How to strengthen your Hamstrings to help your Knees

Hamstrings are the muscles on the back of your thighs that are responsible for bending your knee.

They are often overlooked in training - so today I show you a few simple exercises to get started.  

Do you know why the Hamstrings are call Hamstrings? Listen now to find out!

https://youtu.be/zd2FNQ576CI

 TIMECODES: 

00:00 - Intro 
01:20 - Mistakes 
02:07 - Hamstrings: where they are, how they work, what they do 
03:52 - Why are they called hamstrings? Fun Fact 
04:30 - Hamstring exercises, standing 
05:15 - Hamstring exercises, on floor 
09:10 - Wrap up  

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See you next week! ~Robin

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