Exercise technique

lever seated good morning

The lever seated good morning is a machine-based exercise targeting the glutes, with secondary emphasis on the hamstrings and lower back. It involves hinging at the hips while seated, using a leverage machine to provide resistance.

How do you perform this exercise?

  1. Adjust the seat height so that your hips are slightly higher than your knees.
  2. Sit on the machine with your back against the pad and your feet flat on the footrests.
  3. Grasp the handles or the sides of the seat for stability.
  4. Keeping your back straight, slowly lean forward from your hips until your upper body is parallel to the ground.
  5. Pause for a moment, then slowly return to the starting position by pushing through your glutes and hamstrings.
  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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