Good Mornings
Dallas Personal Trainer - A very rare exercise to see in an average Dallas gym at all and even rare still would be to find it taking place with a personal trainer. Most trainers are not really familiar enough with this exercise to understand its incredible potential or its proper form so they tend to shy away from it.
The motion of this exercise is very similar to Stiff Leg Deadlifts. Begin by setting a very light bar across the back of your shoulders. Begin to lean forward pivoting the motion at your hips. As you lean forward, stick your rear end out as far as possible while keeping your back arched and your head up. Your knees should be very slightly bent (about 10 degrees or less).
When you feel your hamstrings (the muscles in the back of your thighs) stretch and reach their limit, tighten your abdomen (brace as though you are about to take a punch in the stomach) and begin to pull yourself back up by contracting your hamstrings and pushing you hips forward. Make sure that you do not try to do any of the lifting with your lower back muscles. The lower back muscles will merely stabilize your spine while your hamstrings and glutes (rear end muscles) do the real lifting.
Once you reach the upright position again, smoothly go back down into the next rep in the same controlled way. Keep this exercise very smooth and do not ever round your lower back. Keep your lower back slightly arched, and let your hamstrings and glutes (rear end) to the lifting.
Maintain tight abdominal pressure throughout this entire exercise and intensify this pressure when you reach the bottom of the motion and as you lift yourself back up.
As always, we do not recommend performing any exercise without the supervision of a highly qualified Dallas personal trainer. This exercise description is for informational purposes only. Consult your doctor before attempting any workout program or attempting this exercise or any other exercise on this website.
The motion of this exercise is very similar to Stiff Leg Deadlifts. Begin by setting a very light bar across the back of your shoulders. Begin to lean forward pivoting the motion at your hips. As you lean forward, stick your rear end out as far as possible while keeping your back arched and your head up. Your knees should be very slightly bent (about 10 degrees or less).
When you feel your hamstrings (the muscles in the back of your thighs) stretch and reach their limit, tighten your abdomen (brace as though you are about to take a punch in the stomach) and begin to pull yourself back up by contracting your hamstrings and pushing you hips forward. Make sure that you do not try to do any of the lifting with your lower back muscles. The lower back muscles will merely stabilize your spine while your hamstrings and glutes (rear end muscles) do the real lifting.
Once you reach the upright position again, smoothly go back down into the next rep in the same controlled way. Keep this exercise very smooth and do not ever round your lower back. Keep your lower back slightly arched, and let your hamstrings and glutes (rear end) to the lifting.
Maintain tight abdominal pressure throughout this entire exercise and intensify this pressure when you reach the bottom of the motion and as you lift yourself back up.
As always, we do not recommend performing any exercise without the supervision of a highly qualified Dallas personal trainer. This exercise description is for informational purposes only. Consult your doctor before attempting any workout program or attempting this exercise or any other exercise on this website.