Lying hamstring stretch Lie flat on either the ground or a mat with the legs fully stretched out. To stretch the right leg, hold the back of the right knee with both hands, pull the leg up toward the chest, and slowly straighten the knee until it feels as though it is stretching. Hold the stretch for 10–30 seconds.

Stretches to loosen tight hamstrings

1. Lie down on the ground with your back flat and your feet on the ground, knees bent.
2. Slowly bring your right knee to your chest.
3. Extend the leg while keeping the knee slightly bent.
4. Hold for 10 seconds and work up to 30 seconds.

Lying hamstring stretch II

1. Lie down on the ground with your back flat and your legs extended fully.
2. Raise your right leg, keeping the knee slightly bent, and place your heel on the wall.
3. Slowly straighten your right leg until you feel a stretch in your hamstring.
4. Hold for 10 seconds and work up to 30 seconds.

– Kneel down while a partner/therapist holds your ankles. – Then slowly lean forwards as far as they can under control using the hamstrings to resist the forward’s movement. – A super-advanced version of this is to use the hamstrings to curl back up again.

Romanian deadlifts, in general, are a good hamstring exercise as is the glute-hamstring raise. They compared hamstring activation with four exercises: glute-hamstring raises, leg curls, good mornings, and the Romanian deadlift.

Hamstring exercises help with strengthening the hamstring muscles, preventing many injuries before they happen. Hamstring muscle injury feels very discomforting, in most cases immobilizing the player, as hamstrings are used to bend the leg at the knee.