glute ham raise/hypers

[oso0960]

what are some alternatives to these if you don't have the machines for it? RDL, SLDL?

 

[H_T_]

do them on the floor or using a lat tower. use a broom handle to help lower yourself and then reverse it by using as much of your posterior chain as you can. there really isn't any replacement for them....

 

[stevius]

That's right, they work on 'knee flexation' whereas SLDL, RDL, GM, DL, etc are for 'hip flexation' the only alternative is 'leg curls' which is hardly a replacement.

I use a sit up board, hook my ankles under the pad, and my feet go through the gap, because conveniently this particular situp board has one.

Watch the following clip to see the 'home' version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57pv_1j4dH0

 

[PansyLad]

Watch the following clip to see the 'home' version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57pv_1j4dH0

That's hardcore stuff.

 

[crazycarwes]

That's right, they work on 'knee flexation' whereas SLDL, RDL, GM, DL, etc are for 'hip flexation' the only alternative is 'leg curls' which is hardly a replacement.

I use a sit up board, hook my ankles under the pad, and my feet go through the gap, because conveniently this particular situp board has one.

Watch the following clip to see the 'home' version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57pv_1j4dH0

Reverse Hypers have nothing to do with 'Knee Flexation'. What is that exactly?

 

[stevius]

Sure, hypers work hamstrings from the hip, GHR's from the knee.

Forget knee flexation, it's probably a bad choice of words, just think hamstrings pull the shin back and I don't exactly know what they do at the top so I guess they stabilize the hip area.

 

[coolcolj]

wear some iron boots and do leg curling reverse hypers - sorted!

 

[JohnRobHolmes]

I hang upsidedown by my knees on a chinup bar if I cant find a reverse hyper bench. Lean back like a bat, decompresses the spin, feels good!