Band Good Morning
Description
The band good morning is a hip-hinge exercise where you stand on a resistance band and loop the other end around the back of your neck. You hinge forward at the hips, loading the hamstrings and glutes against the band tension. It teaches the hip-hinge pattern and is an excellent at-home posterior chain exercise.
Muscle Group
Equipment Required
Band Good Morning Instructions
- Stand on the center of a resistance band with feet hip-width apart.
- Loop the other end of the band around the back of your neck. Use a pad or towel for comfort.
- Stand tall. Brace your core.
- Hinge forward at the hips, sending your butt back and lowering your torso.
- Keep your back flat and chest tall. Your knees should bend slightly.
- Lower until your torso is roughly parallel to the floor.
- Drive your hips forward, squeezing your glutes to return to standing.
- The band tension increases as you stand. Repeat for 10 to 15 reps.
Band Good Morning Form & Visual
Band Good Morning Benefits
- Teaches the hip-hinge pattern
- Builds posterior chain strength
- Highly portable
- Useful when no barbell is available
- Easy to scale by changing band thickness
- Lower-back-friendly with controlled loading
Band Good Morning Muscles Worked
- Hamstrings
- Gluteus maximus
- Erector spinae
- Adductors
- Core (stabilizer)
Band Good Morning Variations & Alternatives
- Barbell Good Morning
- Resistance Band Pull-Through
- Barbell Romanian Deadlift
- Kettlebell Romanian Deadlift
- Band Hip Hinge
- Band Single-Leg Good Morning
