Barbell Row vs Good Morning

Maximizing Your Back Workout Plan

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Planfit users log Barbell Row more often — 18,910 sessions vs 533. Compare Back form, muscles worked, and when to use each.

Customize Your Back Workout: Explore the Benefits of Barbell Row and Good Morning for Better Comparison.

Planfit Users' Choice about Barbell Row vs Good Morning : Which is Better?

Based on randomly selected data from 1 million completed workouts, Planfit users log Barbell Row more often — 18,910 sessions compared to 533 for Good Morning.

Popularity is not the whole answer. Barbell Row 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 Barbell Row

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Barbell Row muscles worked: Back

Form

  1. 1. Please pull the barbell towards your belly button so that it can go up vertically.
  2. 2. While bringing your shoulder blades together, naturally pull your elbows and hands.
  3. 3. While supporting the weight with your back, lower your hands down to below your knees.

Coach's Comment

  1. 1. Please be careful not to let your elbows flare out.
  2. 2. Please be careful not to let your back be too upright or move up and down.
  3. 3. Engage your core to prevent your back from rounding.

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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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