[quote]sully’s wrote:
I know this may be a difficult question to answer but here goes.
Is there a percentage of your back squat that you should be able to flat back good morning to be considered “balanced”.
I ask this as another T-Nation member “stallion” posted a video of him squatting around 475 pounds for reps and was asking for critiques.
http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=773353
He stated that he does 396 lbs standing and 440 lbs for seated good mornings. I found those numbers for GM’s to be quite impressive.[/quote]
my new squat 1rm is 528lbs now after finishing smolov squat specialization program.
i did seated good mornings low bar position, full range of motion ( chest to bench) with 440lbs for 5 reps on my previous program (boris sheiko) - this was my record 5rm. after this sheiko program my 1rm squat was 462lbs.
so effectively i did 5 reps on the seated good morning with 95% of my 1rm squat.
as robertson said it is all about leverages. at the moment the legs are my weakest link in the squat so i have to work on them doing stuff like bulgarian squats, step ups, and half squats from a dead start as my sticky point is pretty near the end of my lift.
on the same sheiko routine i did 396lbs for 5 reps in the standing good morning. torso parallell to floor. full rom, low bar position.
i am not sure how healthy such heavy good mornings are. the day after i did the 396lbs reps i had severely problems walking. it hurt for every step, and it was more than ordinary doms. but it healed eventually. i was worried i had hurt my back severely, but it is fine now.
from what i have read on articles on t-mag, having such a strong good morning is not unusual for a person with a bodytype like me.
i don’t plan on doing heavy gm’s in the near future as i need to work on my weak points which is my legs.
my goal is to get to a 300kg squat, and then eventually set a new national record, setting a new target of like 360kgs… i will base most of my squatting on the smolov program. it simply kicks ass for the squat.
current bw with clothes is about 95kgs, and i have not yet competed in a meet. i’ve trained for five years. and i think i am the one in my gym that work the hardest. and harder i will work. to become the best you really need to work hard.
the mind is the most important asset for a lifter, and also having a harmonic life on other areas, and a supporting family.
my father has handmade a squat-box for me and a wodden plate i can do elevated deadlifts on.
lastly i have to add that i love the squat as a mother loves her child. and i think passion is an extremely important asset.
when i train i get in my zone, and i can become pretty rude to those who interupt me, esp. those who do out of ignorance or stupidity. i am in the gym to achieve something, not to socialize.
the attitude of many people are just ridiculous.
if i had been doing drugs, i’d probably be gone long into the 300kg territory already, but i won’t use illegal compounds. i already beat every juicer in the gym when it comes to squatting, and i’m damn proud of it as well.
to become the best you have to suck motivation everywhere you can.
my lifts in training are now
240kg-110kg-200kg @ bw approx 95 (w/clothes)
i still consider me a rookie in a powerlifting context.
i wish you all good progress!
“lungs on fire, wheels bursting, you fight to survive like a wild lion in a cage! Moments of pain you never will forget! Now there is no holding back! This is how the tough guys play. This is our playground. We wear no fear. Kingdom of pain, we shall conqer your armies, defeat your artillery, destroy your battleships, eat your intestines and forever put your soil into ashes! We will take no prisoners, the pain does not scare us. WE ARE MEN WHO WILL FIGHT TILL WE BLEED AND DIE!”
-stallion (you won’t find this poem anywhere else, 'cause i invented it. 
stay strong!
