Exercises
Barbell Good Morning form guide
Hamstrings and lower backGymBarbell

Barbell Good Morning

Works your hamstrings with help from glutes, lower back.

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A few questions, about a minute. No account needed.

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How to do it

  1. 1Set a light barbell on your upper back as for a back squat. Feet hip-width apart.
  2. 2Soften your knees and brace your core.
  3. 3Push your hips back and lean forward with a flat back until you feel a strong hamstring stretch.
  4. 4Drive your hips forward to stand tall.

Muscles worked

Front
Back
HamstringsGlutesLower back

Get it right

  • Start light
  • Flat back the whole way
  • Hips move back, not down

Avoid this

  • Rounding the lower back
  • Bending the knees into a squat
  • Going too heavy