PVC Good Morning
The good morning with a light PVC pipe on the upper back; with almost no load it is a drill for a flat-backed hinge.
How to do it
Setup
Pipe across the upper back, hands wide on it, feet hip-width, knees soft.
Steps
- Push the hips back, sliding the torso toward parallel.
- Keep the pipe pressed into the upper back, back flat.
- Stand by driving the hips forward.
Common mistakes
Pipe drifting up onto the neck: pull it down into the upper back. Treating it as a toy: a light pipe is for learning the hinge; move slowly. Bending the knees to reach lower: depth ends where the flat back ends.
Breathing
Inhale hinging, exhale standing.
