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Beginner exercise

Wall-Supported Supine Hamstring Stretch

Also called Doorway Hamstring Stretch

  • Flexibility
  • Range Of Motion And Yoga

Technique

How to perform Wall-Supported Supine Hamstring Stretch

  1. Lie on your back beside a doorway or wall edge with one leg extended along the floor.
  2. Rest the other heel up the wall and move your pelvis closer only as far as comfortable.
  3. Keep a soft bend in the raised knee if needed and let the wall support the leg without pushing through the heel.
  4. Slide away from the wall, lower the leg, and change sides.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

MuscleScoreRole
Biceps Femoris1.0Mobility Target
Semimembranosus1.0Mobility Target
Semitendinosus1.0Mobility Target