Have been meaning to give these a try, just need to find something at home to hook my feet under
Me too! I thought under the bed would be a good spot to hook my feet, but the mattress keeps coming up. It is not heavy enough to stabilize my bodyweight.
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And major action will certainly make you feel a bit uncomfortable, which is absolutely fine. You've gotta get excited about feeling uncomfortable, you've gotta love feeling slightly uncomfortable, because you know that you're stepping outside the boundaries that you used to create.
Zach Even-Esh
I've made some huge mistakes, but they were necessary, because without them I wouldn't have learned anything.
-Dave Tate
Put a towel folded up on the ground so you don't wreck your knees.
Either put a towel around the bar or just wear socks that go past your ankles.
Load the bar with 25s if your legs fit through, or 35s if you have them. 45s might be too high.
Put something in front/behind the plates (I use a couple five pound plates) so the bar doesn't roll around.
Make sure you put enough weight on the bar to keep it on the ground.
Hook your feet and go.
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And major action will certainly make you feel a bit uncomfortable, which is absolutely fine. You've gotta get excited about feeling uncomfortable, you've gotta love feeling slightly uncomfortable, because you know that you're stepping outside the boundaries that you used to create.
Zach Even-Esh
I've made some huge mistakes, but they were necessary, because without them I wouldn't have learned anything.
-Dave Tate
Heh, I gave these a try last night using the bar to hook my feet. Didn't go so well, mainly do to lack of strength in that area. Seems like it should work though, so long as the bar is fixed so it can't move.
In the meantime, I'll just be doing some SLDL's till I get stronger.
Heh, I gave these a try last night using the bar to hook my feet. Didn't go so well, mainly do to lack of strength in that area. Seems like it should work though, so long as the bar is fixed so it can't move.
In the meantime, I'll just be doing some SLDL's till I get stronger.
Try giving yourself a tap back up with your hands. You will get it if you keep at it.
Try giving yourself a tap back up with your hands. You will get it if you keep at it.
Deb
+1
I can only do eccentrics as slowly as I can, but as I extend, I get weaker (duh), so I catch myself and bounce up with a quick push-up to the point where my legs can take back over for the latter part of the concentric. They're definitely no cupcakes.
I remember using this on a few people. The longer your femurs are the more you have to work.
Sidenote: Not a big fan of this for taller folks. I like Pavel's method (not sure if it is from him,b tu I'll credit him) of getting the same benefit.
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Notice how the GHR pivots on two points while the Ham Curl pivots on one.
Hate to burst your bubble, but the person who posted those examples is just wrong. The second exercise is not a GHR. If it is, the form is so bad as to be unrecognizeable.
The first exercise is a very pathetic excuse for a GHR. Perhaps they should have gotten someone who could actually do the exercise if they are going to try to put up exercise samples.
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And major action will certainly make you feel a bit uncomfortable, which is absolutely fine. You've gotta get excited about feeling uncomfortable, you've gotta love feeling slightly uncomfortable, because you know that you're stepping outside the boundaries that you used to create.
Zach Even-Esh
I've made some huge mistakes, but they were necessary, because without them I wouldn't have learned anything.
-Dave Tate
GHR can go on the bench, but this is a different version of the GHR. And my friend did a decent one rep. It is not an easy move. If you can do better then please post a video of it.
As for the bodyweight hamstring / curl it does not engage the glutes it stresses mainly the hamstrings.
Hate to burst your bubble, but the person who posted those examples is just wrong. The second exercise is not a GHR. If it is, the form is so bad as to be unrecognizeable.
The first exercise is a very pathetic excuse for a GHR. Perhaps they should have gotten someone who could actually do the exercise if they are going to try to put up exercise samples.
Where are you getting your info? The second exercise is a GHR just not on a bench. And I never said the first video was a GHR it is called a bodyweight hamstring curl ( or sometimes called a bodyweight leg curl ). Both are used in gymnastics often.
I call it a reverse leg curl(RLC), and I do them on a lat pull down machine. Here's how it's done:
The difference between the RLC and the GHR is that the former is knee flexion only, while the latter is both knee flexion and hip extension.
Anyway, I used to do them eccentric only, with a pushoff at the bottom, but lately I've been doing them band assisted(10mm band) with no pushoff. The extra help at the bottom really helps, since that's the range that requires the most strength, and a push off really skips that part so you never really train it.
I may shoot some video and post it up, but it's pretty low on my priority list.
I can only do about 3-4 reps without the push-off. I had a trainer who worked for me a couple of years ago who could pop out eight in a row without the push-off!
Bodyweight Hamstring Curls
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