IN the second one you see an old style hyper machine that would not allow you do the glute ham movement because of the narrowness of the machine padded area. Do it all. Imagine having a long spine throughout the movement. The GHR is really more glute/hamstring oriented although you could do back raises and ab work on it. The older I get, the more I love the Glute Ham Raise.. back ext, glute ham raise, hip thrusts into neck bridge, etc. A 2014 study that investigated the relative muscle activity of the hamstring group and selected surrounding musculature during the leg curl, good morning, glute-ham raise, and Romanian deadlift (RDL) found that hamstring activity was maximized in the RDL and glute-ham raise. In the first one you see the guy in red doing the movement on a glute ham machine. The Glute Ham Raise; What You Don’t Want To Do With The Glute Ham Raise; Hip Extension; Back Extensions; Hip and Back Extension; The Glute Ham Developer Sit-Up to Parallel; The Glute Ham Developer Sit-Up to Full Range Of Motion (ROM) 1. The 90 degree back raise bench is basically for the lumbar/low back area less versatile. A properly executed glute-ham raise engages the core and gluteals (maintaining hip extension), while then utilizing the hamstrings to promote the movement. The Glute Ham Raise (or GHR) is a simple, but challenging exercise that works the entire posterior chain – the oft neglected back side of your lower-body. What’s best is subjective.

It’s considered by most to be a hamstring move— and it certainly nails your hammies from top to bottom—but GHRs hit your entire posterior chain, from your gastrocs to your hamstrings, glutes, and lower back. The Glute-Ham Raise (GHR) is arguably the single best accessory lift for hamstring development. The Glute-Ham Raise: A Primer. [/quote] I didn’t say that.

I just read that on Greg Everett's oly lifting book: "the glute ham raise is essentially a hip extension on a glute ham bench finished with a leg flexion", but whatever... the exercise he shows is a guy starting with his torso lying down, like at the beginning of a back hyper, so maybe he's just adding that part to your definition. To answer your question, there are times when I might consider using the leg curl in a specific client’s program. Bret calls this the rounded-back … Start with your knees as close to the pad as possible. – Glute ham raises – Back extensions (an alternative straight-leg hip extension exercise) – Static back extensions/side bridges, etc. I guess I feel that a glute-ham raise would be the better overall value – for a cheaper price, you can get more movements out of it. 12-27-2017, 11:12 AM #4 Rouge Abram GHD 2.0; 2. Credit goes to top biomechanics researcher Bret "The Glute Guy" Contreras for popularizing this new approach to the "back extension." Legend Pro Series GHD; 3. The posterior chain includes the calves, the hamstrings, and the glutes. I do agree with the second part of your post; there is rarely a … You will begin the movement with your body in a straight position and pressing with your toes. York ST GHD; Conclusion The glute-ham raise (GHR) might be the most underrated exercise ever invented.