Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 379, Messages: 54577

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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Exercise for Hamstrings with Free Weight

tibbs14
tibbs14
Posts: 1
Joined: 2001/04/23
United States
2001/04/24, 03:47 PM
Anyone know a good exercise for the hamstrings with freeweights? I don't have any leg curl machines at all, just a couple of dumbles and a straight bar.
Spedward
Spedward
Posts: 101
Joined: 2001/04/16
United States
2001/04/24, 06:47 PM
DEAD LIFTS...
you cannot beat straight leg dead lifts....
Adrian
Adrian
Posts: 411
Joined: 2000/12/26
Switzerland
2001/04/25, 08:29 AM
Even given equipment (hamstring curl machines), I still choose to do straight-leg deadlifts if I want an amazing hamstring workout.

Make sure you keep your back straight (slightly arched even, NOT hunched). Bend at the waist until you feel a good stretch in your hamstrings, then come back up FLEXING you hamstrings really hard - focus on the hamstrings and glutes, that is the most important part.. you can very easily do the motion without getting a good workout!

Adrian
tt_rocker
tt_rocker
Posts: 389
Joined: 2001/01/25
Saudi Arabia
2001/04/26, 02:06 PM

How much weight can u handle with deadlifts?
darkhan
darkhan
Posts: 45
Joined: 2001/07/07
Canada
2001/07/18, 03:36 PM
Deadlifst a very good idea!!!