Critique my good mornings

The_Bullman

I'm trying out good mornings for the first time in ages and I've a fair bit of tiredness in my back from them.

Here's 2 of my sets from tonight. They don't loook low enough to me when I look at the vids.

Any tips on what I'm doing wrong would be much appreciated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtkZi5nBr-U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSLAFg8XKpc

Thanks for your time

[edit] Can't get vids to work. Here's the links:
Vid 1
Vid 2

podge57

they dont look too bad to me, maybe you could go a bit lower, but i think with good mornings you get more of a feel for how deep you need to go, rather than having a set distance

i wouldnt be letting them hit off the pins though, ive seen them done chain-suspended, but you look to be bouncing off them, which is dangerous

also, in general, i think good mornings are not done for singles, a 3rm is about as far as you usually go

Transform

Just need to stick your butt out a good bit more and not for singles as your just going to round your back to get back up. 6-8reps are good ranges so drop the weight a bit and whats the whole program look like.

Great set up in your place

Hanley

Could probably do with going a bit lower on them, which will mean you'll need to lighten the load a bit.

It also looks like you keep a tight arch for a portion of the lift, and then as you get nearer the pins the movement starts to come from your back rounding forward as opposed to your hips going back.

Drop 20-30kg off the bar, try to go down til your back's about 30 degrees to the ground, and post the vid here. It'll be easier to critique that sort of vid than the ones above.

The_Bullman

Thanks for the help guys.

I'll drop the weight and aim to get a good bit lower. I'll do my best to get my ass out more and get the hips into it. I'll do another vid in a couple of days and see how it looks.

podge57 - I'm trying to use the pins as a marker to be sure I'm going low enough. I bounced one of the reps in the first vid which I wasn't happy about. I was hoping to just tip the bar off the pins.

Hanley - Thanks for the pointer about rounding my back near the end of the lift. I looked at the vids and never even noticed that. That's probably why it was uncomfortable today.

Transform - Thanks for the praise of my setup. I'm still not happy naturally enough. Not enough plates and my cable pulley thingy(York 2001) doesn't have enough range of movement.

The_Bullman

Transform wrote: »

..whats the whole program look like.

Here's my workout for the last 2 weeks

10-02
Bench press 20kg x 3, 40x3, 60x3, 70x3, 80x3, 85x1, 90x1, 95x1, 97.5x1, 97.5x1 fail, 95x1, 95x1
Lying tricep extension: ez curl bar + 10kg x 10, 20x12, 20x12, 20x12, 20x12, 20x8, 20x8
Rope pulldown: 13.5x8, 13.5x8, 15x8, 15x8
front raise: 20x10, 20x10, 20x8
12-2
Squat: 20x5, 20x5, 40x5, 40x3, 60x3, 80x3, 85x3, 90x3, 95x3, 100x1, 110x1, 115x1, 120x1, 125x1, 130x1, 135x1, 140x1(think I could have gone heavier - ran out of plates)
Romanian Deadlift: 20x10, 40x8, 50x8, 60x8, 60x8, 60x8, 65x8
Knee Raises: 3 sets of 10 reps
Decline situp: 2 sets of 10 reps
Reverse Hyper: 0x8, 0x8, 5x8, 5x8, 10x8
15-02
DE Bench: 20x10, 25x5, 30x5, 35x3, 40x3, 45x3, 8 sets of 50x3
lying tricep extension: 10x10, 20x10, 20x10, 20x8, 20x8
Pec dec: 3 sets (waste of time - won't be using it again)
Barbell row: 20x10, 30x15, 35x15
17-02
DE Box Squat: 20x2, 30x2, 40x2, 50x2, 60x2, 8 sets 70x2
Lying leg curls(cable) 13.5x10, 18x8, 22.5x8, 27x5, 22.5x8, 22.5x8
Decline situp: 3 sets of 12 reps
Hanging knee raise: 2 sets of 10
Reverse Hyper: 10x8, 10x8, 15x8, 15x8

2nd Week
18-02
ME Good Morning: 20x5, 20x5, 30x3, 40x3, 50x3, 60x3, 70x3, 75x1, 80x1, 85x1, 90x1, 92.5x1 - Form wasn't good. Worse than the videos above.
Romanian Deadlift: 20x10, 30x8, 40x8, 50x8, 60x8, 70x7
Hanging knee raises: 4 sets of 12
Reverse Hyper: 10x10, 10x10, 10x10, 15x10
20-02
ME Floor Press: 20x5, 20x5, 40x5, 60x4, 80x3, 90x3, 95x1, 97.5x1, 100x1, 102.5x1, 105x1
Close grip bench: 20x12, 30x12, 40x12, 45x12, 45x12, 45x12, 45x12, 45x12, 45x8
Barbell row: 20x12, 40x12, 50x12, 50x12, 50x10, 50x10, 50x8
Preacher curl: ez + 10x12, 20x4, 15x7, 12.5x7
21-02
DE Box Squat: 20x5, 30x3, 40x2, 60x2, 70x2, 80x2, 8 sets of 85x2
Romanian Deadlift: 20x10, 30x12, 40x12, 50x12, 60x8, 70x8, 80x8
Hanging knee raises: 5 sets of 12
Reverse Hyper: 10x8, 15x8, 20x8, 20x8
23-02
An hour of indoor 5 a side football
24-02
DE Bench: 20x3, 25x3, 30x3, 35x3, 40x3, 45x3, 8 sets of 50x3
Barbell row: 20x12, 25x12, 30x12, 35x10
Lying tricep extension: 10x12, 20x12, 22.5x12, 25x11
Ez Curls: 10x12, 15x12, 20x10