Good morning: how to do it, muscles worked and variations

Hip hinge with a barbell resting on your back.

Main muscles: Gluteus maximus, Hamstrings, Quadriceps
Secondary muscles: Erector spinae
Equipment: Barbell, Bodyweight
Variations: 2

Image: start and end of the movement.

All 2 variations

Barbell good morning

Hip hinge with a barbell on your back.

Form. Lean the torso by pushing the hips back and keep your trunk braced.

Common mistake. Going lower than you can while keeping control of the lower back.

Gluteus maximus, Hamstrings · Barbell

Squat to good morning

Combination of a squat and a hip hinge with your hands on your head, common for warming up the legs and posterior chain.

Form. With your hands behind your head, do a squat, stand up and, with your knees slightly bent, tilt your trunk from the hips keeping a neutral back; come back up and repeat.

Common mistake. Rounding the back in the good morning, pulling on your neck with your hands, or going lower than your mobility allows.

Quadriceps, Gluteus maximus, Hamstrings · Bodyweight

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Good morning: how to do it, muscles worked and variations

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Barbell good morning

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