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Barbell Stiff Leg Good Morning

Near-straight-leg good morning with the bar on the upper back and a nearly fixed knee angle throughout the hinge.

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Barbell Stiff Leg Good Morning demonstration

Exercise overview

Training details

HamstringsGlutesLower BackCore

Equipment

Barbell

Sets × reps

3 × 10

Rest

1 min 30 sec

How to perform it

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 01Place the bar across your upper back and stand with your feet about hip-width apart.
  2. 02Soften your knees slightly and keep that knee angle nearly unchanged throughout the repetition.
  3. 03Brace your trunk and push your hips backward as your torso inclines forward.
  4. 04Descend until your hamstrings are strongly loaded without allowing your spine to round.
  5. 05Drive your hips forward to stand tall without turning the movement into a squat.

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