Hamstrings: Single-Leg Barbell
Straight-Leg Deadlift
The benefit: Besides targeting your hamstrings, this
exercise works your glutes and core. It also helps eliminate muscle imbalances
between your legs, reducing your risk of injury.
How to do it: Grab a barbell with an overhand grip
that’s just beyond shoulder width, and hold it at arm’s length in front of your
hips. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and knees slightly bent. Now
raise one leg off the floor.
A. Without changing the bend in your knee, bend at
your hips (don’t round your lower back), and lower your torso until it’s almost
parallel to the floor
B. Pause, then squeeze your glutes, thrust your hips
forward, and raise your torso back to the start.
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