Just wanted to get some feedback on how you guys program good mornings (as an accessory exercise)? I’ve seen a lot of people suggest that the good morning should only be done for 8 + reps and I think Rippetoe and Bill Starr recommend not going above 225 pounds for good mornings.
I have done them both as a MAX effort movement and as a supplemental movement. I’m sure that one can find studies and cases for both methods to suit their cause if one wanted to. I found that I do better with modest weight and higher reps in the 8-12 range. Based on my vague understanding of why some folks do max effort GM’s, it was to train to complete a squat if one shot forward and ended up in a GMish position. As with any lift, I’d recommend that you try it out and find what weight / rep range that you enjoy and respond to.
I’d keep them in the 8-12 rep range. 1-5 RM good mornings are pretty awesome, but you’ll quickly find that the lower back becomes overtrained from doing them on a regular basis.
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I’d keep them in the 8-12 rep range. 1-5 RM good mornings are pretty awesome, but you’ll quickly find that the lower back becomes overtrained from doing them on a regular basis. [/quote]
this in a nutshell, the risk of injury becomes too high going lower than 5 reps for very little reward
I don’t think about it too much, but I tend to keep on the higher rep range with them. I’m not trying to have a huge good morning, I’m trying to use it to build my squat. That said, I have in the past gone very heavy (sets of 1-3) and had some success with it increasing my squat.
Today I did 135x10, 185x8, and 235x8. I really like to have someone watch my form to see if my back is rounding, and if so, I simply lower the weight or if I can, arch harder.
Be strict and use it to build, you are doing great !
I used to do all different variations of the GM for ME work. Working up to a 1-3RM. That was a while ago. Knowing better now, I would not do that again LOL.
P.S. I never wore a belt either during ME GMs. Sometimes you just become smarter in life. 
I started getting a lot more out of GMs for my GPP work when I started doing them 5x10 versus heavier weight/less reps.
Good Morning…GOOD NIGHT! Stay away from them. There’s no place for them; squat and go home, deadlift and go home. The chance of injury go through the roof with those things. IMHO