Barbell Stiff Leg Good Morning

Place a barbell across your upper back. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Keep your knees slightly bent and maintain a straight back. Hinge at your hips and lower your torso forward, keeping your back straight. Lower until you feel a stretch in your hamstrings. Pause briefly and then return to the starting position by pushing your hips forward and standing upright. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

How to perform the Barbell Stiff Leg Good Morning

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Barbell Stiff Leg Good Morning using your barbell.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your hamstrings.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your hamstrings rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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