How often do you start a leg workout with a hamstring exercise? Never.
In order to have a well balanced set of wheels, you need to train your hamstrings just as hard as you would train your quads.
There is no excuse not to train them, even if you cannot see them, they are still there.
This article will go over some effective ways to develop them to their full potential.
Seated Leg Curls - This is one of my favorite exercises to do when I am training my hams.
I will always start my workouts with this exercise.
With the machines that they have these days, you cannot go wrong with this movement.
Stiff Leg Deadlifts - This is the king of the hamstring exercises.
The key to this lift is to make sure that you are in total control of the weight.
Using the proper form is very important when performing this exercise.
You can easily injure yourself if you use too much weight.
Make sure to concentrate on the hamstring contraction as you go through the entire movement.
You will know the next day if you are doing this exercise properly.
Lunges - This is just a great all around leg exercise.
It gets the calves, thighs, and the hamstrings.
I like to do these with a barbell, and I like to walk while I do them and stay in one place.
It just feels like I am hitting more muscle area when I am walking.
I like to go pretty heavy with this exercise and I like to do this one toward the end of a workout.
It really burns the entire muscle group out.
This is also a great exercise for developing muscle definition Hitting the hamstrings directly can be very tough.
Using these exercises will help you to accomplish this.
These are the best hamstring exercises that I have used, and I always use them in a leg workout.
Having well developed hamstrings will also give you more functional strength.
Having a strong foundation of leg strength will help you do just about every activity that you do in every day life.