To Stretch or Not Stretch My Hamstring

So this is an interesting question and many of you may be wondering WHY wouldn’t I want to stretch my hamstring. Over the past couple of weeks I have seen a couple of posts from people (runners) indicating that they have tight hamstring but all the stretching in the world is not helping. There is a simple answer to this question but requires us to have a little understanding about anatomy.

First what I want you to do is look in the mirror and tell me does your butt stick out or does it kind of disappear (tuck under a bit). This will help us figure out if you have an anterior tilt or a posterior tilt to your pelvis.

Butt sticks out: This means you have an anterior tilt to your pelvis and your hip flexors are the source of the problem. Your hamstring muscles are being pulled into a lengthened position making them tight. So it won’t matter how much you stretch the hamstrings here you need to address the psoas and iliopsoas to help take tension off the hamstrings.

Butt tucks under: This means you have a posterior tilt to your pelvis and once you address the hamstrings through stretch or soft tissue massage you should feel the relief of that muscle group relaxing.

Why is this important? Once you have figured this part out then you can either stretch your hamstring or address your hip flexors. Then the next part is to strengthen the hamstrings. In this video I show you three simple, basic hamstring exercises you can do from the comfort of your home.

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To Stretch or Not Stretch Your Hamstring

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