PVC Good Morning

The PVC Good Morning is a mobility and strength exercise that targets the posterior chain, particularly the hamstrings and lower back.

To perform this exercise, follow these steps:

  1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding a PVC pipe across your upper back.
  2. Engage your core and hinge at the hips, lowering your torso while keeping your back straight.
  3. Lower until you feel a stretch in your hamstrings, then return to the starting position.

How to perform the PVC Good Morning

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the PVC Good Morning using your body weight.
  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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