watchnerd
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on the subject of good mornings I also took a video of me doing these:
Would these be a better safer alternative than stiff legged deads to build erectors and the posterior chain in general?
Your lower back looked not rounded, which is good, but you want to squeeze your shoulder blades a little more, really lock the upper back in. The upper back isn't just passively held in position...you're isometrically retracting the shoulder blades while holding the barbell, which also facilitates a stronger brace in the lower back.
But I couldn't see your butt very well because it went off camera. I can't quite tell with the loose sweats, but you really want to initiate concentric with a strong squeeze of the glutes and clenching at lockout. I should be able to see your butt cheeks squeezing at the top if you had on tighter pants.
The hip lockout should be fairly forceful, almost like a kettlebell swing.
The female lifter in this video has really strong and fast lockout:
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