Hamstrings
Three muscles on the back of the thigh. Two functions: extend the hip and flex the knee. Most workouts only train one.
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Exercises that hit the inner hamstring.
Exercises
8 that hit inner hamstring directly.
Showing only exercises whose primary-muscle parts include the inner hamstring. Show all 33.
Lying Leg Curl
Pure burn in the back of the thigh.
Seated Leg Curl
Better hamstring stretch than lying leg curls because hips are pre-flexed.
Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift
Same as a barbell RDL with fewer setup constraints - great for high reps.
Single-leg Romanian Deadlift
Hamstring stretch + glute med fire on the standing leg.
Glute-Ham Raise
Whole hamstring chain firing - calf-to-glute. Spinal erectors brace static.
Romanian Deadlift
Strong hamstring stretch at the bottom - almost uncomfortable. Glute squeeze on the lockout.
Nordic Curl
Hamstrings screaming the entire eccentric, then again the next morning.
Conventional Deadlift
Whole-body brace. Hamstrings, glutes, and back all firing at once.
- Hamstrings
- Hamstrings - Inner hamstring