Smith Good Morning Off Pins

Perform the Smith Good Morning Off Pins to strengthen your posterior chain, focusing on the hamstrings and lower back.

  1. Set the Smith machine bar at a comfortable height.
  2. Position yourself under the bar, resting it on your upper back.
  3. Unlock the bar and step back, ensuring your feet are shoulder-width apart.
  4. Hinge at the hips, lowering your torso while keeping your back straight.
  5. Return to the starting position by engaging your glutes and hamstrings.

How to perform the Smith Good Morning Off Pins

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Smith Good Morning Off Pins using your smith machine.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your glutes.
  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 glutes 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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