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good mornings

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ive always been a little bit scared of good mornings they look like a good way to hurt your backbut as im always looking at ways of strengthening my back i want to give them a go. would seated good mornings be a better option for someone looking to ease their way into them? i suffer from a bit of lower back soreness and muscle tightness from my occupation so i think seated good mornings look pretty good at the moment.
 
hyjak said:
ive always been a little bit scared of good mornings they look like a good way to hurt your backbut as im always looking at ways of strengthening my back i want to give them a go. would seated good mornings be a better option for someone looking to ease their way into them? i suffer from a bit of lower back soreness and muscle tightness from my occupation so i think seated good mornings look pretty good at the moment.
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Great exercise. Do them standing, start light 30-40kg and slowly build up.
 
I never got much out of them, I increased my 10rm good morning by 15kg but it had little effect on my squat & deadlift (I was training the squat and deadlift at the same time)

I think they work well for people with the right body proportions & geared lifters that have to sit right back into a squat
 
Can i do good mornings and sldl on my off day eg sat or Sunday?my current workout days are Mon, wed and Friday
 
Good Morning's once per week on your light day is enough. I love these. Best was 100kg for 10 reps. Would feel sick and dizzy afterward, but worth it.
 
I do Max Effort Good Mornings suspended in chains. This removes any crazy reversal loading on your spine and sets you at what ever depth you chose to lift with.

I found they do help build some strength in to the back & postural areas
 
catastrophic said:
I do Max Effort Good Mornings suspended in chains. This removes any crazy reversal loading on your spine and sets you at what ever depth you chose to lift with.

I found they do help build some strength in to the back & postural areas
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Suspended GM's are great but I want to know what sick bastard thought using the word "Good" in the name was appropriate!
 
I've only just starting using these in my program, I love doing them. I never thought I was doing them right but a male trainer at FF went through them with me today and managed 35kgs. Going for 40kgs next week:)
 
Dunno if it means anything to anyone but bill starr suggests you should be able to perform 3x8 good mornings with 50% of your back squat 1RM
 
The Hamburgler said:
Dunno if it means anything to anyone but bill starr suggests you should be able to perform 3x8 good mornings with 50% of your back squat 1RM
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Yep it's in the article I linked at the top of this thread. Also don't go straight to 50% of your squat weight and start doing GMs. Build up slowly.
 
Everytime i give good mornings to a the new guys and put in even 30% of their squat weights. They end up rounding the back. Im not sure why bill would recommend on doing 50%. Unless it was taken out of context.
 
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