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Glut-ham raise machine

Sun, 05/28/2006 - 5:42pm — Graham

Anyone know where to find one of these for a low price? I looked on elitefts.com and the cheapest one was over $700.

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Sun, 05/28/2006 - 6:29pm — Guest

Glut-ham raise machine

Do them off the floor. It's harder and cheaper.
I found a way to improvise them in the gym with a seated calf raise machine facing backwards. Still they are glute-ham raises and not glute-ham gastroc raises.
U can make one out of wood too for personal use.

Sun, 05/28/2006 - 8:30pm — johnnytang24

Glut-ham raise machine

I think Dr Squat sells one, but the page seems to be down.

Here's a cheap one:
http://www.yukon-fitness.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_...

I've never used one so I can't recommend it, but it is cheap.

Sun, 05/28/2006 - 9:19pm — Graham

Glut-ham raise machine

thats a really good price thanks!

Mon, 05/29/2006 - 8:56am — Guest

Glut-ham raise machine

I would strongly recomend not getting the Yukon version.

The foot plate is too small, but worse of all the metal used for the tubing is very thin. I have one and the tubing actually tears! The vertical section that the foot plate is mounted on will bend back from you pressing with your toes, and will tear. I have it rigged up with some large "L" brackets, re-built the pad to make it more round, bolted a larger foot plate on it.

I wish I had gotten something better to begin with.

Mon, 05/29/2006 - 5:44pm — Eric Homan

Glut-ham raise machine

you really get what you pay for when you buy equipment...

if you spend $170 on a machine that's normally almost $1000, you'll end up buying the machine over and over again...

Mon, 05/29/2006 - 8:12pm — Matt Brouse

Glut-ham raise machine

Seems like most GHR have too small a foot plate...

Mon, 05/29/2006 - 9:10pm — Graham

Glut-ham raise machine

Yeah the Yukon does have a small foot placement. I will probably resort to using something to anker my feet down to the floor. These are harder anyways so maybe this is my best bet. Only thing i'm missing out on is a way to do full range of motion hypers.

Tue, 05/30/2006 - 7:50am — Guest

Glut-ham raise machine

have you tried a high bench and the belt through weights. Seems a bit dangerous though.
there good with ankle weights.

Tue, 05/30/2006 - 3:16pm — Guest

Glut-ham raise machine

don't get the yukon one...I bought one and found out the pad is too soft (so support structure under it), so there isn't any resistance against your knees to keep them in place. I spend enough modifying it so it would perform as a GHR (extended toe plate, rebuilt the pad with wooden subframe, reinforced certain angles) that I could have bought a real one...