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Thread: Am I selling myself short by not targeting the Hamstrings?

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    Am I selling myself short by not targeting the Hamstrings?

    On back day I do dead lifts.

    On leg day I do squats.. then I do (leg extensions, calf raises, leg presses, maybe another calf exercise)

    Am I selling myself short not having hamstring isolation exercises thrown in? What would be the best thing to add?

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    you'll get some nice imbalance of muscles if you do not train the opposing muscle group i.e. hamstrings..

    personally i would add in 2 hamstring exercises. to your routine

    single leg hamstring curl.

    and stiff leg deadlift or im sure you have a few machines at the gym where you can implement another hamstring exercise

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    I agree w/ t-gunz.. besides every couple of months you should switch up your split anyway.. def get some ham excersises in there for best results.

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    Depending on your foot position and form you may be getting quite a bit of hamstring work on your presses and squats. I would toss in some lunges and leg curls as well though.

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    Lunges, standind leg curls, and stiff deads are my fav. I think the roungded out hammys look great and will make leggs look much bigger. I broke my knee years ago and got hella strong on the stiff leg deads stretch marks and all.
    Last edited by 6ft5; 04-29-2010 at 10:05 PM.

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    my leg workouts sounded very similar to you, now my quads are much more bigger than my hams. I say throw in something to target them specifically.

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