Exercise technique

barbell stiff leg good morning

The barbell stiff leg good morning is a compound exercise that targets the glutes, hamstrings, and lower back. It involves hinging at the hips with a barbell across your upper back, emphasizing posterior chain strength and flexibility.

How do you perform this exercise?

  1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your knees slightly bent.
  2. Hold the barbell across your upper back, resting it on your traps.
  3. Keeping your back straight, hinge forward at the hips, pushing your glutes back.
  4. Lower your torso until it is parallel to the ground, feeling a stretch in your hamstrings.
  5. Engage your glutes and hamstrings to return to the starting position.
  6. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Which other muscles are involved?

Hamstrings, Lower back.

How do you log your sets?

How do you track progressive overload?

Source: ExerciseDB catalogue and demonstration. Related movements are options to compare, not equivalent loads or a prescribed progression.

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