Welcome to the Best Hamstring Exercises on the Net!

Swiss Ball Butt and Hamstring Busters

This is one of our favourites. After a set of these you will be feeling the burn! Keep them up though. These not only give toned hamstrings, but a perky butt too!

1. Lie on the ground with your feet up on a swiss ball.
2. Raise your hips so that you have a straight or slightly arched back.
3. This is the start position
4. Bend your knees to 90 degrees
5. The ball will roll with your feet.
6. Make sure that you do not bend at the hips.
7. Hold for about a second.
8. Roll back to the start position.
9. Repeat.

Hamstring Curls With Milk Dumbottles

This hamstring exercise uses milk dumbottles. You can learn how to make these here

This exercise works really well! It's up to you whether you feel you're strong enough to strap a weight to your ankle.

1. Find a step or ledge to stand on.
2. Strap weights to your ankle.
3. Bend your leg to 90 degrees.
4. Hold for 1-2 seconds.
5. Lower back to the start position.
6. Repeat.
7. Change legs.

Good Mornings

This hamstring exercise is awesome! It works and stretches your hamstrings as well as targeting your lower back. Be very careful when you're doing these exercises. Make sure you keep your back straight. Don't over do the weight. Start off lightly and work your way up.

1. Hold a weight with both hands.
2. Stand up straight with you butt squeezed.
3. Bend at the hips
4. In a controlled movement lower the weight to the floor.
5. Make sure that you keep your back straight.
6. Lift to the start position in a controlled movement.
7. Repeat.

Hamstring Mega Blaster

This is the only exercises that deserves a name like this. It's quite hard and it's really good for strengthening your hamstrings.

1. Lie in the position shown with one leg raised in the air.
2. Roll the swiss ball towards your body as close as you can manage.
3. Squeeze your hamstring muscle.
4. You can help to balance with your arms.
5. Slowly release the swiss ball back to the starting position.

Donkey Kicks

This one works more than you might think. If you want some variety, do 10 reps slowly and then 10 reps fast.

1. Get into the kneeling position.
2. Lift one leg out the back and keep it straight.
3. Lift the straight leg as high as you can without skewing your hips.
4. Squeeze your hamstring and butt at the top.
5. Lower your leg again but don't let it touch the ground.
6. Repeat.
7. Change sides.

Bench Hip Raises

This exercises works your back, glutes and hamstrings.

1. Find a bench and get into the position shown.
2. Raise your hips up slowly.
3. When you get to the top squeeze your hammies and butt.
4. Hold this for 2 seconds.
5. Lower down to the ground slowly.
6. Repeat.

Hip Raises

This works your hamstrings, glutes and lower back all at the same time...Excellent!

Keep your arms relaxed. Only use them to balance your body.

1. Get into the position shown on a yoga mat.
2. Lift your hips up to the second position.
3. Squeeze your hamstrings and glutes at the top and hold for 2 seconds.
4. Slowly lower your body back to the floor.
5. Repeat.

Basic Hamstring Stretch

It's a good idea to stretch out after you've finished hammering those hammies. You'll feel alot better the next day.

In this type of stretch it is important to get your stomach touching your thighs before your head does. A lot of people do it the other way around, which just ends up stretching your back, not your hamstrings.

1. Sit up with your legs straight out in front of you.
2. Try to sit forward of your tail bone.
3. Bend forward at the hips and try to lay your body against your thighs.
4. Reach for your toes. If you can't reach then your shins will do.
5. Hold this for 30 seconds.