There is no “Best” Hamstring Exercise
Hamstring injuries are the bane of athletes that sprint. The thinking is that there is a need to strengthen the hamstrings eccentrically to prepare them for the point in the sprinting cycle...
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Hamstring injury prevention: Bodyweight hamstring exercises
In a previous post we covered hip hinge exercises and why they are important to help prevent hamstring injuries in sprinting athletes. While this is an important tool, it should not make...
Sprinting and injury prevention: Hip hinges
Athletes that sprint are at risk of hamstring injuries. In the sprinting motion, the athlete’s heel slides up to their hip, this “shortens the lever” of their leg to allow them to...
Landing Safely
There’s been a lot in the strength and conditioning literature over the last ten years about non-contact ACL injuries, especially with female athletes. One of the concerns here is with how athletes...
If Willpower Is Lacking Gains Will Suffer
Hamstring strains are a common injury for athletes in sports that have to sprint. One of the interventions to help prevent these injuries is the Nordic hamstring exercise. With this exercise, the...