Good Morning vs Close Grip Lat Pulldown

Maximizing Your Back Workout Plan

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Planfit users log Good Morning more often — 533 sessions vs 132. Compare Back form, muscles worked, and when to use each.

Customize Your Back Workout: Explore the Benefits of Good Morning and Close Grip Lat Pulldown for Better Comparison.

Planfit Users' Choice about Good Morning vs Close Grip Lat Pulldown : Which is Better?

Based on randomly selected data from 1 million completed workouts, Planfit users log Good Morning more often — 533 sessions compared to 132 for Close Grip Lat Pulldown.

Popularity is not the whole answer. Good Morning and Close Grip Lat Pulldown 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 Good Morning

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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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How to Close Grip Lat Pulldown

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Close Grip Lat Pulldown muscles worked: Back

Form

  1. 1. Bend your elbows and pull the bar towards your chest.
  2. 2. After contracting your latissimus dorsi, slowly return to the starting position.
  3. 3. Make sure your elbows do not fully lock out.

Coach's Comment

  1. 1. Be careful not to excessively arch your back.
  2. 2. Relax your shoulders and proceed without tensing them up.
  3. 3. Maintain the correct posture with an appropriate weight.

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

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