Good Morning - Instructions, Variations & Alternatives

Muscles involved

• Glutes
• Hamstrings

• Lower back
• Adductors

Also known as

• Bend Overs

How to perform

Good Morning - Starting position

Good Morning - Muscle Under Tension

1. Set up & Starting position (standing)
   Stand holding the weight on the back of your shoulders or behind the neck.

2. Eccentric phase
   Keeping your knees slightly flexed and your back and neck neutral, inhale as you flex your hips to lower your torso until it is close to, or fully, horizontal.

3. Concentric phase
   Exhale as you raise your torso back up to the starting position by extending your hips.
   Repeat.

Exercise Alternatives

• Stiff Leg Deadlift
• Romanian Deadlift
• Reverse Hyperextension
• Back Extension