Thinking About Ditching my Glute Ham Machine

[skrebs01]

I am thinking of ditching my glute ham machine. I can do the "naked" version where I anchor my feet under a bar which seems harder. Are there any benefits of of keeping the machine. I don't use it for sit-ups or back extensions.

[ninjaneer]

I am thinking of ditching my glute ham machine. I can do the "naked" version where I anchor my feet under a bar which seems harder. Are there any benefits of of keeping the machine. I don't use it for sit-ups or back extensions.

if you're talking about a glute ham developer, i personally think doing them on the GHD itself hits my hams harder than the "naked" version you refer to. you can try putting your knees higher or lower on the rounded pad to change the difficulty. if you really can't see a benefit to the GHD and you don't see any benefit to doing situps or back extensions, etc, go ahead and sell it. personally, it's the next thing on my "to buy" list.

[BAVE]

I don't have the space for one so I opted for the OBB floor GHD. Are you looking to sell to free up money, space, or you just don't like the movement?

[AttyGuy]

Does MUTASAN have pics of you doing it "naked"?

[skrebs01]

Does MUTASAN have pics of you doing it "naked"?

Just in his imagination

[skrebs01]

I don't have the space for one so I opted for the OBB floor GHD. Are you looking to sell to free up money, space, or you just don't like the movement?

Just find that I am doing them off the floor more. I feel the movement off the floor more in the hamstrings then on the GHD.

[jackbravo]

Just find that I am doing them off the floor more. I feel the movement off the floor more in the hamstrings then on the GHD.

I read somewhere that Louis Simmons says his new machine mimicking the natural ghr is going to replace the ghd, as it's harder on the hams.

[KBKB]

I am thinking of ditching my glute ham machine. I can do the "naked" version where I anchor my feet under a bar which seems harder. Are there any benefits of of keeping the machine. I don't use it for sit-ups or back extensions.

You might find the segment between 21:18 and 23:48 of the following video to be of interest. It's an interview with Bret Contreras. Bret says that the GHR exercise isn't very well named because there's not a significant amount of glute activation going on. He does say, however, that it's a very good exercise for hamstring activation.



He mentions this T-Nation article in that segment: Gutting the Glute-Ham Raise by Bret Contreras. It's worth reading as it goes into a lot more depth, providing charts showing percentages of glute activation versus hamstring activation for different exercises including the Russian Leg Curl (which is what I think you're calling a "naked" GHR) and several variations of the Glute-Ham Raise. You can compare those numbers and decide if you'll be able to get the same benefit from doing Russian Leg Curls.

Bret does say that Barbell Hip Thrusts are a superior exercise for glute activation.

[matrix563]

I don't have the space for one so I opted for the OBB floor GHD. Are you looking to sell to free up money, space, or you just don't like the movement?

i did the same, i use the legend floor pad.

kbkb, does this mean the back extensions or reverse hyper are far superior for the glutes, in addition to hip thrusts?

i guess hip thrusts should be done on leg day no?

[deiphid]

Hip thrusts should be done every day. Two or three sessions of thrusting is my preference.

[matrix563]

Hip thrusts should be done every day. Two or three sessions of thrusting is my preference.

but doesn't it partially work the lower back too?

[ffrink]

I read somewhere that Louis Simmons says his new machine mimicking the natural ghr is going to replace the ghd, as it's harder on the hams.

That Louie is a better salesman than trainer these days!!!!!

[Kodokan]

the point of the GHD isn't to make it harder than a 'natural' GHR, but easier and more comfortable. you can always use bands, and weights to increase the load in a progressive manner and still not wreck your knees.

your GHD should also have some adjustments that would massively increase the load just by putting your knees on the pad and changing the leverage...but it just makes more sense to use a medicine ball, dumbell, vest, etc IMO.

it is big and expensive, though...and i understand why anybody might not want to have one. if you bought it used you can probably get out of it just what you paid for it.

[matrix563]

I read somewhere that Louis Simmons says his new machine mimicking the natural ghr is going to replace the ghd, as it's harder on the hams.

link?

[KBKB]

kbkb, does this mean the back extensions or reverse hyper are far superior for the glutes, in addition to hip thrusts?

See Dispelling the Glute Myth. In that article, Bret Contreras goes into a lot of detail regarding glute exercises.

[irongrandpa]

skrebs01, if you have the space for it, or can store it, I'd keep it. I've sold stuff that I wasn't using much and usually ended up regretting it. I've got a couple of things in storage over my shop just in case I can use them later.

[My2BoysDad]

I've sold stuff that I wasn't using much and usually ended up regretting it. .

Nearly everything I sell I eventually regret it or need it the next day.

[matrix563]

Nearly everything I sell I eventually regret it or need it the next day.

definitely how i feel, unless i upgraded