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How to do Smith Bent Knee Good Morning

The smith bent knee good morning is a lower body exercise performed on a Smith machine. It primarily targets the glutes, with secondary emphasis on the hamstrings and lower back. The movement involves hinging at the hips with a slight knee bend, lowering the torso while keeping the back straight, and then returning to the starting position.

Smith Bent Knee Good Morning demonstration
Primary muscles
Hamstrings and Glutes
Also works
Lower back
Equipment
Smith machine
Level
Intermediate
Category
Legs

How to do Smith Bent Knee Good Morning, step by step

  1. Start by standing with your feet shoulder-width apart, toes pointing forward.
  2. Place the barbell across your upper back, resting it on your traps.
  3. Bend your knees slightly and hinge forward at the hips, keeping your back straight.
  4. Lower your torso until it is parallel to the ground, feeling a stretch in your hamstrings.
  5. Engage your glutes and hamstrings to raise your torso back up to the starting position.
  6. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Smith Bent Knee Good Morning works your hamstrings and glutes as the main movers, with help from your lower back.

Track Smith Bent Knee Good Morning in SPLYT

Smith Bent Knee 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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