Seated Goodmornings

[theBIGness]

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[Presser]

Dude I would just keep going forward and have the bar crush my face into the floor, thats crazy but a very cool video

 

[theBIGness]

yea i wont be doing them anytime soon but that seems to be pretty intense.

 

[Metal85]

wow I really thought he was gonna fold over! I always heard to do those with pretty light weight and standing lol. Some good Metallica in the backround too

 

[formernpc]

HELL NO.....I can see him doing that and one day a disk shooting out the back! REALLY PEOPLE? Come on...that is stupid anatomically. Your low back isn't designed to handle that kind of load in those positions. That puts your spine in a vulnerable position. First time he even does ONE wrong he is DONE! There is NO margin for error there! People throw backs out just by sneezing or bending over a sink to shave...hell no! I can build the same thick low back using exercises that won't destroy me....wow.

 

[big in vegas]

I've done these standing up to 225, but I don't think I'd try them seated

 

[theBIGness]

HELL NO.....I can see him doing that and one day a disk shooting out the back! REALLY PEOPLE? Come on...that is stupid anatomically. Your low back isn't designed to handle that kind of load in those positions. That puts your spine in a vulnerable position. First time he even does ONE wrong he is DONE! There is NO margin for error there! People throw backs out just by sneezing or bending over a sink to shave...hell no! I can build the same thick low back using exercises that won't destroy me....wow.

i agree, i posted it on the sheer craziness of it.

 

[formernpc]

i agree, i posted it on the sheer craziness of it.

I agree with you....that is crazy. I showed my workout partner a little bit ago and he did like I did and that was to laugh! I would never have a client do those. I personally think good mornings are an archaic exercise from the mid 1900's that are not anatomically correct. I think they became popular in the early days of bodybuilding, but now we can see that the spine is compromised in that position.

 

[steph]

I'm trying to understand this... it's targeting lower back, it looks like?

I do them standing all the time on leg day to hit the upper hams/glutes, but I can't see doing this for lower back. I'd rather grab a plate and do hyperextensions... seems safer.

 

[Ox 51]

Dude definitely has more strength than sense.

 

[formernpc]

Dude definitely has more strength than sense.

ONE bend, ONE rep, ONE time when the back is tired, One awkward rep and his lifting career is screwed! I was just talking to a friend of mine who is also a certified trainer and showed him this thread and he just laughed and his response was "what a fool!"

 

[MrPerfect]

when i do them a ALWAYS feel them in my hams... sometimes in my lower back, but then again i do them on leg day

thats a CRAZY amount of weight to even consider doing

 

[big in vegas]

when i do them a ALWAYS feel them in my hams... sometimes in my lower back, but then again i do them on leg day

thats a CRAZY amount of weight to even consider doing

I agree, only do them on leg day to really stretch out the hams

 

[big in vegas]

I just can't imagine having my back hunched over like that. I always keep my chest up and scapula back when I do them