Barbell Good Morning

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Learn how to do the Barbell Good Morning with proper form and technique. This barbell exercise primarily targets your Hamstrings, with secondary emphasis on Lower Back.

Barbell Good Morning exercise demonstration showing proper form

How to Do the Barbell Good Morning

Follow these steps to perform the Barbell Good Morning with correct form:

  1. 1Start by standing with your feet shoulder-width apart and the barbell resting on your upper back.
  2. 2Keeping your back straight and your core engaged, hinge forward at the hips, pushing your buttocks back as if you were trying to touch the wall behind you with your glutes.
  3. 3Lower your torso until it is parallel to the ground, feeling a stretch in your hamstrings.
  4. 4Pause for a moment, then return to the starting position by squeezing your glutes and pushing your hips forward.
  5. 5Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Barbell Good Morning Muscles Worked

Primary

hamstrings

Secondary

lower back

Exercise Details

Equipment
barbell
Body Part
upper legs
Category
Main

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