Band Good Morning

Start

Finish

How to do it

Stand on a band and loop the other end behind your neck across the upper traps, then hinge the hips back until the torso is near parallel and stand back up against the band.

Muscles worked

Primary: hamstrings · Also works: glutes, lower back

Equipment

Resistance bands

Common mistakes

• Letting the band roll up onto the neck instead of sitting on the muscle of the upper back
• Rounding the spine to get lower rather than stopping at the end of the hamstring stretch
• Bending the knees deeply so the load transfers to the quads

Variations

• Seated on a bench for a hips-out-of-it version
• Single-leg stance for more hamstring load per side

Can't do this one? Swap it for

• Bodyweight Good Morning
• Barbell Good Morning
• Band Romanian Deadlift
• Back Extension

Related exercises

• Conventional Deadlifthamstrings
• Dumbbell Romanian Deadlifthamstrings
• Downward-Facing Doghamstrings
• Seated Forward Foldhamstrings
• Lying Leg Curlhamstrings
• Nordic Hamstring Curlhamstrings