The hamstring muscles are often overlooked, yet they play a pivotal role in exercise performance and mobility. Though you’ve probably seen fitness gurus sharing their intense hamstring workouts, you ...

Hamstring exercises include the deadlift, hamstring curl, Bulgarian split squat. To avoid injury, warm up your hamstrings before working out with mobility exercises like toe touches. Recovery is key ...

I’ve been doing a lot of work to strengthen my legs lately; the move that has made the biggest difference is the hamstring slider.

Progressive overload training involves gradually increasing the intensity or difficulty of workouts over time. It can promote the development of muscle mass and strength. Training using the ...

How many of you include hamstring exercises in your leg workouts? And bum exercises? I’ll hedge my bets a lot more of you answered yes to the latter. While neither are anterior chain muscles (i.e., ...

Flexible, strong hips and hamstrings are crucial for football players when they sprint, jump, tackle and fire off the line of scrimmage. Training these areas will not only make you a better player, it ...

THE LEG CURL is one of the best machines for building hamstring strength and size. If you don't have one handy, though, what's the next best option? There are two types of hamstring curl machines, and ...

You’ll know the feeling if you have tight hamstrings – your strides feel shorter, it seems like you’re working harder than usual and your legs feel stiff and restricted. Going faster or tackling hills ...

Dana Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and mind-body coach in professional sports. She is also the author of “Practical Solutions for Back Pain ...