Hamstring curls
Hamstring rolls with fitball:
- Lie on the floor, arms rested by your sides, heels on top of the fitball
- Raise your hips and bottom off the floor, bend your knees and roll the ball in towards your buttocks
- Keeping your hips off the floor, roll the ball back to the starting position
- Repeat 15 repetitions x 2 sets
- To progress this exercise you can lift one heel of the fitball balancing on one leg while the other hovers above the fitball. Repeat 10-15 repititions for each leg x 2 sets.
Hamstring curls with multistation
- Adjust the pin on the weight stack to a low weight
- Laying with your stomach on the bench hook your feet underneath the resistance pads (see video)
- Squeeze through your hamstrings and glutes, pulling your heels towards your buttocks.
- To return to the starting position slowly lower the weight back down.
- Complete 10-15 repetitions x 2 sets
