Band Good Morning
What you'll gain
Loads hip extension without putting a bar across the spine.
Band tension peaks at lockout, where the glutes reach their shortest position.
Teaches the hinge pattern that transfers to deadlifts and barbell good mornings.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- 1
Stand on the middle of a resistance band with the feet about hip-width apart.
- 2
Bring the other end of the band up to the shoulders and hold it there with both hands.
- 3
Pull up slightly on the band so it does not dig into the neck, then brace the trunk.
- 4
Unlock the knees and hinge the hips back, bowing the torso forward with a flat back.
- 5
Stop when the torso is close to parallel, or wherever a neutral spine can still be held.
- 6
Drive through the whole foot and extend the hips back to standing without hyperextending at the top.
Common Mistakes
Rounding the back to reach a lower torso instead of stopping where the spine stays long.
Turning the hinge into a squat by letting the knees travel forward.
Shifting so far onto the heels that the toes lift off the floor.
Using a band so short that it pulls down on the neck instead of sitting on the upper back.
About This Exercise
The band good morning is a hip hinge performed standing on a resistance band with the other end held across the upper back. The knees unlock, the hips travel back, and the torso bows forward with a long spine, then the hips extend to stand. Band tension is lowest in the bowed position and highest at lockout, so the glutes work hardest where they are shortest. The approved frame shows that bottom hinge, with the band under both feet and held at the shoulders rather than looped around the neck. In a catalog this is the band entry to the posterior-chain section and the low-equipment counterpart to a barbell good morning. It fits warm-up activation, home hinge work, and accessory slots around heavier deadlifts.
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Specifications
Built for
- Warm-up and glute-activation blocks in mobile app workout builders.
- Band-only home and hotel programs that still need posterior-chain work.
- Hinge-pattern teaching content shown before barbell deadlift progressions.
- Low-equipment accessory slots in strength program templates.
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