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gtbmed said:
I know I need to add these, but they feel awkward. My problem is usually at the low end of the movement as I don't really know where to stop.

Any tips on doing them? What kind of depth do you usually go for with them and about what weight do you use as a percentage of your squat max?

I have seen a lot of people only get to a torso angle of about 115 degrees. I feel like I'm usually reversing at about 100 degrees. Am I going too low?
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As soon as you start to feel your hamstrings tightening up that should be your bottom. Soft knees throughout movement hinge from the hip with an straight spine..Start light and build up.. People do them heavy and have a tendency to cheat by squatting, awsome exercise if done correctly... Also seated GM are a horrible idea, due to the fact that we live on a planet with a thing called gravity, that is right up there with lean away squats lol
 
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i did the good morning with 400 pounds once at 238 bwt . no drugs . by back got strong from squats . good mornings works hamstrings lowerback . good for posterior chain. sets of 5 will do . high reps dont built hams.
 
Life said:
Because it isn't a straight up and down movement. Squat, deadlift, RDL, press, ect... its straight up, straight back down. With a good morning you're moving the weight in an arc. All I'm saying is you're depending on a lot of muscle groups to stay tight and locked in over a very long and continuously changing applied load. Why would you pile on ludicrous amounts of weight to do a good morning when you're drastically increasing the chance of injury?
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The applied load doesn't change. The moment arms of the various levers change. GMs are effective. One point that most over look is the tracking of the knees towards the toes. In a GM the tracking is minimal.
 
go ahead for high good moenings stes of five they buit build your squat
 
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Btw, I was taught back in the day that you should try to keep your GMs close to your working squat weight - besides the fact that it strengthens a lot of the muscles used in proper (pl) squat technique, it also gives you the psychological advantage of taking away the fear of being stuck in the hole - and we know that a great part of pushing heavy weights is in the mind.
 
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Question.. Are you doing this max effort exercise.? and it sounds like they explained how to do them perfectly.
 
arched back are good to help the squat . inconfortable often . i did 400 pounds good morning at 240 bwt . in my prime .
 
Resolve said:
I typically set the pins in the cage at the bottom of my ROM for good mornings. It removes the guesswork from knowing when I've gone low enough, and it protects me from effing myself up too bad.
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I do the same as Resolve... I set my range of motion with just a bar.... I go as low as I can and still maintain the arch in my back... work up to approximately 60% of my heaviest squat set... rep range is typically like 6-8... feet are nearly same position as squat... GM have added a lot of weight to my squats over the years, but I got injured years ago (when I first started lifting) doing GMs... back has never fully healed and it has been 20+ years... went too low, rounded the lower back, and got injured...
 
Life said:
GM's aren't a max effort kind of exercise. Not in the sense of a dead lift or squat. I don't see why anyone would treat GM's as a max effort kind of exercise.
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GM are an assistance excercise for the dead lift
 
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