Hamstring Help is at Hand! … I Hope!!
IS THIS THE ANSWER TO ALL MY PRAYERS?
Glute Ham Raises Discovered In Craig Ballantyne’s Turbulence Training Manual !!
Hey Everyone!! Is it the end of the weekend already? Man, they really do fly by, don’t they?
Anyway, I’m still on the warpath to solve my Hamstring issues and have decided to get more serious about strengthening them (rather than stretching them).
Every expert has a differing opinion about what my problem is (too tight, too weak, not stretched enough, out of balance, I’ve heard it all) …
… and the more I sit at my computer feeling them getting more and more sore during the day as they get more and more stretched from sitting, the more I believe that WEAK, overstretched hamstrings is actually my issue (as opposed to them being too tight), therefore it’s time to give them some harder work to do … REGULARLY.
So, after spending a bunch of time flipping through the many tomes I have here from many fitness experts, I happened upon this great exercise while flipping through Craig Ballantyne’s awesome Turbulence Training bodyweight manuals that just might be the answer to all my problems!
Check it out:
And, as promised, here’s Craig Ballantyne himself demo’ing them for us:
Plus, here’s another great demo by someone who really knows how to do them well:
Craig has lots of great bonuses available right now, too! So head over there to see what he’s got on offer if you grab Turbulence Training today:
As always, let’s end it all on a musical note (haha, did I just make a pun?)!
Here’s today’s Workout Song of the Day.
Yes, I’ve tied it in with the subject of the post in my usual smarty-pants style. With luck and a few strengthening exercises like these Glute Ham Raises, hopefully my hamstring issues will be … (ready for it? …) GONE DADDY GONE!! LOL.
It’s also a great song for running because it has a great fast beat that drives my feet forward (and heck … it’s pretty good for strength-training too, seeing as it has that touch of angst going for it!)…
Enjoy:
VIOLENT FEMMES – Gone Daddy Gone
Don’t forget, if you want it for your own collection it’s as easy as hitting the “BUY” button on the player widget. Amazon will set you up in a rush and you’ll be good to go.
That’s it for today. Enjoy your Glute Ham Raises and all the other great tips Craig Ballantyne has in Turbulence Training !!
Have a fit, fun and fabulous day. We’ll see you again very soon.
Girlwithnoname
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November 30th, 2009 at 3:56 am
Another video of a relay strong guy performing natural glut-ham-raises: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlalgTN1dgA
You said you do deadlifts. perhaps you should google for so called “romanian deadlifts”. It’s a slight deadlift variation which focuses more on the hamstrings.
If I remember correctly you only have dumbbells at home. Than I’d recommend something like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk35uFBMb5g
If you have something that can slide or role or whatever another exercise might be what’s shown here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk35uFBMb5g
November 30th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
thanks Matt… I already do (and prefer) Romanian Deads.. thanks for your other links, very useful!! thanks a ton.
GWNN
November 30th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
dang Matt, I just realized both those links you sent are the same. Did you copy the same one in twice in error? shoot the other one over! :-)
December 1st, 2009 at 1:06 am
Oops. OK, I’ll try again: With dumbbells you can’t get too heavy in deadlifts. That’s why I had the idea of performing this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWLg7MrA9y4 .
The first time you might have some balance issues but they should go away with practice.
December 1st, 2009 at 11:25 am
yah, those ones are pretty easy and don’t cause any feelings of discomfort, prob cuz I do Romanian Deads all the time … my hams are hurting me at the gluteal end, gets worse the more I sit. I also think I’m having IT band issues on the left side… it just keeps moving, hard to catch. thanks for the awesome tips tho.
December 2nd, 2009 at 2:34 pm
Folks that workout at home, by themselves do often neglect the hammies-good of you to point out this move-looks like a good one!
my captcha is EERIE PORTRAIT…wierd-just thought I’d share that..LOL
December 2nd, 2009 at 3:02 pm
haha, that’s weird. and eerie !! :-)