Max GM Form

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This is my third week of doing these as an ME movement. I hit 290x1 on the first week, 305x1 on second. I think my form kinda sucks. Not kicking my ass back far enough, and my back is rounding. Looks like I may have the bar a little high, too. What do you all think?

First video is 290x1
Second is 315x2

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Evanescence playing in the background is bad form.

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That’s not bad for a narrow stance GM. There are TONS of ways to do GMs. There’s not an exact right way to do them. If they make your deadlift and squat go up, then you’re doing them the right way for you.

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If you’re truly doing something for a 1RM or 3RM, there will be some form breakdown.

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did you read this?
http://www.elitefts.com/documents/good_mornings.htm

the bar rides on my neck if it’s that high… usually i put it lower than low-bar squat position. and yeah, there’s lots of ways to do GMs but you don’t have to go that low. i bet if you take a low bar position and don’t go down so low, it will work out better for you.

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I like wearing the bar a little lower for heavy GMs. You’ll handle more weight. It will probably not shift around on your back as much. You’ll also probably have an easier time staying tight in your core/lower back.

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  1. if your back rounds when you go that low, then dont go that low
  2. singles on good mornings (for 3 weeks in a row) probably isnt the best idea. triples and 5’s work much better and you wont ruin your back.
  3. 3 weeks of singles, if its to a true max for that day, in the same exercise is going to cause some problems eventually.
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Thanks for the input guys, it’s much appreciated. I am following http://www.elitefts.com/documents/9week-training-program.htm, but I’m doing the 6 week bench cure for the upper body stuff… and I’ve skipped the lower DE days, just out of laziness. :-/

I figured I had the bar up high. This is the position I put the bar when I squat, actually. (Video of 405x6 is in my profile, in case anyway cares to look at that.)

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you’ve got a strong back man

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That food morning form is fine. like some other people said, theres a million ways to go a GM,

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is that Randy Hickey (from ‘my name is earl’) in the background?