The glute ham developer ghd machine is one of the most misunderstood pieces of equipment that s used in crossfit that s unfortunate.
Glute ham raise machine exercises.
Because this weird underused piece of equipment can ratchet your pr to a new level.
Glute ham raises are an exercise that can be used in most strength power and fitness programs to increase muscle hypertrophy and endurance of the glutes hamstrings and posterior chain muscles.
It s considered by most to be a hamstring move and it certainly nails your hammies from top to bottom but ghrs hit your entire posterior chain from your gastrocs to your hamstrings glutes and lower back.
If you don t have access to a glute ham raise machine don t panic in this article i m going to be sharing with you what you can do instead.
It is also a movement that is skipped over by most athletes even the dedicated extra credit warriors.
Just as the name suggests the machine can be used to build the hamstrings found at the knees and the hips at the same time.
Your posterior chain refers to your lower back glutes and hamstrings the best alternatives to using this machine are the ones that will target these muscles whilst.
Here at crossfit ironborough it is programmed on the glute ham development machine almost weekly as extra credit after the daily workout.
I do not blame you.
The glute ham raise or ghr is an elusive exercise for most athletes in the gym.