Hamstring exercises
52 exercises, 3 pages
Filters in the catalogueMost often with: bodyweight, barbell, machine (Other)
Legs · Beginner
Seated Single Leg Curl
An isolation exercise targeting the hamstring muscles. It involves flexing the knee joint to bring the heel towards the glutes while seated on a leg curl machine. This exercise helps in developing strength and muscle definition in the hamstrings, improving knee stability and overall leg performance.
Legs · Advanced
Kettelbell Clean
The Kettlebell Clean is a dynamic exercise that involves lifting a kettlebell from the ground to the rack position in one fluid motion. It is designed to improve strength, power, and coordination, primarily targeting the posterior chain, shoulders, and core muscles.
Glutes · Intermediate
Cable Pull Through
A compound cable hip-hinge exercise that targets the glutes, hamstrings, and spinal erectors. Its between-the-legs cable setup provides posterior-chain resistance without a barbell.
Legs · Intermediate
Glute-Ham Raise 1/2
A strength exercise targeting the posterior chain, specifically the glutes, hamstrings, and lower back. It involves lowering the body from a kneeling position to a horizontal position and returning halfway up, focusing on eccentric control and muscle activation.
Glutes · Beginner
Crab Pose
A reverse tabletop hold supported by the palms and feet, with bent knees and elevated hips. Hip extensors maintain the raised pelvis while the arms and shoulder girdle support bodyweight behind the torso.
Legs · Intermediate
Weighted Cossack Squat
A unilateral lower body exercise that targets the quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, and adductors. It involves performing a deep lateral squat while holding a weight, such as a dumbbell or kettlebell, to increase resistance and improve strength, balance, and flexibility.
Legs · Intermediate
Dumbbell Straight Leg Deadlift (Front Hold, Deep Range)
A hip-hinge variation performed with the dumbbells mostly in front of the legs. This demonstration shows a deeper forward hinge than the related side-hold variation. The hips move back as the torso lowers and then returns to standing under control.
Legs · Intermediate
Trap Bar Deadlift
A bilateral floor lift performed inside a hexagonal bar with neutral-grip handles beside the body. In the selected knee-flexed setup, the quadriceps and gluteal muscles extend the knees and hips to standing while the trunk and grip support the load.
Legs · Intermediate
Barbell Straight Leg Deadlift
A barbell hip-hinge exercise that emphasizes the hamstrings, glutes, and spinal erectors. Its straighter-leg setup makes it a distinct posterior-chain variation from a conventional deadlift.
Legs · Beginner
Band Lying Leg Curl
An isolation hamstring exercise performed lying face down with elastic resistance. It focuses on knee-flexion strength in the back of the thigh.
Legs · Advanced
Snatch Pull
An explosive barbell exercise that develops the pulling phase of the snatch without an overhead catch. It combines leg and hip extension with upper-back work to train force production and coordination for Olympic weightlifting.
Legs · Advanced
Hang Power Clean
A dynamic weightlifting exercise that primarily targets the muscles of the posterior chain, including the hamstrings, glutes, and lower back, as well as the shoulders and arms. It involves lifting a barbell from a hanging position to the shoulders in one explosive movement.
Glutes · Advanced
One-Arm Kettlebell Swing
A ballistic hip-hinge exercise for posterior-chain power. A single-hand load adds grip and trunk-control demands while the kettlebell travels to chest height, rather than overhead.
Hamstrings · Intermediate
Downward Dog
A static inverted-V pose supported by both palms and feet. It combines a posterior-leg stretch with active support from the arms, shoulder girdle and trunk, without a repeated movement cycle.
Legs · Beginner
Lunge Stretch
A dynamic exercise that targets the hip flexors, quadriceps, and glutes. It is effective for improving flexibility, balance, and overall lower body strength. This stretch is often used as part of a warm-up routine to prepare the body for more intense physical activity.
Legs · Beginner
Treadmill Climbing
A cardiovascular exercise that simulates uphill walking or running.
Legs · Beginner
Standing Leg Curl
An isolation exercise targeting the hamstrings. It is performed using a leg curl machine where the user stands upright, engaging the hamstrings through knee flexion. This exercise helps in strengthening the posterior chain and improving knee stability.
Legs · Beginner
Smith Machibe Glute Kickback
The Smith Machine Glute Kickback is a lower body exercise targeting the gluteal muscles. It utilizes the Smith machine to provide stability and control, allowing for focused activation of the glutes. This exercise is beneficial for building strength and muscle definition in the posterior chain.
Legs · Intermediate
Nordic Hamstring Curl
An advanced kneeling hamstring-strength exercise with the ankles anchored.
Legs · Beginner
Seated Leg Curl
An isolation exercise targeting the hamstring muscles located at the back of the thigh.
Legs · Beginner
Leg Swings
A dynamic stretching exercise that targets the hip flexors, hamstrings, and glutes. They are commonly used as a warm-up to increase flexibility and range of motion in the lower body, preparing it for more intense physical activity.
Legs · Intermediate
Deep Squat to Wide Fold with Foot Hold
The 'Deep Squat to Wide Fold with Foot Hold' is a dynamic flexibility exercise that combines a deep squat with a forward fold, enhancing lower body mobility and flexibility. This exercise targets the hips, hamstrings, and lower back, promoting improved range of motion and stability.
Glutes · Intermediate
Barbell Good Morning
A compound barbell hip-hinge exercise that develops the posterior chain. It primarily targets the hamstrings, glutes, and spinal erectors while reinforcing controlled hip extension.
Legs · Advanced
Power Clean
A dynamic, full-body exercise that primarily targets the muscles of the posterior chain, including the glutes, hamstrings, and lower back, while also engaging the shoulders, traps, and core.
