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Illustration of the Safety Bar Good Morning: The forward pull of the yoke exaggerates the hinge - brace hard before you bow.
compound · Hinge

Safety Bar Good Morning

Safety Bar Good Morning is a compound hinge movement for hamstrings, using Safety Squat Bar. It also works glutes and lower back. 3 sets of 8-12, 2 min rest.

Primary muscle
Hamstrings
Equipment
Safety Squat Bar
Difficulty
Advanced
Sets and reps
3 × 8-12
Rest
120s
Force
pull

How to do it

  1. 1
    Set up

    Safety bar on the traps, hands on the handles, feet hip width.

  2. 2
    The cue that matters

    The forward pull of the yoke exaggerates the hinge - brace hard before you bow.

  3. 3
    Work it

    3 sets of 8-12, resting about 2 minutes between them.

Muscles worked

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

Hamstrings exercisesgluteslower back