Muscle group · 56 exercises
Hamstrings exercises
The hamstrings run down the back of the thigh: they bend the knee and extend the hip. Leg curls train the knee action; Romanian deadlifts and good mornings train the hip action.
56 hamstring exercises, each with step-by-step instructions, a demonstration and the muscles it works — grouped by the equipment they use.
Bodyweight hamstring exercises
Chair Leg Extended StretchHamstrings · Body weight
Glute-ham RaiseHamstrings · Body weight
Hamstring StretchHamstrings · Body weight
Inverse Leg Curl (Bench Support)Hamstrings · Body weight
Inverse Leg Curl (On Pull-up Cable Machine)Hamstrings · Body weight
Kick Out SitHamstrings · Body weight
Leg Up Hamstring StretchHamstrings · Body weight
Runners StretchHamstrings · Body weight
Seated Wide Angle Pose SequenceHamstrings · Body weight
Self Assisted Inverse Leg CurlHamstrings · Body weight
Self Assisted Inverse Leg Curl (On Floor)Hamstrings · Body weight
Self Assisted Inverse Leg Curl (On Floor) With EliteHamstrings · Body weight
Single Leg Platform SlideHamstrings · Body weight
Standing Single Leg CurlHamstrings · Body weight
World Greatest StretchHamstrings · Body weight
Dumbbell hamstring exercises
Dumbbell DeadliftHamstrings · Dumbbell
Dumbbell Lying FemoralHamstrings · Dumbbell
Dumbbell Romanian DeadliftHamstrings · Dumbbell
Dumbbell Single Leg DeadliftHamstrings · Dumbbell
Dumbbell Single Leg Deadlift With Step Box SupportHamstrings · Dumbbell
Dumbbell Stiff Leg DeadliftHamstrings · Dumbbell
Dumbbell Straight Leg DeadliftHamstrings · Dumbbell
Dumbbell Sumo Pull ThroughHamstrings · Dumbbell
Barbell hamstring exercises
Barbell DeadliftHamstrings · Barbell
Barbell Good MorningHamstrings · Barbell
Barbell One Arm Side DeadliftHamstrings · Barbell
Barbell Rack PullHamstrings · Barbell
Barbell Romanian DeadliftHamstrings · Barbell
Barbell Seated Good MorningHamstrings · Barbell
Barbell Single Leg DeadliftHamstrings · Barbell
Barbell Stiff Leg Good MorningHamstrings · Barbell
Barbell Straight Leg DeadliftHamstrings · Barbell
Barbell Sumo DeadliftHamstrings · Barbell
Power CleanHamstrings · Barbell
Romanian DeadliftHamstrings · Barbell
Machine hamstring exercises
Leg CurlHamstrings · Machine
Lever DeadliftHamstrings · Leverage machine
Lever Kneeling Leg CurlHamstrings · Leverage machine
Lever Lying Leg CurlHamstrings · Leverage machine
Lever Lying Two-one Leg CurlHamstrings · Leverage machine
Lever Seated Good MorningHamstrings · Leverage machine
Lever Seated Leg CurlHamstrings · Leverage machine
Smith machine hamstring exercises
Kettlebell hamstring exercises
Resistance band hamstring exercises
Stability ball hamstring exercises
Ready-made hamstring workouts
Workouts with the sets, reps and rest already worked out, built from the exercises on this page.
Track every one of these in SPLYT
Every exercise here is already in SPLYT’s exercise library. Log your sets, reps and weight on iPhone or Apple Watch, with last time’s weights already filled in.













