Back Extension vs Good Morning

Maximizing Your Back Workout Plan

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Planfit users log Back Extension more often — 6,073 sessions vs 533. Compare Back form, muscles worked, and when to use each.

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Planfit Users' Choice about Back Extension vs Good Morning : Which is Better?

Based on randomly selected data from 1 million completed workouts, Planfit users log Back Extension more often — 6,073 sessions compared to 533 for Good Morning.

Popularity is not the whole answer. Back Extension and Good Morning differ in the muscles they load, the equipment they need, and how hard they are to learn — the comparison below covers each.

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How to Back Extension

Back Extension gif

Back Extension muscles worked: Back

Form

  1. 1. Please lower down by bending your hips while keeping your chest open.
  2. 2. Engage your core and come up by extending your hips.

Coach's Comment

  1. 1. Please be careful not to relax your core throughout the exercise.
  2. 2. Please keep your chest open to avoid rounding your back.

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How to Good Morning

Good Morning gif

Good Morning muscles worked: Back

Form

  1. 1. Push your hips back while bending your hips and lean your upper body forward.
  2. 2. Naturally bend and then straighten your knees.
  3. 3. Straighten your knees first and then bring your hips forward to stand up.

Coach's Comment

  1. 1. Please be careful not to relax your core throughout the workout.
  2. 2. Please keep your chest up to avoid rounding your back.
  3. 3. Since it can strain your back, please exercise with light weights.

If you want to know a detailed guide to Good Morning, alternative exercises, and its benefits, check it out here. Check out the Good Morning Guide page of our blog!

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