The good ol’ hamstring curl is a great exercise for strengthening the hamstrings. And to make life a little easier, most gyms will have a hamstring curl machine available. It’s often called a ...

Our legs pack some serious muscles, with some of the biggest being the hamstrings — a group of three muscles running down the back of the thighs. When you extend your leg or bend your knee, the ...

Gym Smarts: Lower Body Hamstring Curls. This machine is called the hamstring curl. Could for working out the hamstrings. I am going to show you the proper way and improper way to use it.

Adding in hamstring-specific moves during your workouts, or even having a hamstring-focused lower body day, will also even out any imbalances and support your back and hips to reduce pain.

Nordic curls build strength through your hamstrings like nothing else, increasing your jumping and sprinting prowess. An upgraded version of the bodyweight bridge, but still a lot easier than the ...

Making sure to keep hamstring-focused moves in your leg day (think deadlifts, hamstring curls and glute bridges), add in these stretches, recommended by Hannah and demonstrated by colleague Finola ...

In contrast, the supine leg curl and hip extension specifically targeted the BF over the ST (Δ 20–23%, p<0.05) at very high levels of normalised EMG (75–87% of MVC). Conclusion Specific therapeutic ...