Good Morning

Free Weights / Intermediate

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Equipment Needed

  • Barbell

My Performance

Sitewide Performance

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  • 49 lb
    average weight
  • 75 lb
    best weight
  • 3
    times logged
  • #190
    popularity rank

Average Sitewide Good Morning Weight

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    average weight
  • 0 lb
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  • 1
    times logged
  • #177
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Average Male Good Morning Weight

  • 68 lb
    average weight
  • 75 lb
    best weight
  • 2
    times logged
  • #280
    popularity rank

Average Female Good Morning Weight

How to do Good Morning:

Muscles Worked

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good morning is a free weights exercise that primarily targets the hamstrings and to a lesser degree also targets the lower back and glutes ...more

good morning is a free weights exercise that primarily targets the hamstrings and to a lesser degree also targets the lower back and glutes.

The only good morning equipment that you really need is the following: barbell. There are however many different good morning variations that you can try out that may require different types of good morning equipment or may even require no equipment at all.

Learning proper good morning form is easy with the step by step good morning instructions, good morning tips, and the instructional good morning technique video on this page. good morning is a exercise for those with a intermediate level of physical fitness and exercise experience. Watch the good morning video, learn how to do the good morning, and then be sure and browse through the good morning workouts on our workout plans page!

Tips

  1. Do not round back. Tighten lower back and abs to avoid strain.
  2. Be sure to exhale when returning from bent over position, but keep abs and lower back tight.
  3. Do not bend knees farther than they were at the starting position. Focus on bending at the hips and feeling the stretch in your hamstrings.

Variations

  1. Perform on a balancing ball to target stabilizer muscles and a more intense workout.
  2. Stand with butt against an immovable object while doing exercise to improve form.

Types

  • Force Type: N/A
  • Mechanics Type: Compound

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Equipment Needed

  • Barbell

Tips

  1. Do not round back. Tighten lower back and abs to avoid strain.
  2. Be sure to exhale when returning from bent over position, but keep abs and lower back tight.
  3. Do not bend knees farther than they were at the starting position. Focus on bending at the hips and feeling the stretch in your hamstrings.

Variations

  1. Perform on a balancing ball to target stabilizer muscles and a more intense workout.
  2. Stand with butt against an immovable object while doing exercise to improve form.

Types

  • Force Type: N/A
  • Mechanics Type: Compound