Good Mornings

Step-by-step technique for Good Mornings, an exercise for lower back using barbell. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.

How to do it

  1. Place a barbell on your upper back as in a squat.
  2. Keep your knees slightly bent and back flat.
  3. Hinge at the hips until your torso is nearly parallel.
  4. Stand back up by driving your hips forward.
Coach tip: Use light weight. You should feel it in the hamstrings and glutes.

Muscles worked

Primary: Lower Back
Secondary: Hamstrings, Glutes

Good Mornings is a strength exercise that loads the lower back using barbell. Log it in Frog Fitness to follow how the load develops over time.

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