Bottom-position GM's...Height?

[JOKER47]

Is there a specific height that bottom-position GM's should be done from? I have seen 40" and 36" listed before.

Does it depend on the height of the person?
Do you target starting from whatever height is parallel for you?
Have I answered my own question here?

Thanks all,
Joker

 

[jeremys]

i think B and a couple other guys did them low from 36". i'm not exactly sure on that but i think that's right.

i dont know why. i'd think it'd be dangerous starting at an unnaturally low position

 

[JOKER47]

Yeah, B-Fold and Crimson King both do them from 36", I believe. I measured where I was doing them from last week, and got around 42-43". (Doing them off the safety bars of my cage.) I just started them a couple weeks ago, so they still feel a little strange.

Just wondering if there is a height I should start from right off the bat.

Joker

 

[rjl296]

I go about as far as i do on SLD, and sometimes maybe 2/3 that distance, sorry I dont know the exact height

 

[b fold the truth]

I do mine from 40". I am 6'2" and I still can't see much of a reason to go much deeper. The bar is not far above my hip bones at that height...and it is DEEP!!!! Just ask brian747478', Zach, and anyone else who did them here last weekend.

B True

 

[JOKER47]

I do mine from 40". I am 6'2" and I still can't see much of a reason to go much deeper. The bar is not far above my hip bones at that height...and it is DEEP!!!! Just ask brian747478', Zach, and anyone else who did them here last weekend.

B True

Sorry to mis-quote you on the 36".

So, are you suggesting that the starting point should not go below your hips?


Thanks,
Joker

 

[JDarty6173]

Personally I rotate 36" Chain Suspended, 40", 44", and Free Standing Arched Back.. On the 36" I add 2 sets of minis double choked. At that height the bands are still lose at the bottom but really kick in up around the 44" mark..

 

[b fold the truth]

Sorry to mis-quote you on the 36".

So, are you suggesting that the starting point should not go below your hips?


Thanks,
Joker

That is where it feels more like a power exercise to me... Anything lower and it feels like it is either erectors or hamstrings. I feel that I can effectively and efficeintly hit both with 40".

B True

 

[JOKER47]

That is where it feels more like a power exercise to me... Anything lower and it feels like it is either erectors or hamstrings. I feel that I can effectively and efficeintly hit both with 40".

B True

Thank you sir. I will play around with the height some still.


Joker

 

[zackdarnell]

I do mine from 40". I am 6'2" and I still can't see much of a reason to go much deeper. The bar is not far above my hip bones at that height...and it is DEEP!!!! Just ask brian747478', Zach, and anyone else who did them here last weekend.

B True

40" was pretty deep, at least for me. I'm 6'1"-6'2", and 40" was deep enough. Even the shorter guys were using that depth and it looked about right.

 

[JOKER47]

Thanks for the help, guys. I did these yesterday from 40". I think I will most likely end up staying at that height. (BTW, I'm 5'9". Quite a bit shorter than you guys.)

This was only my third time doing these, and I am still getting the "feel" for them.

Thanks again,
Joker

 

[b fold the truth]

Thanks for the help, guys. I did these yesterday from 40". I think I will most likely end up staying at that height. (BTW, I'm 5'9". Quite a bit shorter than you guys.)

This was only my third time doing these, and I am still getting the "feel" for them.

Thanks again,
Joker

Weight? How do they feel? Where are you feeling them? Chain suspended?

B True

 

[JOKER47]

Weight? How do they feel? Where are you feeling them? Chain suspended?

B True

I did these this week with 235lbs. Felt pretty easy, but maybe a bit akward. I am planning to up the weight each week as I get more comfortable with the lift itself.

I seem to feel it mostly all over my back. If I had to pick one specific area that seems to feel it the most, it would have to be the middle of my back. About 2-4 inches up from my lower lumbars.

I am doing them off the safety bars of my power cage. I measured it this week, and the setting I had them at was right at 40".


Joker

 

[b fold the truth]

Chains will feel so much better and more natural on your body... You should invest in some.

B True

 

[JOKER47]

Chains will feel so much better and more natural on your body... You should invest in some.

B True

I will do that after the holidays. Thanks.


Joker

 

[The Shadow]

I do from 42

 

[b fold the truth]

I do from 42

42"??? Aren't you like 5'4" though?



B True

 

[The Shadow]

yeah but Im doing 500 pounds

lol

 

[b fold the truth]

yeah but Im doing 500 pounds

lol

GOOD!!!

B True

 

[The Shadow]

lol

I am on the folding diet though

around 227 at 11-12% or so

 

[b fold the truth]

lol

I am on the folding diet though

around 227 at 11-12% or so

THAT is what I like to hear!!!

B True

 

[brian747478`]

40 felt plenty deep to me and i'm only 5'10.

 

[b fold the truth]

40 felt plenty deep to me and i'm only 5'10.

Ask the As(s)ylum crew about doing theirs from 36"...and I believe that Hannibal is 6'3".

B True

 

[JDarty6173]

Well I'm 6ft and I can tell you that 36" is very awkward feeling.. But I stiil feel i benefit from these in my rotation.... And I add some heavy band tension to kick in about half way up to I have to strain all the way....

 

[b fold the truth]

Well I'm 6ft and I can tell you that 36" is very awkward feeling.. But I stiil feel i benefit from these in my rotation.... And I add some heavy band tension to kick in about half way up to I have to strain all the way....

WoW...any difference in weight that can be used? Is it a lot? Is your stance different?

B True