Smith Bent Knee Good Morning
Description
The smith bent knee good morning is a hip hinge move performed in a smith machine with bent knees. The fixed bar path makes the hinge easier to learn and the bent knees bias the glutes and hamstrings. It is a useful posterior chain builder.
Muscle Group
Equipment Required
Smith Bent Knee Good Morning Instructions
- Set up a smith machine bar at upper chest height.
- Step under the bar and place it on the upper back.
- Unrack the bar and step back.
- Set the feet shoulder width with knees softly bent.
- Brace your core and set the chest tall.
- Hinge forward at the hips with a flat back.
- Lower until the torso is parallel to the floor.
- Drive the hips forward to stand back up squeezing the glutes.
Smith Bent Knee Good Morning Form & Visual
Smith Bent Knee Good Morning Benefits
- Strong posterior chain builder
- Fixed bar path is easy to learn
- Trains the hip hinge
- Builds the hamstrings
- Strong machine move
- Useful for beginners
Smith Bent Knee Good Morning Muscles Worked
- Hamstrings
- Gluteus maximus
- Spinal erectors
Smith Bent Knee Good Morning Variations & Alternatives
- Good Morning
- Romanian Deadlift
- Stiff Leg Deadlift
- Hyperextension
