Back · Barbell
Barbell Seated Good Morning
How to do the barbell seated good morning, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Hinge
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Sit on a bench with a barbell resting across your upper back and your feet flat on the floor. Brace your core and hinge forward from your hips, lowering your torso toward your thighs while keeping your back flat. Drive back up to upright by extending through your lower back and bracing your trunk.
- 1Feel your lower back and erectors working isometrically to keep your
- 2spine flat
- 3Brace your core hard and hinge from the hips, not the waist
- 4Control the descent and feel the tension build through your trunk
Common mistakes
- Avoid rounding your lower back; keep a flat, neutral spine
- Don't fold forward faster than you can control the bar
- Don't let the bar slide up your neck; keep it on your traps
Muscles worked
The barbell seated good morning mainly works the lower back, with the upper abs and lower abs assisting.
- Lower BackPrimary
- Upper AbsSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- Upper TrapsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
- GlutesMinor
- HamstringsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.