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One of the most overlooked "big lifts" in body-building is the "good-morning". It's safe to say that many of the people reading this will have not even heard of it, let alone have done it. For as neglected as it is in bodybuilding, it gets it turn in powerlifting, where some of the best, including Westside Barbell, use a variation of it in 70% of their workouts--and their workouts, and lifts change CONSTANTLY, yet the for all the change, GM's are a mainstay.
The simplest version is the arched back version with a regular barbell. You shoulder it like you were going to squat, and then lean forward at the hips. It works your backside like few other things do, and many powerlifters do them INSTEAD of deadlifts. And I am talking about Elite level guys squatting and doing deads with 600-1000 lbs. They save the deads for the meet.
If anyone is going after absolute strength,, and not a mix of size, strength like most BB's want. You can bet I will have them doing GM's. The drawback with them for bodybuilders is they do not hit the lats, mid-back, and rear-delt's, traps as hard as deadlift variations. So to get the most work in with the least amount of sets, a deadlift variation is best for those with limited recovery ability (most people). But it really pays to spend some time doing pure power-lifting type training to boost your strength base, and Good-Morning can’t be beat for doing just that. They are probably THE best single lift (other than squats and deads) to boost your squat and deadlift poundages.
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The simplest version is the arched back version with a regular barbell. You shoulder it like you were going to squat, and then lean forward at the hips. It works your backside like few other things do, and many powerlifters do them INSTEAD of deadlifts. And I am talking about Elite level guys squatting and doing deads with 600-1000 lbs. They save the deads for the meet.
If anyone is going after absolute strength,, and not a mix of size, strength like most BB's want. You can bet I will have them doing GM's. The drawback with them for bodybuilders is they do not hit the lats, mid-back, and rear-delt's, traps as hard as deadlift variations. So to get the most work in with the least amount of sets, a deadlift variation is best for those with limited recovery ability (most people). But it really pays to spend some time doing pure power-lifting type training to boost your strength base, and Good-Morning can’t be beat for doing just that. They are probably THE best single lift (other than squats and deads) to boost your squat and deadlift poundages.
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