Help for flat hamstrings

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hoovsfunland

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Hi All!

I posted this question on "Ask Cathe" too, but I know she is busy and you all have tons of knowledge and great advice!

My problem is my flat-as-pancakes hamstrings. I want those beautiful, sexy curves to the back of my leg. I have been doing two leg workouts a week with the first being a total leg workout, i.e., Legs & Glutes, PS legs. (Have Butts & Guts on pre-order), then my second leg workout is just the leg portion of a workout like Power Hour, Muscle Endurance, or MIS...more high reps. My quads seem to respond quite nicely, but my hamstrings suck!!x( Sorry, frustrated. I have trouble with deadlifts as they sometimes bother my low back, but I know they are awesome for hamstrings. Any and all advice is greatly appreciated!
 
Have you ever done PLB, stability ball section?? That is a killer WO for my hamstrings. I don't really "feel" it that much with any of the other leg WO's I do.
HTH!


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IMO Any of the ball floor leg work really "beefs" up those hammys!
I do 1 standing leg & 2 floor workouts a week (Cathe of course) and really saw great definition in the hams after about 3 weeks
 
Hi, have you tried spinning? I highly recommend it for hamstring definition. It's really made my hamstrings strong and stand out, which is great for balancing out my quads.
 
I also really recommend using a stability ball if you have one. The exercises really put a burn in those hamstrings. Do you have Pyramid Lower Body? Otherwise I went to our local librbary and they had a book on Stabilty Ball training and it had a ton of different exercises for each part of your body. Hope this helps! Susan
 
The floor portion of GS Legs!!!! If this doesn't do it, not sure what will!! Holy crap, it beefed up my hams!!The floor portion of PLB is a good idea, too.
 
Kim, I have the same problem. Do you have a really small build? I have such a tough time actually putting on size anywhere........(unless of course I'm cheating on my diet, but that's the wrong kind of size ;-) ).

Anyway, I can't speak to any home workout DVDs but my gym has a standing ham curl machine that's helped a bit b/c you do one leg at a time & really isolate the muscle. I think you could do a modified version of this at home with ankle weights. You could either do it standing, where you basically curl your foot to your ham (just make sure you're standing near something you can grasp for stability so you don't fall over or strain the wrong muscles), or lying on a bench (just make sure the bench ends just above the knees to avoid back strain).
 
Thanks all,

I do in fact have a stability ball and ankle weights, but I do not have Pyramid Lower Body, so will have to acquire it. I don't have Gym Style Legs either...Well, crap, guess I need that one too! :7
Will try all your suggestions! Thanks!
 
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