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Hamstrings exercises
The hamstrings do two jobs — extending the hip and bending the knee — and complete training hits both: hinge patterns like Romanian deadlifts for the hip side, curl variations for the knee side. Strong hamstrings are also the closest thing lifting has to insurance; they carry sprinting, jumping, and picking things up off the floor.
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Box Jump (Multiple Response)BodyweightBeginner
Good MorningBarbellIntermediate
Lying Leg CurlsMachineBeginner
One-Arm Kettlebell CleanKettlebellIntermediate
One-Arm Kettlebell SwingsKettlebellIntermediate
Power CleanBarbellIntermediate
Romanian DeadliftBarbellIntermediate
Seated Leg CurlMachineBeginner
Standing Leg CurlMachineBeginner
Stiff-Legged Barbell DeadliftBarbellIntermediate
Sumo DeadliftBarbellIntermediate
90/90 HamstringBodyweightBeginner
Alternating Hang CleanKettlebellIntermediate
Band Good MorningBandsBeginner
Band Good Morning (Pull Through)BandsBeginner
CleanBarbellIntermediate
Clean DeadliftBarbellBeginner
Double Kettlebell Alternating Hang CleanKettlebellIntermediate
Dumbbell CleanDumbbellIntermediate
Front Box JumpBodyweightBeginner
Glute Ham RaiseMachineIntermediate
Good Morning off PinsBarbellIntermediate
Hang SnatchBarbellAdvanced
Hang Snatch - Below KneesBarbellAdvanced
Hanging Bar Good MorningBarbellIntermediate
InchwormBodyweightBeginner
Kettlebell Dead CleanKettlebellIntermediate
Kettlebell Hang CleanKettlebellIntermediate
Kettlebell One-Legged DeadliftKettlebellIntermediate
Leg-Up Hamstring StretchBodyweightBeginner
Lunge Pass ThroughKettlebellIntermediate
Muscle SnatchBarbellIntermediate
Natural Glute Ham RaiseBodyweightIntermediate
One-Arm Open Palm Kettlebell CleanKettlebellIntermediate
Open Palm Kettlebell CleanKettlebellAdvanced
Power Clean from BlocksBarbellIntermediate
Power SnatchBarbellAdvanced
Reverse Band Sumo DeadliftBarbellAdvanced
Romanian Deadlift from DeficitBarbellIntermediate
Runner's StretchBodyweightBeginner
Seated Floor Hamstring StretchBodyweightBeginner
Smith Machine Hang Power CleanMachineIntermediate
Smith Machine Stiff-Legged DeadliftMachineBeginner
Snatch DeadliftBarbellIntermediate
Snatch PullBarbellIntermediate
Split SnatchBarbellAdvanced
Standing Toe TouchesBodyweightBeginner
Stiff-Legged Dumbbell DeadliftDumbbellBeginner
Sumo Deadlift with BandsBarbellIntermediate
Sumo Deadlift with ChainsBarbellIntermediate
The StraddleBodyweightBeginner
Wide Stance Stiff LegsBarbellIntermediate
World's Greatest StretchBodyweightIntermediate
Ball Leg CurlExercise ballBeginner
Box SkipOtherBeginner
Chair Leg Extended StretchOtherBeginner
Floor Glute-Ham RaiseOtherIntermediate
Front Leg RaisesBodyweightBeginner
Hamstring StretchOtherBeginner
Hamstring-SMRFoam rollerBeginner
Hurdle HopsOtherBeginner
Intermediate Groin StretchOtherIntermediate
Knee Tuck JumpBodyweightBeginner
Linear 3-Part Start TechniqueOtherBeginner
Linear Acceleration Wall DrillOtherBeginner
Lying HamstringOtherAdvanced
Moving Claw SeriesOtherBeginner
Platform Hamstring SlidesOtherBeginner
Power StairsOtherIntermediate
Prone Manual HamstringOtherBeginner
Prowler SprintOtherBeginner
Reverse HyperextensionMachineIntermediate
Seated Band Hamstring CurlOtherBeginner
Seated HamstringOtherAdvanced
Seated Hamstring and Calf StretchOtherIntermediate
Split SquatsOtherIntermediate
Standing Hamstring and Calf StretchOtherBeginner
Upper Back-Leg GrabOtherBeginner
Vertical SwingDumbbellBeginner