Alternative to GHR?

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Hello all,

this is my first post. :slight_smile:

My training is based around heavy weighted pullups, deadlifts, (box) squasts, bench pressing, rowing etc.

Compound movements basically.

I was doing GHR pretty good but I’ve advanced and now I’m holding a 14 kg dumbell in each hand to do the eccentric (lowering) part under control.

Thr problem is that it somehow aggrivates (spelling?) my knees so I’m looking to a good GHR alternative. :slight_smile:

Thanks.

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You are doing negatives with 28kg in the GHR and want to change?

Maybe I am not understanding your situation. How many total reps can you do (concentric and eccentric)?

If I was you instead of the DB, get a monster mini band and do the GHR with it.

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I’m only doing the eccentric part with the dumbells.

The concetrict part is done weight free.

Thanks for the mini band idea. :slight_smile:

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Try Harrop curls, some people use the term GHR raises for them though so maybe that’s what you are already doing.

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It seems to me that GHR is the same as that Harrol’s curls.

Any more ideas? :slight_smile:

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[quote]Xen wrote:
It seems to me that GHR is the same as that Harrol’s curls.

Any more ideas? :)[/quote]

umm no, glute ham raises you need a special apparatus, this is what people typically mean when they say GHR

http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.weighttrainersunited.com/gluteham2.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.weighttrainersunited.com/gluteham.html&h=343&w=450&sz=28&hl=en&start=3&tbnid=h7wStLRAwxHjWM:&tbnh=97&tbnw=127&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dglute%2Bham%2Braises%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den

Harrop curls, from what I know are done either flat on the ground or off a lat tower station. I could not find a picture, but in the first one your thighs are supports, for the second one it’s just up toyour knees that are supported so it’s much harder.