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GHRs & Reverse Hypers: How To?

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Alright, I just wanted to know if someone could clear up the proper way to do these two exercises.

First, the reverse hyper: I know your legs hang, you bring them up behind you and form a line with your body. Then you let them come back down to a hang. Here is where I get confused. When I spoke to Louie on the phone (and also read some stuff online awhile back) I could've swore I recall him saying you need to let it swing your feet under the device and under your face, basically, you it rounds your lower back. This sounds dangerous to me, but he insisted it helped blood pool into the area or some such. Do you let it swing your legs under that far, or do you just let your legs drop until your body forms a 90 degree angle, and stop there?

Second, GHRs: Similar situation to the above. I know you start either in a straight line outward and raise yourself up (again, forming something like a 90 degree angle), or start AT the 90 degree angle and slowly lower yourself down to a straight line. Now with this exercise, do you let your body form that straight line on the descent, and then continue and go all the way down so you're forming a 90 degree angle the other way, with your head pointing towards the floor?

Sorry if this is confusing, but for those who know the exercises, it should be easy to follow me. Help is appreciated, as always.
 
Funny, I just got a cheap GHR from NY barbell. It just arrived today but I still have to assemble it. I think my home gym is pretty much complete now :)

Now I just need to know how to implement them into my routine. I think I can do RH's on it too, using a band for resistance.

Here's an article on GHR's from EliteFTS, if you haven't seen it already

http://www.elitefts.com/documents/pumping_the_posterior.htm
 
Holy crap. Are you rich? LoL I'd buy the GHR and build a RH for my power rack (which I did. It's a board. You lay on it. LoL).

I don't know how to do either exercise "properly" but I don't see that much difference on the RH between just going till your legs hang loose below you vs. bringing them all the way up to your face. Either will work, right? One may be better but by how much? I wouldn't skip doing 'em just b/c I couldn't get the complete, 100%, ROM.
 
Hmm, do they have one of those for R. Hypers? :)

I decided to get the deluxe GHR when I actually purchase one. It has hooks for bands, and will be just right for me. Even light bands will add a good deal of tension with these. I can also hold plates or DBs in front of me or behind my head for more resistance. I'm sure I can make these as tough as heavy RDLs or DLs. :)
 
That's how I do them too, proto.

And no, I'm not rich, probably just the fact that I'm old :biggrin: I usually don't blow this kind of money, just that I got a little bonus from work and thought I'd treat myself.
 
Protobuilder said:
Holy crap. Are you rich? LoL I'd buy the GHR and build a RH for my power rack (which I did. It's a board. You lay on it. LoL).

I don't know how to do either exercise "properly" but I don't see that much difference on the RH between just going till your legs hang loose below you vs. bringing them all the way up to your face. Either will work, right? One may be better but by how much? I wouldn't skip doing 'em just b/c I couldn't get the complete, 100%, ROM.

Rich? Far from. I have a good job, with a nice income, but I need to be saving and investing now. I do have some money to spare, but this is more a pipedream for now. I can shell out money, but I'd rather wait - my training is taking a bit of a back seat for the time being.

I have a makeshift RH too, but it's not the same. You can't load it up heavily like you can with the real thing. I was going to build my own, but I need to find the dimensions of the device and then buy the steel to build it. My uncle or someone in my family will help me if I go that route.

The GHR though...just seems better to buy that. I have a model to build my RH after, someone else who built their own gave me the idea here:

http://forums.1fast400.com/?showtopic=25351

So that doesn't look like a huge issue.

And regarding the ROM - I could see swinging under your face being harmful in some way, and I'd be afraid of that. Still, I can try both once (if) I get the actual RH.

No opinion on which model is better for the RH?
 
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