The hamstrings are known as the 'biceps of your legs', and you should be using these movements to pump them up just as hard ...

Background Eccentric hamstring strength exercise has been adopted in lower extremity injury prevention programs extensively, but the study of its effect on knee flexor strength is limited. Objective ...

Objectives The primary aim was to assess whether ATFT alters in male Rugby Union players following a 6 week eccentric hamstring strengthening programme. Design Players were randomly allocated to ...

Eccentric-only resistance training at long ... of a specific muscle while simultaneously increasing its size and strength.

past hamstring strains and low levels of eccentric hamstring strength – could be used to predict when such a strain would occur in AFL footballers. Eccentric hamstring strength relates to the ...

Eccentric hamstring exercises, in particular, can help with recovery from hamstring tendonitis. These types of exercises, such as Nordic curls, require the use of hamstrings. This helps strengthen the ...

Hamstrings are also important in ... The first digit refers to the eccentric, or lowering, portion of the exercise. If you don't have sliders, rework steps 5 and 6 from above to the following ...