Best exercise to target hamstring weakness?

[ThatArmyKid]

high box squats helped me a lot

[ronin_ts]

DB Lunges

[isaku900]

DB Lunges

gtfo of the pl section now and go back to teen bb.

[swollPH91]

Why in gods name has no one mentioned the fact that his squat stance is stupid wide.

cuz ur in the red

[Danimal]

Probably. I do them off of safety pins in a squat rack, I set the bar so it moves a total of about 6-8 inches, which isn't a whole lot. I've tried doing them from standing up out of a regular rack but on the way down the bar would always slide toward my head, do you have maybe an instructional video on form? If i can I'll upload a video of me doing them tomorrow. Also for GHR's since I don't have one in my gym can't I just do them from the floor with a little push off the bottom if I'm not strong enough to do it all the way? I've never tried them before, will do them tomorrow.

If you are doing them off of pins like that, that is more of an arch back GM which is good for working deadlift lockout strength but won't hit your hams much.

For a more normal GM that hammers your hams, you want to go down till your back is about parallel to the ground or close to it. Start the movement with your hips moving back (just like a squat!) and keep pushing back til you reach the bottom. It's ok for your knees to bend some, but not too much. You'll definitely feel this in your hams. You don't need a lot of weight, start out light and work the form and then gradually build up. You'll be using a lot less weight this way than the way you are doing them now.

[Mike Zero]

GHR x999999999

[tinyman5000]

If you aren't feeling good mornings in your hamstrings, you are probably not lowering the bar far enough.

As already said.... RDL's, GHR's, GM's, "ftw".

or hes rounding his back

[db2000]

45 degree back raise could be an option.
The trick with it is to contract your hamstrings and ignor you lower back/glutes
like the lee haney "mind muscle connection".

It sounds corny...but It works

[BLARZEE]

box squats x a billion

[FatKidsOnMopeds]

If you are doing them off of pins like that, that is more of an arch back GM which is good for working deadlift lockout strength but won't hit your hams much.

For a more normal GM that hammers your hams, you want to go down till your back is about parallel to the ground or close to it. Start the movement with your hips moving back (just like a squat!) and keep pushing back til you reach the bottom. It's ok for your knees to bend some, but not too much. You'll definitely feel this in your hams. You don't need a lot of weight, start out light and work the form and then gradually build up. You'll be using a lot less weight this way than the way you are doing them now.

Thanks for the description, I'll definately be doing these today. Also when people say "low" box squats, how low? I normally squat off my homemade one which is 12.25" high and I'm 5'10" with legs a little longer than most. Is this too high? Also, isaku, good video, I'll be doing those to, or at least trying to do those, they look damn tough.

[Kiknskreem]

If you are doing them off of pins like that, that is more of an arch back GM which is good for working deadlift lockout strength but won't hit your hams much.

For a more normal GM that hammers your hams, you want to go down till your back is about parallel to the ground or close to it. Start the movement with your hips moving back (just like a squat!) and keep pushing back til you reach the bottom. It's ok for your knees to bend some, but not too much. You'll definitely feel this in your hams. You don't need a lot of weight, start out light and work the form and then gradually build up. You'll be using a lot less weight this way than the way you are doing them now.

Good post. OP, A good morning is basically an RDL with the bar on your back. No need to go heavy, probably never more than 33% of your best raw squat for some sets of 8-10.

[45BIG]

I really like GHRs but if you don't have access to a machine I'd choose GMs as GHRs are hell without a machine.

[DaBurg3r]

I originally just did it to work my lower back, but benefits have carried over into my hamstrings as well. I will get in the roman chair and set it so I am parallel to the ground at the end of my back raise. Then I will do a warm up set of 15 and 4 working sets of 15. I started with using plates for extra weight. Any way once I can get 4 sets of 15 with a given weight and it's no problem. Then what I will do is once I get my 15 reps with a weight, I will drop the weight and do 10 more reps. (ya know for a total of 25) then rest and do the rest of my sets this way. Once I can do all that with no problem, then I up the weight and start over again. I'm not sure if this post will makes sense to anybody but me.

[BEhave]

do wide stance squats