lever seated good morning

A upper legs exercise targeting the glutes, performed with leverage machine.

lever seated good morning demonstration
lever seated good morning — demonstration

Body part

Upper Legs

Equipment

Leverage Machine

Target muscles

Glutes

Secondary muscles

Hamstrings, Lower Back

How to do lever seated good morning

  1. Adjust the seat height so that your hips are slightly higher than your knees.

  2. Sit on the machine with your back against the pad and your feet flat on the footrests.

  3. Grasp the handles or the sides of the seat for stability.

  4. Keeping your back straight, slowly lean forward from your hips until your upper body is parallel to the ground.

  5. Pause for a moment, then slowly return to the starting position by pushing through your glutes and hamstrings.

  6. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Glutes

Secondary

HamstringsLower Back

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