hamstring stretching

[9863]

So according to some research ive done about my "Butt wink" & what I've come across tends to suggest this would be due most to a tight upper hamstring.
Does this sound about right? if so, whats the best way to stretch it?
Really the only "hamstring" type stretch i do prior to training is the bend over and touch your toes thing.

Anyone have any other suggestions?

cheers

[tastan]

So according to some research ive done about my "Butt wink" & what I've come across tends to suggest this would be due most to a tight upper hamstring.
Does this sound about right? if so, whats the best way to stretch it?
Really the only "hamstring" type stretch i do prior to training is the bend over and touch your toes thing.

Anyone have any other suggestions?

cheers

That's pretty much what I do also, except I do it also at home when I wake up and after workout when I am just chilling at home. Giving them extra stretch that way.

[9863]

Ah ok, so I do it more often say morning/pre workout/post workout/bed time it should eventually come right?

[Aadaawaay]

Ah ok, so I do it more often say morning/pre workout/post workout/bed time it should eventually come right?

only other stretch I use is front leg raises, worth giving them a try also

http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercise...ont-leg-raises

[KDG730]

Just look up hamstring and hip mobility on youtube

Youll fix that butt wink in no time

[tastan]

Ah ok, so I do it more often say morning/pre workout/post workout/bed time it should eventually come right?

That's how I lessened up my hamstrings. They are not tight anymore, and I still do daily stretches to keep them that way

[mikschu]

Foam rolling, as many different hamstring stretches that you think you can tolerate, and step overs / step unders in a squat rack have really seemed to help me get below parallel with a neutral spine.

[PyjamasDude]

Honestly I don't think it's a hamstring issue at all. If you go down for a squat you will see your hamstring doesn't really strecht, which is because you bend your knees. It's a problem of ankle mobility in most cases.

[doughnut91]

Honestly I don't think it's a hamstring issue at all. If you go down for a squat you will see your hamstring doesn't really strecht, which is because you bend your knees. It's a problem of ankle mobility in most cases.

You're right in saying it may not specifically be a hamstring issue, but how can you diagnose it as ankle mobility without seeing it? How do you know that it's not a lack of lower-back tightness?

Also, hip flexion (part of a squat) involves lengthening the hamstrings at the top end, so it can play a part.

[PyjamasDude]

You're right in saying it may not specifically be a hamstring issue, but how can you diagnose it as ankle mobility without seeing it? How do you know that it's not a lack of lower-back tightness?

Also, hip flexion (part of a squat) involves lengthening the hamstrings at the top end, so it can play a part.

Well to see if it was an issue of missing lower back tightness one can simply screw the weight plates and see if it works fine with only the bar or maybe 50% of his 1RM. If it does it could be a lack of lower back tightness or other similar problems. If it's not then it's probably ankle mobility (which it almost always is).
People call it buttwink but it's not something your butt does. It's just that your body leans forward. Generally that is because of general anatomical issues of the hip bone starting to hit the leg (which means you can't lean further forward at a lower angle between your lower back and your legs, which means that you have to round your back and buttwink (or else you will fall back. Long femurs often play a central role in that too).

Generally you can't go wrong with ankle mobility anyway.