Muscle Building Tips: Hamstring Training Part 2

Even if you have just finished reading my previous article on hamstring training fundamentals, the task of putting together a hamstring workout and successfully integrating it into your current fitness routine may seem daunting. Before I simply write out a laundry list of exercises that we could just indiscriminately thrown into our fitness training program, I think it would be good to understand a little more about the nuts and bolts of the individual hamstring exercises that we will be using.

Single-joint movements (i.e. isolation movements)

* lying leg curl
* unilateral leg curl (single-leg -sitting or standing variations)
* seated leg curl
* swiss-ball leg curls (both simultaneous and unilateral)

Multiple Joint Movements

* weighted step-up
* lunge of any variants targeted to the hamstrings
* stiff-leg deadlifts
* reverse hyperextension

Although there ere certainly other exercises for hamstrings, both more and less advanced in level, this core group of exercises with all their possible variants could provide a complete arsenal to anybody’s training regimen. Although these exercises are certainly great, it is us who must execute them to perfection; all the while keeping the tension from the weight on the target muscle(s).. Although certain trainers out there are excellent coaches when it comes to exercise from, andybody can learn how to do a movement properly with a little determination and patience-simply start with lighter weights to get a feel for the movement and how it should feel while doing it. Check your ego at the door; when you become proficient with proper technique the weight will start to pile on.
Look for more on this in Hamstrings part III where we will detail the proper execution of exercises listed above and how to implement them into your fitness training of bodybuilding training program.