Strengthening Exercises for Hamstrings
Strengthening exercises for the rehabilitation of hamstring injuries.
Hamstring rehab exercises
The following is for information purposes only. We recommend seeking professional advice. Below are a number of progressively more difficult hamstring exercises. They should always be done pain free.
- Bent leg static contractions.
- Single leg catches (progress with weights).
- Faster alternate catches.
- Single leg hip extensions.
- Alternate single leg bridges.
- Good mornings.
- Single leg ball pick up.
- Lunge with ball.
- Seated knee flexion with band.
- Standing knee flexion.
- Norwegion leg curl.
For a further explanation of our hamstring strain rehabilitation program visit our expert interview with Neal Reynolds on hamstring strains.
