Barbell Good Morning
A step-by-step form guide from the Ægir Iron exercise library: how to do the lift, what to watch for, and the muscles it trains.
- Equipment
- Machine
- Barbell
- Cambered Bar
- Safety Squat Bar
This is a technical lift, best learned under a coach’s eye before loading heavy.
HOW TO PERFORM
- Bar on the upper back, soft knees.
- Hinge at the hips, lowering the torso with a flat back.
- Rise by driving the hips forward.
TARGET MUSCLES
Primary
- Lower Back
- Hamstrings
Secondary
- Glutes
In the app
This guide covers these exercises in the Ægir Iron library:
- Smith Machine Good Morning
- Barbell Good Morning
- Barbell Seated Good Morning
- Cambered Bar Good Morning
- Safety Squat Bar Good Morning
Log it in Ægir Iron to track your PRs and estimated 1RM, and to see the sets each muscle gets every week. Free for individual lifters.