Hanging Bar Good Morning

Hanging Bar Good Morning — Start position
Start position
Hanging Bar Good Morning — End position
End position
Region
Knee & Thigh
Equipment
Barbell
Category
Powerlifting
Level
Intermediate
Mechanic
compound
Force
push

Muscles worked

  • hamstrings
  • abdominals
  • glutes
  • lower back

Filled = primary · Outlined = secondary

Source: Free Exercise DB (public domain)

How to perform

  1. Begin with a bar on a rack at about the same height as your stomach. Suspend the bar using chains or suspension straps.

  2. Bend over underneath the bar and rack the bar across the rear of your shoulders as you would a power squat, not on top of your traps. At the proper height, you should be near parallel to the floor when bent over. Keep your back tight, shoulder blades pinched together, and your knees slightly bent. Keep your back arched and your cervical spine in proper alignment.

  3. Begin the motion by extending through the hips with your glutes and hamstrings, and you are standing with the weight.

  4. Slowly lower the weight back to the starting position, where it is supported by the chains.

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