I'm missing my hamstrings.

[Misery13]

I just took some pics of myself to compare them to other pics...and I just now realized that I have no hamstrings my quads make up the majority of my upper legs...so does anyone have a hamstring only workout that will put mass onto the back of my legs?

[soulstealer]

I just took some pics of myself to compare them to other pics...and I just now realized that I have no hamstrings my quads make up the majority of my upper legs...so does anyone have a hamstring only workout that will put mass onto the back of my legs?

Here it comes...... wait for it........... DEADLIFTS =P

[nap]

ass 2 grass squats,and deep leg press, and then hit leg curls.

[Ajc330]

SLDL king of hamstring exercises

[dupa95]

lunges man they plump up like a fat lady in a donut shop.

[Misery13]

ok...thank you

[Ajc330]

lunges work your glutes and quads

[Juust Jaakked]

yeah man I'd find a good hamstring curl machine and just stack on the weight, obviously combined with squats dealifts and everything else you SHOULD be doing in your workouts

[Doc.Sust]

ask carlos, he has a killer hamstring workout that will beat the piss out of you

[jerseyboy]

Actually I saw a good move in the last issue of Muscle and Fitness. You kneel on the seat for the lat pull down machine with your legs hooked under the knee rest. Then you lean forward til your parallel to the floor. You need to use a barbell or a pole as an aid because so far I find it impossible to do this move without it. After 8-10 reps just from bodyweight your hams will be pumped.

[Misery13]

thank you...everyone for the input...jerseyboy I'm going to try that exercise with the aid of a partner...I also just read that article in a men's fitnes the one with chuck liddell on the cover...I seen where people break up there leg workouts into quads one day hams another...has anyone had much luck with this or ever tried it?

[nap]

glute/ham raise is the one,see power lifters do at my gym all the time. It does ****ing kill,just make shore u have some one near when u do them.

[MuscleScience]

Agree with the guy that said Deadlifts.

[Misery13]

yeah I alternate deadlifts and hyper ext every other week...deadlifting every week is too much...I make better gains this way...

[Ajc330]

SLDL once again, king of hamstring exercises, not a conventional style deadlift, a "stiff-legged deadlift"

[jerseyboy]

SLDL once again, king of hamstring exercises, not a conventional style deadlift, a "stiff-legged deadlift"

You know I do stiff legged deads on a weekly basis as part of my leg routine but I just never seemed to get any kind of pump from it. I start with the deads, then I do single leg curls then seated leg curls and now I'm doing these ham raises.

[Ajc330]

they stretch real good this is an exercise where, for me, the lighter the weight the better for that contraction, i don't feel it if i go too heavy cus my form is not up to par

[jerseyboy]

I go up to 235-285 3 sets of 8-12. No heavier cause I don't want to risk making my lower back wider. Usually my lower back is so pumped after this I either have to quit for the day or lay down on a bench for awhile.

[dwaynewade]

Actually I saw a good move in the last issue of Muscle and Fitness. You kneel on the seat for the lat pull down machine with your legs hooked under the knee rest. Then you lean forward til your parallel to the floor. You need to use a barbell or a pole as an aid because so far I find it impossible to do this move without it. After 8-10 reps just from bodyweight your hams will be pumped.

this is a great exercise... great for isolation... I do it every other time i workout my ham's...

[jerseyboy]

this is a great exercise... great for isolation... I do it every other time i workout my ham's...

Yeah I did 3 sets of ten today after my deads. My hams were hurtin. I can feel my legs getting stronger so hopefully soon I'll be able to do the raises without the aid of a pole.

[dwaynewade]

Yeah I did 3 sets of ten today after my deads. My hams were hurtin. I can feel my legs getting stronger so hopefully soon I'll be able to do the raises without the aid of a pole.

wow... any mishaps and you'll wish for your two front teeth for christmas...lol or we could put it on youtube and have a laugh... heh heh... no really man, when you accomplish that feat let us know...

[jerseyboy]

Ok in a couple weeks I'll bring my camera to the gym and film a demo.

[LittleNate]

straight leg deads i like a lot

[Tbone1975]

ass 2 grass squats,and deep leg press, and then hit leg curls.

Ass to grass squats for sure. When I'm done squatting, by the time I get to the hamstring curl machine, I can't do much. They really hit 'em hard.

[mario_ps2]

I totally agree on ass to grass squats however one needs to maintain a near to perfect technique to feel it in the hamstrings IMO.. Once I start to go forward, I lose the pump on my hams..

[snatchgrip]

Snatch grip dead lifts are a great way to hit em without the spinal load of a traditional deadlift gotta love that name huh lol.

[snatchgrip]

Oh ya learning how to do a hang snatch and a hang clean will do wonders for your hams and traps make sure you get someone to teach you dont look it up online and try it heavy.

[jojo2002]

Def. dead lifts... try doing them on a box... a lot more killer than having your feet planted on the ground...