Hamstrings Exercises

Here’s a list of exercises that you can use to build your hamstrings muscles:

1. Barbell Lunges

1. Grab a barbell and place it behind your neck, across your shoulders.

2. Make a step with one leg forward, keep the other leg set in place.

3. Move back to beginning position and repeat with your opposite leg.

2. Dumbbell Lunges

This exercise is same as the barbell lunges, but instead of barbell you should use two dumbbells one on each hand. Also, keep your arms straight during the exercise.

3. Lying Leg Curls

1. Lie on your stomach on a hamstring machine.

2. Curl the weight up until you touch your heels to your butt muscles.

3. Slowly return to beginning position and continue repeating.

4. One Leg Lying Curls

This exercise is the same as the lying leg curls, but instead with both legs, first execute it with one leg and then with the opposite leg.

5. Seated Leg Curls

1. Sit on a seated hamstring machine.

2. Bring the weight

down toward the ground.

3. Slowly return to beginning position and continue repeating.

6. Standing Leg Curls

1. Stand on a standing leg curl machine.

2. Using one leg, curl the weight up until you touch your heel to your butt.

3. Slowly return to beginning position and repeat with the opposite leg.