hamstring excercises....

[lookingswell]

ok, here's the deal with me and hamstring excercies:

hamstring excerices such as still-legged deadlifts and good-mornings -- i'm not really feeling in my hammies, to be honest. it works for other things for me, but my hammies, i'm having trouble feeliing them working much if at all.

glut-ham raise: i generally like this in terms of hamstring, i really do. but my gym doesn't have it! (i could "create" it using other equiptment, but that's very inconviente....so i don't think so.)

curls: works for the hamstring, but i worry: this isolation equircises, to my intuition, seems of little value in terms of functionality. am i wrong? should i not worry about it? is this a good excercise?

[HoosierBoy]

Originally Posted by lookingswell

glut-ham raise: i generally like this in terms of hamstring, i really do. but my gym doesn't have it! (i could "create" it using other equiptment, but that's very inconviente....so i don't think so.)

It's not that inconvenient. Just find a straight bar and some plates.

[beavesmx44]

SLDL is where it's at. Make sure to keep the bar close to your shins to reduce the lower back and stick your butt out.Sticking out the butt is key.

[Ageispolis]

Originally Posted by lookingswell

ok, here's the deal with me and hamstring excercies:

hamstring excerices such as still-legged deadlifts and good-mornings -- i'm not really feeling in my hammies, to be honest. it works for other things for me, but my hammies, i'm having trouble feeliing them working much if at all.

glut-ham raise: i generally like this in terms of hamstring, i really do. but my gym doesn't have it! (i could "create" it using other equiptment, but that's very inconviente....so i don't think so.)

curls: works for the hamstring, but i worry: this isolation equircises, to my intuition, seems of little value in terms of functionality. am i wrong? should i not worry about it? is this a good excercise?

My three cycled ham exercises that I religiously use.

-Sumo Deadlift
-DB lunges pushing off of the heel
-Ham curls

I have no complaints

[BBing_Addict]

Originally Posted by lookingswell

ok, here's the deal with me and hamstring excercies:

hamstring excerices such as still-legged deadlifts and good-mornings -- i'm not really feeling in my hammies, to be honest. it works for other things for me, but my hammies, i'm having trouble feeliing them working much if at all.

glut-ham raise: i generally like this in terms of hamstring, i really do. but my gym doesn't have it! (i could "create" it using other equiptment, but that's very inconviente....so i don't think so.)

curls: works for the hamstring, but i worry: this isolation equircises, to my intuition, seems of little value in terms of functionality. am i wrong? should i not worry about it? is this a good excercise?

well for SLDL, if you are not feeling it then my guess would be that you are doing something wrong... so lower the weight and get your form down.

glute-ham raises, there is various equipments that you can easily modify to perform this exercise, such the lat pull down machine (well some of them).

ham curls, you say it seems of little value in terms of functionality, functionality for what?

[Ageispolis]

Originally Posted by BBing_Addict

glute-ham raises, there is various equipments that you can easily modify to perform this exercise, such the lat pull down machine (well some of them).

How?

[KingSht]

Make a natural or manual Glute ham raise like this where knees are padded:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...glut+ham+raise

It's not much different to the real thing where there is a foot plate and thighs are supported instead of knees.

[BBing_Addict]

^^^ like in that video posted by KingSht... also some lat pull down machine have a bench instead of just a seat. you can also use the weight in the lat pull down machine a long rope to do assited GHRs.

[Ageispolis]

Originally Posted by KingSht

Make a natural or manual Glute ham raise like this where knees are padded:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...glut+ham+raise

It's not much different to the real thing where there is a foot plate and thighs are supported instead of knees.

Wow that looks awesome. I am on a mission now. I have to use my equipment at home to try these.

[cssprophet]

Originally Posted by KingSht

Make a natural or manual Glute ham raise like this where knees are padded:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...glut+ham+raise

Unless you really knew what you were doing, and knew you could do a bodyweight (or weighted) GHR, wouldn't that be kind of dangerous? Isn't there a chance you could hyperextend your knee and royally **** yourself?

[45BIG]

Good Mornings.

[flipcv]

You can do glute-ham raises by having someone sit on your feet, so you can use your arms if you can't do your whole body weight. I also found that I can stick my feet under my bed, and put a towel under my knees and do them that way.