Legs·Barbell·Compound
Good Morning
Hamstrings · Barbell
Intermediate
Body Part
Legs
Equipment
Barbell
Level
Intermediate
Type
Compound
Force
Push
The Good Morning is an intermediate barbell exercise that primarily targets the Hamstrings.
Muscles Worked
Hamstrings primaryCore secondaryGlutes secondaryLower Back secondary
How to Do the Good Morning
- 1Begin with a bar on a rack at shoulder height. Rack the bar across the rear of your shoulders as you would a power squat, not on top of your shoulders. Keep your back tight, shoulder blades pinched together, and your knees slightly bent. Step back from the rack.
- 2Begin by bending at the hips, moving them back as you bend over to near parallel. Keep your back arched and your cervical spine in proper alignment.
- 3Reverse the motion by extending through the hips with your glutes and hamstrings. Continue until you have returned to the starting position.
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Exercise data from the open-source Free Exercise DB.