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Technique

Place a barbell on your upper traps and stand with feet shoulder-width apart. Hinge at the hips with a flat back until your torso is roughly parallel to the floor. Feel the stretch in the hamstrings. Return to upright by driving the hips forward.

Steps

1. Position the barbell securely across your upper traps
2. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and soften your knees
3. Brace your core and push your hips backward
4. Lower your torso with a flat back until roughly parallel to the floor
5. Drive your hips forward to return upright

Common mistakes

• Rounding the lower back during the hinge
• Bending the knees excessively and turning the movement into a squat
• Letting the bar roll toward the neck
• Lowering beyond the available hamstring range of motion

Variations

• Safety-bar good morning
• Seated barbell good morning
• Wide-stance barbell good morning
• Banded barbell good morning

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