Barbell Good Mornings

Place a barbell on your upper back, feet hip-width apart. Slightly bend your knees and hinge at your hips, lowering your torso until nearly parallel to the floor. Return to standing. Keep your back flat and core tight.

HAMSTRINGS · LOWER BODY

Barbell Good Mornings: how the movement is executed

How it is executed

Place a barbell on your upper back, feet hip-width apart.
Slightly bend your knees and hinge at your hips, lowering your torso until nearly parallel to the floor.
Return to standing.
Keep your back flat and core tight.

Muscles worked: Hamstrings
Primary muscle: Hamstrings
Equipment: Barbell
Movement pattern: Lower body
Difficulty: Intermediate
What it is for: StrengthHypertrophy

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