Machine glute ham raise

Muscles worked: Hamstrings
Hamstrings
🔧 Machine ↕ Pull 🏋️ kg × reps Difficulty: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Muscle outlines from Body Muscles by Ivan Vulović, Apache 2.0 — regrouped and recoloured for Muscle Train.

How to perform

Adjust machine: ankle pad at Achilles, knees on front pad (hips supported); balls of feet on platform. Upright torso, knees firm, ankles secure; arms crossed, shoulders back, deep breath. Lower: extend knees, neutral back/rigid hips (to lockout if possible), exhale. Engage posterior chain, curl torso up (from hamstrings). Breathe, repeat.

Muscles Worked

Biceps FemorisSemitendinosusSemimembranosus
Secondary: Gluteus maximus, Gluteus medius, Gluteus minimus, Gastrocnemius, Erector Spinae, Rectus Abdominis

Tips

Curl body via hamstrings (mind-muscle connection). Emphasize slow lower (safer knees, better eccentric growth). Use partner first time (test hamstring strength). Full-body tension: straight shoulders/hips/knees line.

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