Hamstring
Why Improving Flexibility Isn’t Always a Good Thing
When writing a strength and conditioning program there are a variety of variables that must be taken into consideration. To set yourself up for...
Why Your Hamstring Stretching Routine Isn’t Working
Chances are you’re stretching your hamstrings all wrong. From an early age, you were taught that touching your toes is the key to stretching your hamstrings, which looks something like [...]
Build Hamstring Strength with These Accessory Exercises
So you know you hamstrings are important for athletic performance and general strength right? Building more hamstring strength can make all the...
3 Good Morning Exercise Variations That Build Strong and Injury-Proof Hamstrings
The good morning exercise is a classic hamstring and lower back exercise. The hamstrings are important muscles for sprinting and jumping athletes. Those...
5 Back-Friendly Exercises That Build Your Glutes and Hamstrings
In the previous installment, I detailed knee-dominant exercises athletes dealing with back pain can use to build lower body strength while staying...
Master Single-Leg RDLs With This Simple Trick
Within the world of strength training learning how to single leg deadlift is one of the most beneficial yet most difficult tasks to accomplish. Between...
These Leg Curl Variations Will Give You Stronger, Injury-Proof Hamstrings
Valslide Leg Curls are a great exercise for athletes looking to build stronger hamstrings and minimize hamstring strains. Unfortunately, many...
4 Essential Lower-Body Exercises for Runners
Running requires the most effort from an athlete's legs. But, running efficiently requires more than strong quads. In reality, it is the posterior chain...
How J.J. Watt Keeps His Hamstrings Healthy
You’re sprinting full speed and suddenly the back of your leg starts screaming in pain. You immediately know what the problem is. That damn hamstring! How could this happen? You [...]
Build Strong Hamstrings to Avoid Pulls and Strains
Explosive athletes, or those that participate in sports requiring short burst sprints, like football or track, are usually the most susceptible to...