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13 simple hamstring exercises and stretches to strengthen and lengthen the backs of your legs

Stand with your feet directly underneath your hips and place your hands lightly behind your head with elbows wide. Slowly ...
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5 easy exercises for your hips and hamstrings to alleviate desk job aches and pains

Prolonged desk work can lead to musculoskeletal problems ranging from annoying aches and pains to injuries. This month, we launched a six-part series showing you how to stretch and strengthen your ...

Jay Cutler Kicks Off the New Year Training Olympia-Level Legs With Pyramid Sets While Managing a Quad Strain

Pyramid sets are a unique training method that involves adjusting the weight across consecutive sets, creating a pyramid-like structure. For example, Cutler started his leg workout with seated ...
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This Hamstring Exercise Is One Of The Most Effective Ways To Sculpt The Back Of Your Legs Fast

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Nordic curls are a bit of a gymgoer’s party trick. As you lower the backside of your body backwards ...
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Lacking a Leg Curl Machine? Give These 5 Alternative Exercises a Try to Build Stronger Legs.

THE LEG CURL is one of the best machines—and best methods, period—for building hamstring strength and size. There are two types of hamstring curl machines, and you're likely to find one or the other ...
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The 10 Best Hamstring Stretches to Relieve Tightness and Boost Flexibility

Natalia Perez-Segnini is a NASM-certified personal trainer, a yoga instructor, a breathwork practitioner and a trauma-informed specialist. As a head coach at Tone House—a premier athletic-based ...
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Lacking a Leg Curl Machine? Give These 5 Alternative Exercises a Try to Build Stronger Legs.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." THE LEG CURL is one of the best machines—and best methods, period—for building hamstring strength and ...