Platform Hamstring Slides

How to do the Platform Hamstring Slides

1. For this movement a wooden floor or similar is needed. Lay on your back with your legs extended. Place a gym towel or a light weight underneath your heel. This will be your starting position.
2. Begin the movement by flexing the knee, keeping your other leg straight.
3. Continue bringing the heel closer to you, sliding it on the floor.
4. At full knee flexion, reverse the movement to return to the starting position.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	hamstrings
Secondary	glutes
Equipment	other equipment
Difficulty	beginner
Type	isolation

No other equipment? Train the same muscles with these

Ordered by how likely you are to own the 6 options.

Floor Glute-Ham Raise Bodyweight Natural Glute Ham Raise Bodyweight Ball Leg Curl Exercise Ball Dumbbell Clean Dumbbell Prone Manual Hamstring Bodyweight Stiff-Legged Dumbbell Deadlift Dumbbell

Harder than the Platform Hamstring Slides

Split Snatch expert · Barbell Reverse Band Sumo Deadlift expert · Barbell Power Snatch expert · Barbell

Superset the Platform Hamstring Slides with

Opposing quads work — alternate sets without extra rest.

Single-Leg High Box Squat quads Trap Bar Deadlift quads Suspended Split Squat quads Weighted Squat quads

Common questions

What muscles does the Platform Hamstring Slides work?

The Platform Hamstring Slides primarily works the hamstrings, with the glutes as secondary movers. Ball Leg Curl, Floor Glute-Ham Raise, and Lying Leg Curls train the same muscle, across 9 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the Platform Hamstring Slides?

The Right Equipment. Without the right equipment, Floor Glute-Ham Raise, Natural Glute Ham Raise, and Ball Leg Curl train the same muscle, and 20 of the catalogue's options for this muscle need no equipment.

Is the Platform Hamstring Slides suitable for beginners?

Yes, the Platform Hamstring Slides is rated beginner. Split Snatch, Reverse Band Sumo Deadlift, and Power Snatch are the progressions from here.

Where should the Platform Hamstring Slides go in a workout?

Late — the Platform Hamstring Slides is isolation work, so it follows your compounds. Supersetting it with Single-Leg High Box Squat and Trap Bar Deadlift cuts session time without extra rest.

Similar exercises

Ball Leg Curl Exercise Ball Floor Glute-Ham Raise Bodyweight Lying Leg Curls Machine Seated Band Hamstring Curl Other Equipment Seated Leg Curl Machine Standing Leg Curl Machine