Hamstring Exercises

The hamstrings are the group of muscles on the backside of your thighs, from your hip to your knee. They are three different muscles: biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus. The hamstrings get a workout when running, walking, and biking as they flex the leg and allow it to twist.

Runners often experience tight hamstrings and are often afraid of getting a pulled hamstring -- a painful injury that requires weeks of rest to repair.

Hamstring Exercises

• Hamstring Exercises with Barbell, Dumbbell, or Exercise Ball: Photos and description of hamstring exercises.
• Hamstring Exercises to Prevent Hamstring Injury: Descriptions with links to videos.

Hamstring Stretches

• Short Video: Lower Body Stretches: This short video includes hamstring stretches.
• Hamstring Stretches: Description of hamstring stretches.

Hamstring Injuries

• Hamstring Injury and Rehabilitation: from the Weight Training Guide.
• Hamstring Injuries: from the Orthopedic Medicine Guide.