# Single-Leg Bodyweight Hip Hinge

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/single-leg-bodyweight-hip-hinge

Also known as: One-Leg Bodyweight Hip Hinge, Single-Leg Body Weight Hip Hinge, Single-Leg Hinge, Single-Leg Good Morning

Body region: Legs, Back, Glutes

## Muscles

- Main: Gluteus Maximus, Biceps Femoris, Semitendinosus, Semimembranosus
- Helps: Erector Spinae, Adductor Magnus
- Holds: Transversus Abdominis, Gluteus Medius

## Technique

1. Stand on one leg with a soft knee and hands on hips or crossed on the chest.
2. Push the hips back and tip the torso forward, the free leg extending behind you.
3. Go down until the torso is near parallel to the floor, then stand by driving the hips forward.

### Cues

- Keep the hips level and square.
- Move the torso and back leg as one lever.

### Common mistakes

- Rotating the hip open.
- Rounding the back.
- Bending the standing knee into a squat.

## Alternatives

- [Single-Leg Romanian Deadlift](https://heatsy.app/ex/single-leg-romanian-deadlift)
- [Hip Hinge Dowel Drill](https://heatsy.app/ex/hip-hinge-dowel-drill)