Tip: Build Low-Back Strength With Seated Good Mornings

An untrained back is an injury-prone back. Here's an exercise powerlifters use to bulletproof their lower backs.

No hyperextension machine? No problem. Use the seated good morning.

Hold the barbell in a low-bar squat position and straddle a bench using a wide stance. Simply bend forward and come back up. Start light.

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