Exercises to build up hamstrings?

**RG1527** · 04-02-2009, 12:54 AM

Just wondering what exercises you guys like to do for Hamstrings.. I do a lot of Squats, Leg Press, Hack Squats, etc but I feel like they hit my Quads harder and my hamstrings definitely need to catch up. Thanks in advance!

**BTK** · 04-02-2009, 01:14 AM

Lunges and leg curls are a must for hams

**Darksyde** · 04-02-2009, 02:51 PM

sldl's.

**Noles12** · 04-02-2009, 02:54 PM

Definitely lunges and leg curls. Also try straight leg deads

**jfalco** · 04-02-2009, 03:45 PM

I like straight leg deads. I get my hams pretty good from regular deads too.

**illwillogical** · 04-02-2009, 04:50 PM

If you go deep with squat's you can really feel it in your ham's also deep leg presses, and heavy dead's will get them too.

**PittBoy** · 04-02-2009, 06:03 PM

You can also try some ham squats on a smith machine too.

I like leg curls, lunges, and deads. I throw in the above every once in a while for some changeup

***FireGuy*** · 04-02-2009, 06:29 PM

You need to incorporate a curl and a stiff leg movement to hit the entire hamstring as one muscle attaches below the knee (activated while doing leg curls) and the other attaches above the knee (activated while doing stiff leg movements)

**Narkissos** · 04-02-2009, 07:55 PM

Exercises I use: Wide-stance squats, leg presses w/ feet high on the platform.. All forms of the deadlifts (I use a different form from workout to workout generally), Hyper-extensions, Walking Lunges, Laying and standing leg curls, single-leg good-mornings.

**gettingBIGGERfast** · 04-02-2009, 08:08 PM

single leg good morning... interesting. I really like single leg deadlifts. I will have to give this a try.

***FireGuy*** · 04-02-2009, 08:42 PM

Single leg deads?? How in the heck do you do those?

***FireGuy*** · 04-02-2009, 08:47 PM

Originally Posted by *Narkissos*

Exercises I use: Wide-stance squats, leg presses w/ feet high on the platform.. All forms of the deadlifts (I use a different form from workout to workout generally), Hyper-extensions, Walking Lunges, Laying and standing leg curls, single-leg good-mornings.

Great Nark, now I am gonna see a bunch of 150lbs kids doing these in the gym looking like they are preparing for an ice skating competition.

**RG1527** · 04-03-2009, 01:02 AM

Cool thanks guys. I think I definitely need to do more legs curls by the sounds of it.

Originally Posted by *Narkissos*

Exercises I use: Wide-stance squats, leg presses w/ feet high on the platform.. All forms of the deadlifts (I use a different form from workout to workout generally), Hyper-extensions, Walking Lunges, Laying and standing leg curls, single-leg good-mornings.

WHAT is a single-leg good-morning!!!?? haha

**Noles12** · 04-03-2009, 01:09 AM

single leg deads are like single leg good mornings but you are holding the weight in front of you and you try to lower like single leg good mornings. At least thats how i do them

**Narkissos** · 04-03-2009, 07:47 AM

Originally Posted by FireGuy1

Great Nark, now I am gonna see a bunch of 150lbs kids doing these in the gym looking like they are preparing for an ice skating competition.

LOL... I've always got my ski-mak prepped for my second leg day on Sunday.

**Narkissos** · 04-03-2009, 07:49 AM

Originally Posted by gettingBIGGERfast

single leg good morning... interesting. I really like single leg deadlifts. I will have to give this a try.

I like single-leg deads... mostly for correcting imbalances though.

I do single-leg hyper-extensions when I want to avoid doing weight hyper-extensions.

I like bulgarian split-squats as well... maybe more so than walking lunges at this point... though i've included both in my 2nd weekly leg day for the last month.