Saturday, October 19, 2013

"Natural" Glute Ham Raise (GHR) Alternatives


The glute ham raise is a unique and effective exercise that targets your entire posterior chain, specifically your butt and hamstrings.  It is a very "functional" way to train your hamstrings, and hits the core hard also.  It also fits in nicely with my mission to incorporate more 'natural' or body-weight type exercises into my program.

However, not everyone has access to a GHR machine, so this video outlines some alternatives.  Here is another piece of portable equipment I found as well:

http://www.treadmillfactory.ca/p-1684-c--partner-glute-ham.html

Enjoy!

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