Good Morning vs Lying Back Extension

Maximizing Your Back Workout Plan

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Planfit users log Lying Back Extension more often — 1,617 sessions vs 533. Compare Back form, muscles worked, and when to use each.

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

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

Based on randomly selected data from 1 million completed workouts, Planfit users log Lying Back Extension more often — 1,617 sessions compared to 533 for Good Morning.

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

How Good Morning and Lying Back Extension Differ

What differsGood MorningLying Back Extension
Equipmenta barbellbodyweight only
Difficulty5 of 52 of 5
Sessions logged by Planfit users533 sessions1,617 sessions

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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!

Do you want to know more about Good Morning methods?Exercise Guide

How to Lying Back Extension

Lying Back Extension gif

Lying Back Extension muscles worked: Back

Form

  1. 1. Please lift your upper body using the strength of your back while keeping your arms extended.
  2. 2. Keep your gaze fixed on the band and slowly return to the starting position.

Coach's Comment

  1. Please be careful not to strain and lift your upper body.

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

Do you want to know more about Lying Back Extension methods?Exercise Guide

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better for Back, Good Morning or Lying Back Extension?

Planfit users log Lying Back Extension more often — 1,617 sessions against 533 for Good Morning. Both train Back, so pick the one that matches the equipment you have and the muscles you want to load.

What equipment do Good Morning and Lying Back Extension need?

Good Morning needs a barbell, and Lying Back Extension needs bodyweight only.

Which is easier to start with?

Lying Back Extension is the easier place to start. Move to Good Morning once your form holds up.

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