Lying Hamstring Stretch
Step-by-step technique for Lying Hamstring Stretch, an exercise for hamstrings using bodyweight. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.
How to do it
- Lie on your back and raise one leg straight up.
- Grip behind your thigh or calf.
- Gently pull the leg toward you until you feel a stretch.
- Hold, breathe and switch legs.
Coach tip: Keep the other leg down and the knee slightly bent.
Muscles worked
Primary: Hamstrings
Secondary: Calves
Lying Hamstring Stretch is a mobility exercise that loads the hamstrings using bodyweight. Log it in Frog Fitness to follow how the load develops over time.
At a glance
- Primary muscle
- Hamstrings
- Secondary
- Calves
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Type
- Mobility
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