Glute-Ham Raises....

[Citruscide]

:sadcry: :puke: :sick: :faint:

That is all....

[Blondell]

:lol: I've never tried them for that reason. :lol3:

[Cindy Day]

LOL -- hey, could I see a video of that?! :wink:

[Citruscide]

LOL -- hey, could I see a video of that?! :wink:


It'd be quite comical ... to be honest.

first I strapped on about 400lbs of plates onto my shoulders... haha JUST KIDDING! :)

I used the lat pulldown seat to do them... we don't have a glute-ham at the gym I work at - so, I got inventive... or... maybe just using the most obvious thing.

I hooked my ankles underneath the quad-cushion and my knees were just out over the seat (toward the back).

I had to hold onto a POLE - yes - a wood pole that people use to do side twists to "spot" me on the way up... I lowered myself down FAIRLY ok... but curling up I had to stabilize myself with the poll... I'd say, I got 9-12 reps in each of the 3 sets before I was relying moreso on the poll. LOL

In good news - my hams feel like they got WORKED today (along with some other work I did).

C-ditty

[Erik]

Yeah, that's a great hamstring exercise.

[KelleyM]

I used the lat pulldown seat to do them... we don't have a glute-ham at the gym I work at - so, I got inventive... or... maybe just using the most obvious thing.

I hooked my ankles underneath the quad-cushion and my knees were just out over the seat (toward the back).


C-ditty

This is the way I do them. I have my friend spot me so I don't have to worry about falling on my face :lol: and he 'catches' me and then 'tosses' me back up. Then he gets on there and does 'em and makes it look so easy! :tantrum:

[Erik]

You can actually also just place a bench in front of you and catch yourself and 'push off' to help yourself back up.

I have a video of Noel demonstrating this on my site.

[smuggie]

I do them by hooking my feet under a rail. I catch myself on the floor and give myself a push to get back up.

[fitcajungirllisa]

I hook my feet under a rail on the squat rack. Then I put a resistance band around one of the supports that is a little higher than my shoulders.(behind me) I hold the handles of the band at my shoulders and I use it to counterbalance myself back to start. Proceed to rest of gym looking at me like I am crazy. (what else is new)

Hope this is not confusing......:scratch: :lol:

[smuggie]

I hook my feet under a rail on the squat rack. Then I put a resistance band around one of the supports that is a little higher than my shoulders.(behind me) I hold the handles of the band at my shoulders and I use it to counterbalance myself back to start. Proceed to rest of gym looking at me like I am crazy. (what else is new)

Hope this is not confusing......:scratch: :lol:
I've done them that way too.

[Citruscide]

I hook my feet under a rail on the squat rack. Then I put a resistance band around one of the supports that is a little higher than my shoulders.(behind me) I hold the handles of the band at my shoulders and I use it to counterbalance myself back to start. Proceed to rest of gym looking at me like I am crazy. (what else is new)

Hope this is not confusing......:scratch: :lol:

That's the way I started off... then I remembered the pole and lat pulldown way... and considering I fell once already because I "forgot" to actually GRAB the res bands lol ... I decided POLE it was!!! :)

[Mols]

It'd be quite comical ... to be honest.

first I strapped on about 400lbs of plates onto my shoulders... haha JUST KIDDING! :)

I used the lat pulldown seat to do them... we don't have a glute-ham at the gym I work at - so, I got inventive... or... maybe just using the most obvious thing.

I hooked my ankles underneath the quad-cushion and my knees were just out over the seat (toward the back).

I had to hold onto a POLE - yes - a wood pole that people use to do side twists to "spot" me on the way up... I lowered myself down FAIRLY ok... but curling up I had to stabilize myself with the poll... I'd say, I got 9-12 reps in each of the 3 sets before I was relying moreso on the poll. LOL

In good news - my hams feel like they got WORKED today (along with some other work I did).

C-ditty

I want to do these but cant for the life of me picture what the h your doing. Video??

[smuggie]

I want to do these but cant for the life of me picture what the h your doing. Video??
Maybe this will help you out:

Manual hamstring curls (http://stumptuous.com/cms/displayarticle.php?aid=119)

[Mols]

Thanks, that looks difficult! lol.

[smuggie]

Yes, it's a difficult movement.

[yosef]

Oh....I want to try this but I am scared! :blink: