Barbell Good Mornings
- Using a squat or barbell rack, set the barbell at shoulder height.
- Position yourself so the barbell is resting on your shoulders and you are facing away from the rack.
- Stand up to lift the barbell clear of the rack and take a few steps away from the rack.
- Position your feet slightly less than shoulder width apart.
- Keep your legs straight and bend forward at the hips.
- Continue bending forward until you feel a mild stretch in your hamstrings. (Do not try to bend past the mild stretching sensation. As flexibility increases so does the range of motion.) Hold for a count of one.
- Return to the starting position by straightening from the hips. Repeat.
Start with lower weights when performing this exercise for the first few times to allow your body to adapt to the movement. This exercise can also be done with your knees slightly bent to emphasize use of your glutes.
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Barbell good mornings is a gym work out exercise that targets lower back and also involves abs and glutes & hip flexors and hamstrings. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Standing two-armed bent over dumbbell rows, semi-supine laying down / constructive rest position and renegade / alternating plank / commando rows are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as barbell good mornings. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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