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Illustration of the Bodyweight Good Morning: Hands behind the head, hinge slow, feel the stretch and stop before the back rounds.
compound · Hinge

Bodyweight Good Morning

Bodyweight Good Morning is a compound hinge movement for hamstrings, using no equipment. It also works glutes and lower back. 3 sets of 15-25, 1 min rest.

Primary muscle
Hamstrings
Equipment
None — bodyweight
Difficulty
Beginner
Sets and reps
3 × 15-25
Rest
45s
Force
pull

How to do it

  1. 1
    Set up

    Feet hip width, fingers laced behind the head, knees soft.

  2. 2
    The cue that matters

    Hands behind the head, hinge slow, feel the stretch and stop before the back rounds.

  3. 3
    Work it

    3 sets of 15-25, resting about 1 minute between them.

Muscles worked

Hamstrings does most of the work. Glutes and lower back take the rest.

Hamstrings exercisesgluteslower back