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HAMSTRINGS

Kneeling Hamstring Stretch

BeginnerBodyweight

A kneeling stretch that lengthens the hamstring of the extended leg. Improving flexibility here helps your hips and knees move through a fuller range and can lower your injury risk. It also carries over to better performance in lifts that lean on the hamstrings.

How to do it

  1. 1

    Kneel with your knees under your hips and toes pointed back.

  2. 2

    Extend one leg straight in front, heel on the floor and toes pulled toward the ceiling.

  3. 3

    Hinge forward from the hips with a flat back, reaching toward the extended toes until you feel a hamstring stretch.

  4. 4

    Only reach as far as your flexibility comfortably allows.

  5. 5

    Hold for the duration of the stretch.

  6. 6

    Switch sides and repeat.

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