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How to do Barbell Seated Good Morning

The barbell seated good morning is a strength exercise that targets the glutes, with secondary emphasis on the hamstrings and lower back. It involves sitting on a bench with a barbell on your upper back, hinging forward at the hips, and returning to the upright position.

Barbell Seated Good Morning demonstration
Primary muscles
Hamstrings and Glutes
Also works
Lower back
Equipment
Barbell
Level
Intermediate
Category
Legs

How to do Barbell Seated Good Morning, step by step

  1. Sit on a bench with your feet flat on the ground and a barbell resting on your upper back.
  2. Keep your back straight and your chest up.
  3. Slowly hinge forward at the hips, lowering your torso towards the ground.
  4. Pause for a moment at the bottom, then push through your heels to return to the starting position.
  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

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Muscles worked

Barbell Seated Good Morning works your hamstrings and glutes as the main movers, with help from your lower back.

Track Barbell Seated Good Morning in SPLYT

Barbell Seated Good Morning is already in SPLYT’s exercise library. Log your sets, reps and weight on iPhone or Apple Watch, with last time’s weights already filled in.

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