Good Mornings - Who Does Them Here?

[Admin]

As the title says, I'm just curious to see how many of you guys do Good Mornings...

Any opinions on the exercise?

 

[spartacus]

never liked good mornings much, as I don't like barbell bet over rows.

I do hyperextensions with weights after leg curls or before. I find this hits my lower back and hamstrings really well.

 

[Rugby88]

Used to smash these - seated and standing - thanks for reminding me of these - will add them back in the training cycle.

 

[D1cko]

Good mornings are great...I like the hamstring stretch and they train you to hold lower back position. I can't see how these wouldn't help your squat that's for sure.

 

[Goosey]

I prefer SLDL's

 

[Darkoz]

I prefer SLDL's

Agree
I see absolutely no point in doing good mornings when there are SLDL

 

[spartacus]

i did deadlifts for first time in ages 2 days ago, my hamstrings are sore as despite only doing 4x4/100kg

 

[Goosey]

Agree
I see absolutely no point in doing good mornings when there are SLDL

Yeah.

i reckon the goal here is to do these with straight legs, and stiff.

with the this version as opposed to the GM's, you can really load the back safely.

 

[spartacus]

I agree as wel, but how locked do you guys recommend legs, I used to have them slightly bent

 

[Goosey]

When I started doing these, years ago I could only do them "stiff" but with a slight bend in the knee because I couldn't maintain the lower back.

i read that people like grimek did these with a straight leg, and the benefit received.

over time /years I persevered , I can now SLDL with a straight leg, 120kg x 12 good rep's, I do this after a hard set on the leg press.

its helped with hip tuck also.

 

[Grunta]

I prefer SLDL's

Boom, eats how it's done.
Also do curls for hamis.

 

[High Road]

What about GHR?

 

[Darkoz]

What about GHR?

I like them too but for a different purpose

 

[0ni]

As a short torso'd person I never got anything out of good mornings but I like to put a plate on either side and just rep it out.
I much prefer to deadlift with a larger range of motion

 

[D1cko]

Good mornings would be superior to SLDL for the purpose of building the squat...
I do SLDL as well but you can't replicate the back tightness required for a deep and properly done good morning.
How about: Do both

 

[High Road]

As a short torso'd person I never got anything out of good mornings but I like to put a plate on either side and just rep it out.
I much prefer to deadlift with a larger range of motion

Just exactly how short is your torso? Also, where do you come up with this shit?

 

[Caino]

I rep out on seated barbell gms on the bench, far safer, and helped my lower back far more then standing ones did

 

[Jungnaut]

When I started doing these, years ago I could only do them "stiff" but with a slight bend in the knee because I couldn't maintain the lower back.

i read that people like grimek did these with a straight leg, and the benefit received.

over time /years I persevered , I can now SLDL with a straight leg, 120kg x 12 good rep's, I do this after a hard set on the leg press.

its helped with hip tuck also.

How you manage to do them with straight leg, do you rely on SLDL to give you a deep stretch or you do static stretching before?

 

[DREADLIFT]

Massive fan of seated good mornings, about the only way to open my hips up/sink hips into the squat.

 

[Goosey]

How you manage to do them with straight leg, do you rely on SLDL to give you a deep stretch or you do static stretching before?

it took a long time.
Every week one or two sets of 10, with with straight legs, only going as deep as possible, over time my ROM increased, when i became competent, i started using progression.