Lever Good Morning on the Hack Squat Machine
Description
The lever good morning on the hack squat machine uses the hack squat platform with the shoulder pads loaded across the upper traps. Hinging at the hips trains the posterior chain with a fixed and supported path.
Muscle Group
Equipment Required
Lever Good Morning on the Hack Squat Machine Instructions
- Set up under a hack squat machine with the shoulder pads on your traps.
- Plant the feet shoulder width on the platform.
- Stand up tall to unrack the weight.
- Brace the core and set the back flat.
- Hinge at the hips by pushing the hips back.
- Allow a slight bend in the knees and lower the torso.
- Stop when the torso is roughly parallel to the floor or hamstring tension caps the range.
- Drive the hips forward to stand back tall and repeat.
Lever Good Morning on the Hack Squat Machine Form & Visual
Lever Good Morning on the Hack Squat Machine Benefits
- Builds hamstring and erector strength under a fixed path.
- Hack squat support reduces balance demands compared to barbell good mornings.
- Carryover to deadlifts and squats.
- Trains the hip hinge under load.
- Easier to load heavy than free weight versions.
- Saves the spine from bar pressure on the neck.
Lever Good Morning on the Hack Squat Machine Muscles Worked
- Hamstrings
- Erector spinae
- Gluteus maximus
- Adductors
Lever Good Morning on the Hack Squat Machine Variations & Alternatives
- Barbell Good Morning
- Smith Good Morning
- RDL
- Hyperextension
