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FREE CLASS for YOU and a FRIEND till the end of OCTOBER!"When coaching the GHD sit-up, we cue for the athlete to sharply extend the legs while coming up. The difference is obvious to everyone watching, when the RECTUS FEMORIS kicks in. Those who have identified the GHD sit-up and other feet-anchored sit-ups as a source of low-back pain seem to always pull with the iliopsoas alone and never use rectus femoris. Those who’ve had problems with low back pain from GHD or roman chair sit-ups will find considerable relief by training to use the full complement of hip flexors in performing sit-ups."
"We start newcomers out on the GHD sit-up by spotting to make sure that they can come down to parallel without collapsing. (Last year, and very briefly, we trained a Stanford University coach who made a huge point of sharing his focus on core training on the Swiss ball. When we got him on the GHD, he fell back off of the horizon and couldn’t get up. He had to be deadlifted back to horizontal.) If our athlete is afflicted with a core as weak as the Stanford coach’s, we start him on the Ab-Mat and reintroduce the GHD sit-up at a later date when more rudimentary strength has been developed."-Greg Glassman
Scott shows us what the GHD can do for your "core."
Workout of the Day
JOSH
For time:
21 Overhead Squats
42 Pull-Ups
15 Overhead Squats
30 Pull-Ups
9 Overhead Squats
15 Pull-Ups
PALEO RECIPE
"Coco Coffee Treat"
1/2 cup espresso
1/4 cup agave nectar
1 cup coconut milk
2 1/2 cups ice cubes
Puree in a blender for 30 seconds.
"Anyone who says that full squats are "bad for the knees" has, with that statement, demonstrated conclusively that they are not entitled to an opinion about the matter. People who know nothing about a topic, especially a very technical one that requires specific training, knowledge, and experience, are not due an opinion about that topic and are better served by being quiet when it is asked about or discussed. For example, when brain surgery, or string theory, or the NFL draft, or women's dress sizes, or white wine is being discussed, I remain quiet, odd though that may seem. But seldom is this the case when orthopedic surgeons, athletic trainers, physical therapists, or nurses are asked about full squats."-Mark Rippetoe