Legs · Other · Beginner
Standing Hamstring and Calf Stretch
Primary
- Main muscles
- Hamstrings
How to do it
- Being by looping a belt, band, or rope around one foot. While standing, place that foot forward.
- Bend your back leg, while keeping the front one straight. Now raise the toes of your front foot off of the ground and lean forward.
- Using the belt, pull on the top of the foot to increase the stretch in the calf. Hold for 10-20 seconds and repeat with the other foot.
Swaps on other equipment
Each has the hamstrings as its main muscle, on a different piece of equipment.
Other hamstring exercises
- Snatch Pull · Barbell
- Split Snatch · Barbell
- Split Squats · Bodyweight
- Standing Leg Curl · Machine
- Standing Toe Touches · Bodyweight
- Stiff-Legged Barbell Deadlift · Barbell
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