Legs · Bodyweight · Isolation · Beginner
Hamstring Stretch
Primary
- Main muscles
- Hamstrings
How to do it
- Lie on your back with one leg extended above you, with the hip at ninety degrees. Keep the other leg flat on the floor.
- Loop a belt, band, or rope over the ball of your foot. This will be your starting position.
- Pull on the belt to create tension in the calves and hamstrings. Hold this stretch for 10-30 seconds, and repeat with the other leg.
Other hamstring exercises
- Glute Ham Raise · Machine
- Good Morning · Barbell
- Good Morning off Pins · Barbell
- Hamstring-SMR · Foam Roller
- Hang Snatch · Barbell
- Hang Snatch - Below Knees · Barbell
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