good mornings

[samurai69]

What exactly is the right way to do good mornings, i read that power lifters sort of do a half deadlift but with the weight across the shoulders and bodybuilders keep legs almost straight and bend from the hips.

Which is the best for good lower back strength - i'd like to improve my deadlift

[BBAddict]

Scroll down a little ways on this page and there's a link to 3 different ways of doing good mornings. Good for both hams and lower back strength.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/renegade10.htm

[shortz]

Originally posted by BBAddict
Scroll down a little ways on this page and there's a link to 3 different ways of doing good mornings. Good for both hams and lower back strength.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/renegade10.htm

IMO, if you are doing as much weight as that guy has on that bar, then that is ok. But, if you are going heavy, here is the form you want to have.

http://www.joeskopec.com/assist.html

Notice his legs do bend a bit with the movement.

[Stonecold54]

Re: good mornings

Originally posted by samurai69
What exactly is the right way to do good mornings, i read that power lifters sort of do a half deadlift but with the weight across the shoulders and bodybuilders keep legs almost straight and bend from the hips.

Which is the best for good lower back strength - i'd like to improve my deadlift

if you want to get better at deadlifts do more deadlifts.

Good mornings are tricky just like stiff legged deadlifts, injury can happen in an instant and I don't messing with the lower back if I don't have to. Try hyper-extensions if you want some erector spinae work.

[shortz]

Re: Re: good mornings

Originally posted by stonecold54
if you want to get better at deadlifts do more deadlifts.

Not entirely true. Alot of routines for building the deadlift call for less deads. Deads kill the CNS when done every week, especially heavy. From a BBing point of view, with slightly higher reps, it can be "ok", but when going for heavier weights, they def shouldn't be done every week.

[Stonecold54]

Re: Re: Re: good mornings

Originally posted by shortz
Not entirely true. Alot of routines for building the deadlift call for less deads. Deads kill the CNS when done every week, especially heavy. From a BBing point of view, with slightly higher reps, it can be "ok", but when going for heavier weights, they def shouldn't be done every week.

well if you apply my training I would only be doing them once a month, :)