How to do the Resistance Band Good Morning
- Stand on the band's middle, feet hip-width apart, with the band looped across your upper back.
- Slightly bend your knees, keep your back flat, and feel the band's gentle pull.
- Push your hips back, keeping the band close to your body throughout the movement.
- Return to the starting position by squeezing your glutes and standing straight up.
Full technique — 7 steps
- Stand on the middle of the band with feet about hip to shoulder width apart.
- Loop the other end across your upper traps, not your neck, and stand tall.
- Keep a slight knee bend and hold your ribs down.
- Push your hips straight back as your torso folds forward against the band.
- Keep the band close to your body and maintain a neutral spine throughout.
- Lower until your hamstrings limit the hinge without your lower back rounding.
- Drive your hips forward to stand tall and finish with glutes fully contracted.
Common mistakes
- Squatting instead of hinging
- Band pressing into the neck
- Rounding through the lower back
- Forcing the knees straight
- Overextending at the top
Form cues
- Push hips straight back
- Keep shins nearly vertical
- Band on upper traps
- Stop before spinal rounding
