Hamstring exercise with freewights?

[Mojooo]

When I first did the glue ham raise I really felt it in my hamstring

Looks liek I have been doing it wrong as I just go all the way down and then up whereas the poster above indicates that you should only go as far as you can hold.

Havent found a decent way of holding my feet steady either!

[Halb]

mattikake said:

Sadly most exercises target the Erector Spinae/Glute group rather than Hamstrings (such as lunges) - Hams tend to be a Synergitst muscle. Difficult to isolate, butlegs curls are the only good isolation exercise. Either on cables or resitance machine, little option, if any, for free weight.

Also; Hamstrings are 3 main muscles, but only one of them - Bicep Femoris - is acutally involved in extending your back. The other 2 will get largely ignored but such exercises. So only performing lifting/back extension exercises (squats, good mornings etc.) will lead to imbalances, poor progress and possible injury.

Edited by mattikake on Monday 20th June 16:18

Don't deadlifts/cleans counter doing squats/good mornings?

edit.
I mean, don't GMs work the hamstrings enough if you focus there?

Edited by Halb on Tuesday 21st June 07:45

[didelydoo]

mattikake said:

Also; Hamstrings are 3 main muscles, but only one of them - Bicep Femoris - is acutally involved in extending your back. The other 2 will get largely ignored but such exercises. So only performing lifting/back extension exercises (squats, good mornings etc.) will lead to imbalances, poor progress and possible injury.

Edited by mattikake on Monday 20th June 16:18

Have to disagree with you there. I'm having excellent progress with lots of squatting- no imbalances in sight and have never had an injury (touch wood). My hamstrings are in great shape with out resorting it accessory exercises (basically squats/deadlifts/OH press/rows/Chins)

[LordGrover]

mattikake said:

Excellent little database! Gets my vote as a good place a good selection for RT exercises.

edit: btw, surprised no-one has mentioned Lunges (on a scan read) - try doing it up a hill and tell me your upper Hams don't feel it.

Sadly most exercises target the Erector Spinae/Glute group rather than Hamstrings (such as lunges) - Hams tend to be a Synergitst muscle. Difficult to isolate, butlegs curls are the only good isolation exercise. Either on cables or resitance machine, little option, if any, for free weight.

Also; Hamstrings are 3 main muscles, but only one of them - Bicep Femoris - is acutally involved in extending your back. The other 2 will get largely ignored but such exercises. So only performing lifting/back extension exercises (squats, good mornings etc.) will lead to imbalances, poor progress and possible injury.

Sometimes, I worry for your clients/victims.

[996 sps]

LordGrover said:

Sometimes, I worry for your clients/victims.

Likewise, some bad info there.

[996 sps]

LordGrover said:

Sometimes, I worry for your clients/victims.

Likewise, some bad info there.

[Halb]

Halb said:

The negative bodyweight hamstring curl looks crazy, I'll try that tomorrow...bet I'll need a band

And I did...could barely move without the band...showed me how weak my hams are.

[Halb]

Tried them again...these are really really tough, any advice on easing the stress on the knees?

[didelydoo]

Halb said:

Tried them again...these are really really tough, any advice on easing the stress on the knees?

I'd just do SLDL/RDL/squats/DL or similar that's less stressful. I've tried these a few times and din't rate them too highly, though I've been told that the Glute-Ham raise thing is good. It's all just accessory stuff anyway.