Hamstring
Increase Hamstring Strength to Prevent ACL Injuries
Tearing an ACL is one of the most dreaded injuries an athlete can suffer. It can sideline you for months and involves a long, hard recovery process. Female athletes need [...]
Improve Your Game By Working Hip and Hamstring Extension
Most workout programs fail to properly train the muscles that extend the hips—the gluteus maximus [buttocks] and hamstrings [back of the thighs]. If you view the hamstrings merely as knee [...]
Bulletproof the Posterior Chain: Five Exercises to Build Power
If you are a serious athlete but have been neglecting your posterior chain—the muscles in the rear of your body, including the hamstrings, glutes, lower back and calves—now is the [...]
Hamstring Strength and Flexibility Series
For you to sprint as quickly as possibly, all your lower body muscles must contribute to stride power. This includes the hamstrings, which are often overlooked during training, resulting in [...]
Exercise of the Week: Glute Ham Raise
Quads are the predominant focus in most lower-body training programs. It’s often thought that the more you can Squat, the stronger you are, and the better you will perform in [...]
Hamstring Dips With Duke Lacrosse
A pulled hamstring during camp can lead to a few weeks on the pine and a dreaded, nagging injury that lasts the duration of the season. Since the game of [...]
Olympic-Style Hamstring Hold for T&F
Legs are a track athlete’s musical instrument. To keep them finely tuned, you need to condition your hamstrings. Randy Hadley, U.S. Olympic T&F strength and conditioning coach, explains the importance [...]
The Mets’ Glute and Hamstring Work
Who uses it: New York Mets Who coaches it: Jeff Cavaliere, team physical therapist Cavaliere says: The glutes are vital to protecting the hamstrings while running. To build the glutes [...]
USA Basketball’s Stretch Band Warm-Up
"Stretching is something to warm up and get your body loose before you challenge it [with] weightlifting, cardio or agility," says two-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Smith. Dave Richardson, strength [...]
Three Hamstring Stretches
1. Touch Your Toes! Stand with feet together, bend at waist, reach for your toes; hold for 20-30 seconds. 2. One Atta Time! Keeping one foot flat on floor, place [...]