Beginner exercise
Leg-Up Hamstring Stretch
Technique
How to perform Leg-Up Hamstring Stretch
- Lie flat on your back, bend one knee, and put that foot flat on the floor to stabilize your spine.
- Extend the other leg in the air.
- If you're tight, you wont be able to straighten it.
- That's okay.
- Extend the knee so that the sole of the lifted foot faces the ceiling (or as close as you can get it).
- Slowly straighten the legs as much as possible and then pull the leg toward your nose.
- Switch sides.
Programming relevance
Muscles involved
Primary targets: Biceps Femoris, Semimembranosus, Semitendinosus.
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