Glute Ham Raises... what are these?

[ThePolishHammer]

Anyone have a picture or video, or description of these.
I think ive been doing something, totally diffrent.

 

[spatts]

Glute/Ham/Calf Raise

 

[DBCooper]

and to make those harder elevate the end where your feet are, with boards or plates.

 

[spatts]

Yes, you would think that would make them harder, wouldn't you? I get damn near nothign out of these things. I think, when benchmonster and the okie crew were here, I had a plate, a band around my neck, and the back elevated, and I still wasn't "feelin the burn."

 

[DBCooper]

Well I have to raise them on 4-5boards since I'm used to doing them, it means your hamstrings are strong, try comeing up halfway and arch as hard as you can and hold it for 3 seconds, only come up to where your torso is slightly above parallel.

 

[spatts]

Yeah....static holds on there are harder. I started doing something like 21's on the GHR. It's almost like a hyper to that sticking point for 7, then sticking point to top for 7, then full GHR for 7 (with a plate). That seems to work.

Otherwise, I have to prefatigue with SLDLs or Pullthroughs. THEN I feel it! Whew!

 

[slimm]

Any kind of hint on what kind of device you would be able to concockt to do said exercise, without having to spend $600-$1000 on a GHR machine? Just curious.

 

[spatts]

Yeah...I also do them on the floor.


(get someone to hold your feet or lock them under a bar)

 

[slimm]

Thanks spatts, I appreciate it.

 

[Rich_S]

When I do them, I start out with my waist bent 90 degrees (like the start of a hyperextension). The girl in the movie was starting with her waist straight.

BTW, I bought a Yukon GHR from the local fitness store for $159. You ca order them from their webpage too. Just as good as the expensive ones.

 

[coolcolj]

The higher the pivot point is on your thigh the easier it becomes.

 

[spatts]

That is so true. The floor is so much harder for that reason.

 

[slimm]

Thanks Rich, I will take a look at those.

 

[spatts]

When I do them, I start out with my waist bent 90 degrees (like the start of a hyperextension). The girl in the movie was starting with her waist straight.

BTW, I bought a Yukon GHR from the local fitness store for $159. You ca order them from their webpage too. Just as good as the expensive ones.

...girl in video.

I start like that to increase the range of motion and to let the tension totally off between reps. The only thing better would be if I had a 52" wide toe plate so I could do my GHR's in my squat stance.

For the ones on the floor, I start upright and go down. It used to be that when I got close to the floor I'd have to put my hands down to catch myself. I don't have to do that anymore, but they're still a bitch.

 

[DBCooper]

LOL we just happened to have that wide toe plate on our GHR machine, maybe not 52" wide but it is wide.

 

[Hannibal]

LOL we just happened to have that wide toe plate on our GHR machine, maybe not 52" wide but it is wide.

Yeah I have seen the new GHR listed on Elitefts. Sounds like a great idea...it's on the "wish list".

 

[spatts]

Can we get one, P L E A S E ???

I need that. Really. I do.

I need to get the monolift in here first, though.

 

[DBCooper]

LOL you should see the new place we got, we went from 800 square feet inluding the bathroom and closet to 1800, with a big bathroom(very important lol ) an office and like 25ft high ceilings. Also have a dl platform, almost like a 'real' gym lol.

 

[spatts]

Yes. You're right. I should see it. Tell Lou Spatt's is comin, and she's wearing a flaming skull cap.

How far from the old location is the new one?

 

[DBCooper]

Not far maybe 5 min, got a strip club and a strip mall (with food) closer and did you hear Amy totaled 1300 at 132(130) last weekend?

 

[spatts]

AUGH! That's AWESOME!! What were her lifts?!?

 

[DBCooper]

505-330-465 I think, I'll look it up tommorrow, see ya gotta run.

 

[spatts]

Dayum.