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Good Morning

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At a glance

Equipment
Barbell
Suggested reps
3 sets of 8–12 reps

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Common mistakes

  • You load the bar like a squat; this movement rewards light weight and punishes ego loading.

  • You round the upper back as the torso drops instead of keeping the chest broad.

  • You bend the knees deeper as you hinge, which turns it into a squat and unloads the hamstrings.

What to focus on

  • Treat it as a stretch under load: hinge only as far as your hamstrings allow with a flat back.

  • Move slowly and feel the hamstrings lengthen on the way down.

  • Keep the bar pinned tight to your back with your lats so it cannot roll up your neck.

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Sources & further reading

  1. 1.In the good morning, hamstring and erector spinae activation both climb with load — a true posterior-chain hinge PeerJ (2015), EMG study