Anyone got tips for doing GM's?

[Canadian_Bacon]

Hey, I am pretty sure I am doing them pretty good as I feel it where I should (glutes/hams more then my lower back) and I am focusing on pushing my ass back to go down.

Despite this the movement just doesnt feel natural, sort of like it is forced. Anyone have any pointers/mental ques on how GM properly?

[Lou Schuler]

The first thing I would suggest is what you're already doing -- push your butt back. It's actually okay to bend your knees. You don't bend them deliberately; you just allow them to bend on their own as your hips go back.

Another thing I didn't realize until someone told me is that you're supposed to keep your neck in alignment, which means you look down at the floor at the bottom of the movement.

Virtually everyone keeps their head up so they can watch in the mirror, but you have to trust yourself to get the form right and resist the temptation to take your neck out of alignment by looking up when you should be looking down.

[Lisa~]

Those are good tips from Lou. It might also help to think of the good morning as a deadlift with the bar on your back.

Ball State's Strength Lab has an excellent video of the good morning. Click on Exercises OK -> Select the upper leg/hip region then click on View Exercises -> Click on Good Morning - Arched Back -> Click on the link to the video at the top of the page.

Another tip that seems to help many of my clients is to pull the bar firmly into your upper back with you hands to prevent it from rolling toward your head.

[Lou Schuler]

Another tip that seems to help many of my clients is to pull the bar firmly into your upper back with you hands to prevent it from rolling toward your head.

Great tip, Lisa.

[Canadian_Bacon]

Originally Posted by Lou Schuler

Great tip, Lisa.

Ya, I read the tip about looking down in NROL and it seems to help make the weight feel lighter but it does take getting used to. I actually thought looking up was good form because it would help me keep my back arched!!

It is one of those things were the exersise just doesnt 'feel' right. I am sure anyone who has lifted for a long time knows the feeling. When an exersise is done properly (whether it is a squat or a row or whatever) it usually has a silky smoothness.