Hamstring Strengthening Exercises
Routines to Keep Your Hamstrings Strong

In our previous article we have spoken about hamstrings injuries, explaining why hammies tears occur, what happens exactly when we injure them, and which are the most common ways of injury.

Now it’s time to talk about how we can prevent these injuries.

The most reliable option we have, is to gain strength with a series of hamstring strengthening exercises. While mobility is important, having hamstrings that aren’t up to scratch with your quads is one of the places we see people go wrong most often.

To understand the importance of hamstrings strength, keep in mind that to help prevent strains, your hamstrings should be as 70% as strong as your quads. Furthermore, hamstring tears are a recurring injury, with 1 in 3 chances of returning if not properly rehab

The Routine & Things to Remember

To help you, these hamstring strengthening exercises are a good starting point that you can try at the gym or in the comfort of your home. ⁣Here is the routine and key points from the video above.

Slides

Double leg eccentric curl⁣

Single leg eccentric curl⁣

Double leg full curl⁣

Swiss Ball

Double leg eccentric curl⁣

Double leg full curl⁣

Single leg eccentric and double leg concentric curl

Important Things to Remember

• Toes directed at the sky, weight in your heels. ⁣
• Aim for slow and controlled tempo. ⁣
• Work to fatigue, 3-4 sets of 8-12 reps.

Physiotherapy Treatment Options for a Hammy Strain, Tear or to Prevent Future Injury

If you feel sore in your hammies or believe you have suffered a strain, come in and visit us in our Bondi Junction Eastern Suburbs Sydney physiotherapy clinic.

Your treating physiotherapist will design a tailored program that will get you back to your daily activity or sport as soon as possible.

As well as providing physiotherapy treatment to help your recovery in the immediacy, we will guide you through some exercises you can do ongoing to improve your recovery and help prevent re-injury.

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