings and most those alternatives he presented don’t allow you to progress pass body weight repetitions.
Good for sprinters
It's a piece of equipment I've been thinking about buying, but economy of space is key for me. Great review. Thanks.
This is a good video dude I am a garage gym guy in OKLA trying to squat 405! My wife and I were on the fence about the GHD and you bring up a lot of solid points.
I’d highly suggest it.
Excellent unbiased opinion. "I was just getting good at glute-ham raises", makes total sense.
It's my favorite piece. I use it every day at my gym, 25 sit-ups, 25 extensions and as many glute/ham raises as possible.
A few good points, I purchased it for our studio and it’s an amazing edition for the posterior chain, amazing for women suffering from lower back issues from labor but most of all it’s great for core definition not to mention the way it builds Glutes
So refreshing hearing honesty and valid points on high end equipment, “ Sport Specific” is right
thanks oak! its such a large expensive piece, that should really be sold to a fraction of the people who buy it, who will truly benefit from it.
I think it's sad that one has to practically apologize for voicing their opinion. Anytime you are critical of anything, you open yourself up to abuse. The truth is there are only so many hours in the day and your muscles and CNS can only handle a finite amount of volume. Because this is the case, you have to use the exercises that are the most optimal for your goals.
Needed to hear this. Thanks for helping me save money.
A GHD was always on my must have list. This video really opened my eyes a bit and now I'm not so sure anymore. I have very limited space using just a one car garage. Valid points and a good conversation starter. Thanks for the review.
Nick Gage awesome. Thats all i really wanted to do brother, start the conversation. When i didnt have a ghd, all i could think of was that i must have one.
Check out the "floor GHD" takes up minimal space is minimally expensive, and offers tremendous value. Just my opinion.
Try it the gym it’s weird as fuck and fail more into calisthenics imo. You can get good a ham raises but not good hamstring development.
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@@fatalfacial I'm leaning towards the floor ghd... Space saver and closer to ground so stable considering price
Not Hating on the GHD in any way guys. it served me well for 3 years! I tried to be as informative as i can. Happy Lifting!
I've had mine for almost 2 years now; got it to rehab my QL and strengthen my calf/ham tie in. Toooootal space hog, had to move it into another room. You make valid points, I'd never thought about using it to up skwaats or deads.
is your dad or mom a doctor? you live in quite the neighborhood
I've always viewed this machine as a way to make your posterior chain bulletproof from injury-- it's the main reason why I want to invest in one. There's a reason olympic weightlifters use this machine alot as an accessory exercise for many decades. I don't think it was ever meant to be used as a way to increase your lifts or hypertrophy.
I honestly think the GHD is a very a "weakness" specific piece of equipment for powerlifters. For those that have weak glutes and hamstrings that struggles to break deadlifts off the ground without their erectors taking up the load/ people with lockout issues etc will benefit from this. The rest not so much lol.
How do you know if it is weak glute and ham
@@urdadshusband781 You know by recording you deadlifting and observing where your form is breaking under weight. Mine was off the floor my ass would "tuck under" and spinal erectors were taking the load. was precisely one of these people I referred to. GHD really fixed my deadlift off the floor. In fact my deadlift went from ~160kg to 200kg within about 3ish months as I was heavily restricted by weak glutes/hams. However my mate who didn't have weak glue/erector issues didn't benefit much at all.
GHD is recommended by so many elite lifters, crossfitters, strongman competitors and Olympians who call it the holy grail of hamstring training. RDLs do nothing for me, my hammies are too flexible. GHDs make it hard to walk even after one set. My hamstrings are getting so much stronger. My deadlift is blowing up. Is it only because of the GHD, no, but it is one of the tools getting me to an elite level. Funnily enough, I've never seen anyone in a commercial gym using this machine nor the roman chair.
the GHD, like the reverse hyper, is going to be hit or miss for people. Appreciate your experience. Nothing nails my hams in the same way, and add to the fact that I can do bodyweight reverse hypers, back extensions, and crunches, and it'll continue to find a place in my gym. I actually use mine 4+ times a week, plus my wife uses it, so for me its a great investment of space. Side note, pretty sure Westside is who nailed the GHD and pushed its use. Since they sit back and rely on the hips so much for their squats, it makes perfect sense that this is a great compliment.
I’ve thought about getting rid of mine a few times because of the space it takes but I feel that doing hyper extensions have really helped with my total core development and helped with stabilization during squats and deadlifts. Plus you can do preacher curls.... for $700
For hyper extensions and roman chair sit ups, I just use a milk crate with padding (pillow) and anchor feet under the cross bar of my pull up/dip contraption. Big space saver and very effective.
Props on the humility. Don’t see a lot of that. Thanks for the straightforward video.
Valid points. I got ghd from Titan during the Holiday sale. Regret it since it takes up a lot of space n awkward to used. Wish this video came out sooner. All the videos on UA-cam do push this product but never give the cons of having one.
Thanks duc, yeah just trying to start the conversation for people who have heard "great things" about the GHR. i do thingk this machine is helpful for people out there, And im also sure "Someone" out there benefits from all the good publicity the GHR is getting $$$
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TheHamToner USA what the fuck is that?
nice hack ;)
I mainly use it to decompress my spine after heavy squats and deadlifts.
Fantastic way to build lower back strength without worrying about injury
Alright, I gotta sell my condo and get myself a garage. Nice set up.
I think you can do the same exercise just use the barbell, leg roller or whatever to lock the ankles and put a foam pad under the shin. Just make sure the knee caps are not under stress. That's how i do it at home and it works. May be it is called Nordic hamstring curl?
Yes I agree with your comments. Space is one of the disadvantages of this piece of equipment. I will go as far to say this could apply to other pieces too. I train in my garage too but i have no machines or rigs etc. I have a storage system from Rogue which holds my kettlebells, Bulgarian Bags, Deadballs, Steel Clubs, Mace and a portable Torsonator (Landmine), barbell and a few weight plates which takes up very little room.
Wish you sold it to me! Def make some good points.
Brandon Campbell Diamond i would've let you have it, the calf gains were epic
You can also build the GHD/Reverse Hyper together. You can buy the GHD Roller Assembly & the Spud Reverse Hyper Strap from Rouge Fitness, and buy the GHD Pads from Titan Fitness. Also some additional hardware will be required from Home Depot. So a GHD/Reverse Hyper can be build together with about $350 and foot print is about 3'X3'. I went with this option to save money, due to limited space, and wanted to have both.
nas571 Any pics? Would like to see this.
I also think the GHR machine is not good for Hyperextensions. I assume this is true for most people, but my erector spinae are much stronger than my hams. Making the limiting muscle group for Hyperextensions hamstrings seems counter intuitive to me. esp with weight. I haven't spent much time on GHR, but I can hyperextend about 150lb+ on it. But on a hyperextension machine, I can hit 225lb+.
That being said, one of the main reasons I see for GHR is spinal decompressor, no? I assumed this was the reason why it became so popular. Obviously variations of the squat and deadlift are superior to this for gains, but I thought this was more for injury prevention. More squats and deadlifts means more spinal compression.
Though, I see your base is covered with the Inversion Table. I have one as well, and this video convinced me not to get a GHR machine haha Great content, thanks for the upload.
Got access to an Eliko GHD at the gym and I'm doing glute ham raises on it currently, personally thus far it really helps in feeling it in my hamstrings. But I would never spend the money to buy an Eliko myself. I'll give it a few months to see if it's worth getting some other brand ghd for my home gym or if I can get by with something like nordic hamstrings curls at home.
How'd it go?
So funny that the youtube algorithms randomly bought me to this two-year-old vid. Was checking out PR attachments. I had one of those when I first started my home gym many moons ago. Ended up being a T-Shirt holder until I got rid of it. Ironically, my lifts improved drastically after I stopped using it & all the other useless "fillers" I got for my HG.
By far best home gym ive ever seen
I think the GHD is a good way to get in more hamstring volume throughout the week. The issue I have with Romanian deadlifts is that they are difficult to recover from. That said Nordic hamstring curls will do the same thing.
Great video, thanks for your insight.
It looks like your squat is pretty quad dominant, this could be why you aren't getting the as much carry over as other people who are more hamstring reliant.
never thought of it that way, definitely people out there who were able to take more out of this machine than myself. thanks for the insight
Well done - amazing insight. Thank you.
Versions of the bench have been around since the 50s....as a snowboarder its strengthened my lower back in all positions of twists..movements are done slow and held for a 3sec count...
Thanks, bro. Someone had to say it. I've been on the fence about pulling the trigger on one of these. But all you points are valid and were thoughts I've had too. I'm gonna think about it more, but agree with you.
I just bought a very heavy duty user GHD machine online today from a FB for sale site. It was posted for sale 12 hours before I went and looked at it, it was super sturdy and constructed of twice as heavy of gauge steel as the rogue GHD version. The guy was a long time crossfitter and in his early 40's and wanting more space in his garage, he listed it for $100.00 and said he wished he would have started it out at a higher price because he had nearly 20 people who expressed interest and many who wanted to look at later today, I was able to go look at it immediately, it was a 15 minute drive and it definitely took both of us to load it in my minivan. If the Lord is willing I think I'll try using it over the winter months and if I see good results I'll probably keep it, and if I don't see the results I'm hoping for I'll probably take it to one of the 3 local crossfits and see if I can sell it to one of them. I'm thankful to the Lord for it being so sturdy and the price being so buyer friendly.
You CANNOT beat 100 bux for a good one! You were truly lucky, man.
i think a flatbed glute machine is a much better piece of kit. this unit with the half dome appears to encourage momentum swings back up to upright rather than engaging all the necessary body parts. Plus it takes up less space
titan floor model stands right up against the wall. plus you can do a couple more exercises.
1:47....THIS DUDE IS CLUELESS ON HOW TO DO IT...LOL
It's a big piece of equipment for a specific movement
Interesting video, cheers.
It sounds like your fitness goals have just redirected to not needing any specific emphasis on glute/ham development from such a bulky (in context of your gym) piece of equipment. At the end of the day, it is accessory work and in the three years you had it, you've likely developed great glute/ham activation to the point it is no longer a weak point and therefore unnecessary to keep around. I don't think it should ever be looked at as 'the answer' to unlocking a big squat or deadlift and seems to have little potential to market to the general public; the G/H raise isn't an exercise the general public can naturally do. The exercise just ran its course with you, maybe you'll revisit it and likely you'll find something else. Not sure why I'm clarifying your own video to you, haha.
Out of interest, have you ever tried a Nordic Curl and does it come easy to you?
A fitness youtube video that contains critical thinking?!! ..Subscribed and liked! :)
appreciate that eve, thank you!
Loading the raise the a barbell at the bottom can allow you to progressive overload
Great Post. I feel 100% the same way. Could not have said it better. I wanted one for a long time. Finally got it and realized all the same things you talk about. Sold it within a year.
thanks jeff. i too was quickly disenchanted.. but hey I hope it works wonders for some lucky lifter out there
Totally feel you on this one. I fell victim to buying more than I really needed. Though I didn't buy anything as large as a GHD, most of my equipment that I don't use are much smaller items, to name one in particular, the TRX Trainer. Once I got my half rack, bars, weights, and bench, I obviously began using all those components. I haven't used the TRX in a very long time, I need to find someone to hand it off too, or sell it!
Thanks for the videos man. Keep up the good work.
I agree with everything he said. I'm 49 and had never even heard of a GHD until crossfit came along. Plenty of 800lb deadlifts have been made without it. If you want bigger squats and deadlifts just do more/bigger squats and deadlifts.
The floor version is much harder and cheaper...lol works the hamstrings wayyyy harder
Very timely review for me. I have the box GHD on my list to buy for my home gym coming this spring.
awesome, hope it helps you
I just discovered your video on the Glute Ham Raise. I fabricated a setup attached to my power cable to do the same exercise safely. I have read this exercise is used for reducing hamstring injuries in athletes. I use it to enhance hamstring hypertrophy. Based on Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness, it appears to work the hamstring better than the traditional exercises used in bodybuilding. Thanks for the review.
I agree since that has been my experience too. Full top and bottom activation of leg biceps, which cannot be achieved any other way. I have never specialized on them the best way, which is to progressively overload them over time (stupid me... but I have to limit the systemic energy I spend), but since lower back injury in a car wreck and subsequent nerve damage, I need to build up my gastrocs, glutes and leg biceps, specifically, both for function and mass. Have you overloaded and progressed with the glute ham and seen significant gains?
This has to be one of many great videos from you.. great personal information.. I know you have it already, but I like to see you do a titan monolift attachment used on your rogue rack.. and keep on your lifting log, I like hearing your thoughts on your lifts.. have a good day.. cheers
hey i appreciate that. ill see about the titan Monolift. of course my channel is a lifting log first and an equipment channel second.
The GHD machine originally was the "brainchild" of Dr. Michael Yessis. The Soviets had a gymnastics "horse"
with wall bar set-up that had long since "gone out of style" in American gyms. after being copied in some "unflattering ways"
Dr. Yessis came up with the "Yessis Machine".
The problem with the GHR machine is it's not a Reverse Hyper machine.
I need to be able to go heavier on this movement but you cannot do that safely with a GHR machine, it forces too much leverage on the hamstrings and doesn't let you focus the Glutes or Spinal Erectors.
Being thinking of buying one to get that 6 pack always wanted. Does ghd build the 6pack ? Most people I see doing Ghd's already have the 6 pack
Good points.
You show them on the video but don't mention them but nordic ham curls are also a great, cheap, easy alternative.
totally agree. This will not make you squat 600, only squatting will make you do that. But you have to do something to balance the abds -- so I do back extensions only for that purpose. Good video!
The only people I know who purchased a GHD were buying it for their back problems.
All the people who were disappointed with it bought it for alternative exercises.
The Roman Chair was the predecessor to the Glute Ham Raise. I use to use the Roman chair at the gym often because I could not fit one in my home. The other problem was that it hut my knees, because it just had not enough padding like the GHD set up.
Arnold even states the Roman Chair sit-up was part of his ab routine back in the 1970s
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Yes the GHD it designed to stabilize the posterior chain and works well for different people.... Yes it is meant for sport-specific populations. Also mock (adjective) jock... Pause.
The GHD was popularized by the powerlifting community. It's supposed to be one of those tools that help you accumulate volume for assistance work, and for those powerlifters who were stuck at 500lbs squat and needed a different stimulus. Same with the reverse hyperextension. Great tools.....if you are chasing totals. You are right though, for general health and just being beach body ready they are unnecessary, and things like kettlebell swings will provide better training economy.
The GHR was borne out of necessity from the powerlifting community which until recently was a niche group. But with the advent of crossfit in the early 2000's you could easily find "soccer moms" and retirees doing Glute ham raises in gyms and garages throughout the world.
Your right the GHR and RH might be better for people who are chasing totals. I stopped chasing numbers years ago when i realized that i have one body. and hey, KBS are awesome (:
The GHD like everything else that is cancerous in the fitness community is the result of Crossfit. People act like GHDs are a fairly new thing, but reality is MUCH cheaper floor models have been around for as long as I can remember. And honestly, you don't even need and actual floor model (when I say that I mean a GHD that is pretty much just a pad that sits on the floor). All you really need is something soft to put under your knees and then something sturdy to put across the back of your ankles..... say a racked barbell on the lowest possible hole on your rack. Voila..... GHD. If you want to do hyper extensions just google DIY hyperextension or DIY GHD and I think you'll be amazed at how easily you can replicate the hyperextension with equipment you already own........ or you can just do Good Mornings. And if anyone says "Good Mornings are horrible for you" I laugh. They're bad for you if you load them up like you're doing a deadlift. Using manageable weight and proper form, they are literally the same exercise as hyperextensions. What IS horrible for you, and like most Crossfit exercises, are this "GHD situps." Situps in general are a pretty shitty exercise, and there are much better core exercises that better activate the abdominals than situps, but what makes GHD situps exceptionally awful is that they are absolute trash on your spine. Look it up.
GHDs are overpriced like crazy. And it's a piece of equipment that isn't even really needed. FREE alternatives using equipment you likely already own do the same shit GHDs do. And if you want to "blast" your hamstrings..... do stiff legged deadlifts.... or Romanian Deadlifts...... you don't even have to do a GHD exercise. I know I don't want to. About 8 years ago I pretty much blew out every ligament in my knee and dislocated my kneecap. Whenever I see people doing Glute/Ham raises and watch their knees I cry a little on the inside. I know with a GHD you can take the pressure off the knee, but still. No thanks. Again, RDLs or SLDLs will murder your hamstrings just as well. And for being almost a religious ideology that prides itself in "functional fitness" how does Crossfit sell GHDs to its members? When the fuck will you ever need to do a movement in real life that mimics a glute ham raise? Answer..... Never. Unless you're in the circus. Deadlifts people..... they're beautiful things.
thats how i've always done GHR, on the floor with my feet locked on the dumbells rack of my gym lol, i honestly never seen this piece of equipment outside of internet. I desagree about the RDL or any deadlift variation being the same as the GHR, let alone the conventional deadlift, the reason why the GHR is such a particular exercise is because it Works on the peak contraction on both hip extension and knee flexion, same as the floor slide leg curl wich is very underated exercise also great for injury prevention, as for the RDL it is more of a stretch exercise.
@@MerovingianBlood Agreed. And if you have flexible hamstrings, good luck getting a stretch with an RDL. I have to turn them into a back exercise to get anything out of it. RDLs work for some, but they waste my time, I'm trying to convince my coach to take them off my program. I understand the machine is big, but like you said you don't need it. This video is also critiquing the movement as not so great, that couldn't be more wrong.
Nice video and thanks for sharing. I'm actually in the market for one at this very moment because my wife has a broken tailbone and it's best way for her to get her ab work in. It's a work around device for her and she isn't looking at it to increase her lifts. She still worships at the alter of the barbell for that.
45 degree hypers are a far superior exercise as far as I'm concerned. Vastly greater carryover to deadlift (and sprinting I've found as well), and with a solid, reinforced bench you have no limit to the load you can use. The 45 degree hyper also has a more consistent torque curve so it develops strength over much more of the movement. I can't see anyone using GHR or reverse hypers, unless possibly for rehab, or bloodflow/recovery.
yeah but you still have to buy a GOOD 45 degree hyper extension machine for about $600-800 so might as well get the GHD and do all of it with it, including hypers AND reverse hypers?
@@JasonSmith-fu6oi I totally agree I spent 800 on a 45 hyper and wish I had just got a ghd
I have a GHR Machine and I do GHR, Ab work, Reverse Hypers (yup) and Back Extensions. I'm using it for both volume work to assist my DL and for injury prevention for my lower back. So far, it worked great for me, definitely a ''must'' for any serious lifter (keyword here is ''serious''). If you're just looking to be ''beach ready'' you can just do pushups/chins and you'll be fine.
Jul ZT hey yes i agree with your points. Its for the serious lifter but not every lifter needs a ghr to be serious
No one ''needs'' any piece of equipment, if you wanna push it to the extreme, you could do without a barbell.
For people who have a history of lower back injury and where money and space aren't an issue, I think it's a great option. I see it more as a luxury than a must for most people. Back extensions have been a life safer for me.
Everyone in this video using the machine wrong jesus fucking christ. Sure it may be marketed as a glute ham machine. But it shines when it comes to developing core and lower back strength. I'm a paramedic that started experiencing sciatic nerve pain that I could only describe as a rope of pain tugging my legs toward my ass. This thing fixed it. Made my butt look good too.
I'm glad it worked! You do know louie Simmons (the inventor of the machine) is in the video too
@@rnleopando Haha yeah I realized as I was typing but too lazy to edit it that the exercises I was instructed to do on it were specifically for my issue and not entirely what its for.
I eventually want to get that sorinex roller that you showed in the video. It is unnecessarily expensive at $150 but I do miss leg curls. Strong agree on your GHD take here
Henry M awesom brotha, yeah ive been using the swiss ball but ima have to pull the trigger on the sorinex roller!
Henry M I know what you mean. Having a garage gym is great, but I do miss having the muscle specific machines at commercial gyms. Good mornings and Romanians are cool, but nothing beat a good old leg curl machine. I ended up fabricating a GH roller. It’s about 20-30 bucks worth of materials. Then only about an hour of cutting and welding. Im sure sorinex can spit them out faster than I ever could so the 120 is pretty steep considering it’s construction. Sorinex must have some sort of patent since nobody is making clones.
ADLT SWM Sorinex are bastards. I'm still pissed about how they ripped off Donnie Thompson. They should have worked with him fairly.
It looks pretty easy to DIY. A board and rollers? Though I won't blame you, I'd be too lazy to figure out how to put it together myself haha Beats spending $150, though.
You can get a cheaper Sorinex-type roller from New York Barbells and Perform Better.
They make smaller versions that sit on the flood and don't take up much space. You can only do glute, ham raises though
Great points, thanks. This was helpful.
good vid man. I personally feel like regular hyperextensions have more carryover to the glutes and muscles I need to accessorize. Also once you start to get over 300lbs bw the ghr becomes more awkward and difficult as your relative strength can't keep up with the gainz very easily if your trying to do the true ghr movement where you come all the way up and go halfway down.
Thank you for making this video. My space to small for this GHD. I think I want one like it.
Great video Leo!
Just because you never saw it doesn't mean it suddenly became a fad.
The "glue-ham-gastroc" was a staple of elite-level track and field training in e. europe and the then-USSR, where they had already been used for half a century. The concept is hardly new, and my view is that it is the SINGLE most valuable piece of equipment a person can own.
Why is it that everyone in the video is using it wrong?
I got a Marcy Roman chair for $25 from a sports store to try hyperextensions. It’s a nice movement, but I kind of just stopped using it and it now just takes up space.
If that's what the industry is marketing the GHD for, then they've got it completely wrong. The GHD is not used to help with lifting excessive weight for a squat or clean. It's an accessory exercise to help train the posterior chain, especially the full R.O.M. of the Hamstring. It can be used for other exercise as well such as the Back Extension and Reverse Hyperextension. The GHD was never intended to be used for abdominal exercises, but I have seen it used for that purpose. You seem to like powerlifting/Olympic movements. I can understand why you got rid of it.
Good logical / objective review.
i prefer the GHD for situps. you get a better stretch and contraction. health and fitness not always about how much you can lift on a particular day
It’s for sprinting speed, not really for body building. And allows your lower back to work in bigger motion for less athletic people w back pain.
Nice critic helped out a lot
Great video. Not gonna but one bow
Hey man, where did you get those Street Fighter posters ?
Finally a honest review of the ghd
Nice review. Thank you.
here's 3 minutes of your life back. Video starts at 3:01.
Thanks man
This video helped me decide, thanks.
Love your videos man. I used to own a video production company. If you want, let me know and I'll teach you how to normalize your audio levels to the right level. Your video is very quiet and your music / dialgoue is not mixed . It's super easy once you learn how. Cheers
Move to 3:09 to hear the reasons. Before that its just some random talk.
Nice video. I was thinking of getting one recently but you confirmed some of the cons that I was worried about (space & overall bang for your buck). Think I will pass on it for now. Thanks.
Big mistake
Dope, busa ball looks legit for price
Informative video. I have been thinking of buying one of these for my home gym. Now, not so sure.
Good points! I have been thinking about selling mine as well. Like you, I have limited space and would rather have stuff I use more frequently. What site do you use to sell your equipment? I use craigslist but, haven't had much luck lately. Thanks.
Dumb question: Is there a difference between the GHD and a Roman Chair?
Why are all the GHD machines like 3 feet off the ground? What's the purpose of that? Couldn't they make one that like 1 foot off the ground and cut the MSPR by 50%?!
Prx performance is making a ghd hyperextension that folds up against the wall.
Got a tractor now i don't need to lift as much