Want to get quicker? Stronger legs? The Glute-Hamstring Developer is for you!
Weak Hamstrings and glutes can be detrimental to lower body strength, speed and power. This can ultimately lead to injury and hold you back from achieving your fitness goals.
Hammer’s Gym recognizes the importance of a strong posterior chain; relating to functional activities, specific strength, and speed training which is crucial in many sporting disciplines.
Placing such a high importance on glute and hamstring development, we have sourced out the best equipment exclusively for our members.
Benefits of the GHD
- GET QUICKER! – Powerful hamstrings = improved speed.
- GET STRONGER! Isolated targeting– Isolates the posterior compartment of legs, for specifically targeted development. This is ideal for improving your Olympic lifts!
- INJURY PREVENTION! – Improve eccentric loading of hamstrings. Ideal for hamstring injury prevention, as it specifically targets the hamstring when it’s lengthening during running/sprinting
Rob Jackson, The Melbourne Demon’s AFL strength and conditioning coach recently hosted a very beneficial training seminar at Hammer’s Gym. The highly regarded coach strongly endorses the use of the Glute-Hamstring Developer. Hammer’s Gym is proud to offer the benefit that the GHD machine can bring to all members!
How to use the GHD developer:
Many people who use the GHD machine don’t utilize the designed technique for this machine. They perform an exercise called the Glute Hamstring Raise. An equally effective technique where hinging is made at the knees as well as the hips. The designed movement involves just hinging at the hips, with strong core, glute and hamstring contractions (as viewed above).
It can be a difficult movement to master initially. Make sure you utilize the knowledge and advice of our skilled trainers and coaches at Hammer’s Gym, as they are glad to explain how perform both of the variations.
- Using the GHD hinging at the hips to target the Glutes and Hamstrings (note you will need your hips further forward for this exercise)
2. Using the GHD pivoting at the knee joint focusing more on the hamstrings NOTE: Engage your core and glutes to prevent hinging at the hips
Happy Training!
