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Bodyweight Good Morning

Bodyweight Good Morning trains 3 of the 18 muscle groups Full Coverage tracks: Hamstrings 65%, Lower back / erectors 55%, Glutes 40%.

Backbone movement Level: Beginner Bodyweight Pull Easy on the lower backEasy on the kneesNo load on the spineEasy on the shoulders

Bodyweight Good Morning - Start position
Start position
Bodyweight Good Morning - Finish position
Finish position

How to do it

  1. Stand with feet hip-width apart and hands behind your head.
  2. Keep a slight bend in your knees and brace your core.
  3. Hinge at the hips and lower your torso toward parallel.
  4. Drive your hips forward to return to standing.

Muscles it trains

Percent of one session's target for that muscle. Anything at 100% finishes that muscle on its own.

Light Main

How it compares

Compared with the Romanian Deadlift, it loads Forearms 30 points lower, Hamstrings 25 points lower, Glutes 20 points lower. It needs Bodyweight where the other uses Barbell. Compared with the Bodyweight Step-Ups, it loads Quads 75 points lower, Lower back / erectors 55 points higher, Hamstrings 35 points higher.

Other ways to train this

Other exercises for the Hamstrings

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