Leg-Up Hamstring Stretch

How to do the Leg-Up Hamstring Stretch

1. Lie flat on your back, bend one knee, and put that foot flat on the floor to stabilize your spine.
2. Extend the other leg in the air. If you're tight, you wont be able to straighten it. That's okay. Extend the knee so that the sole of the lifted foot faces the ceiling (or as close as you can get it).
3. Slowly straighten the legs as much as possible and then pull the leg toward your nose. Switch sides.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	hamstrings
Equipment	no equipment
Difficulty	beginner
Type	isolation

Train the same muscles a different way

6 alternatives for the same hamstrings, with and without kit.

Lunge Pass Through Kettlebell Hamstring-SMR Foam Roller Band Good Morning Resistance Bands Band Good Morning (Pull Through) Resistance Bands Ball Leg Curl Exercise Ball Dumbbell Clean Dumbbell

Harder than the Leg-Up Hamstring Stretch

Lunge Pass Through intermediate · Kettlebell Hanging Bar Good Morning intermediate · Barbell Good Morning off Pins intermediate · Barbell

Common questions

What muscles does the Leg-Up Hamstring Stretch work?

The Leg-Up Hamstring Stretch primarily works the hamstrings. 90/90 Hamstring, Split Squats, and Chair Leg Extended Stretch train the same muscle, across 9 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the Leg-Up Hamstring Stretch?

None — the Leg-Up Hamstring Stretch is bodyweight, so it works at home, in a hotel room or outdoors. 90/90 Hamstring and Split Squats also need nothing.

Is the Leg-Up Hamstring Stretch suitable for beginners?

Yes, the Leg-Up Hamstring Stretch is rated beginner. Lunge Pass Through, Hanging Bar Good Morning, and Good Morning off Pins are the progressions from here.

Where should the Leg-Up Hamstring Stretch go in a workout?

Late — the Leg-Up Hamstring Stretch is isolation work, so it follows your compounds.

Similar exercises

90/90 Hamstring Bodyweight Split Squats Bodyweight Chair Leg Extended Stretch Other Equipment Hamstring-SMR Foam Roller Hamstring Stretch Bodyweight Intermediate Groin Stretch Other Equipment