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22 exercises

Bodyweight Romanian Deadlift

Bodyweight Romanian Deadlift

Hip hinge for hamstrings with no bar.

BodyweightBeginner
Cable Pull-Through

Cable Pull-Through

Cable hinge that is easy to learn.

CableBeginner
Glute Ham Raise

Glute Ham Raise

GHD movement that is both concentric and eccentric.

MachineAdvanced
Good Morning

Good Morning

Barbell hip hinge with the bar on the back.

BarbellIntermediate
Kettlebell Swing

Kettlebell Swing

Explosive hinge (works with a dumbbell too).

DumbbellIntermediate
Lying Leg Curl

Lying Leg Curl

Prone curl that isolates the hamstrings.

MachineBeginner
Nordic Hamstring Curl

Nordic Hamstring Curl

Eccentric-focused curl that bulletproofs the hammies.

BodyweightAdvanced
Reverse Hyperextension

Reverse Hyperextension

Raises the legs behind you to train the posterior chain.

MachineBeginner
Romanian Deadlift

Romanian Deadlift

Hip hinge that stretches and loads the hamstrings.

BarbellIntermediate
Seated Leg Curl

Seated Leg Curl

Seated curl that trains hamstrings in a stretched hip.

MachineBeginner
Single-Leg RDL

Single-Leg RDL

Unilateral hinge for hamstrings and balance.

DumbbellIntermediate
Sliding Leg Curl

Sliding Leg Curl

Hamstring curl using sliders or socks.

BodyweightIntermediate
Stiff-Leg Deadlift

Stiff-Leg Deadlift

Straighter-leg hinge for a bigger hamstring stretch.

BarbellIntermediate
Back Squat

Back Squat

Secondary

The king of quad-dominant compound lifts.

BarbellIntermediate
Barbell Bent-Over Row

Barbell Bent-Over Row

Secondary

Heavy horizontal row for mid-back thickness.

BarbellIntermediate
Barbell Hip Thrust

Barbell Hip Thrust

Secondary

The highest-tension glute builder.

BarbellIntermediate
Conventional Deadlift

Conventional Deadlift

Secondary

Full-body pull that builds posterior-chain strength.

BarbellAdvanced
Glute Bridge

Glute Bridge

Secondary

Floor hinge that teaches glute lockout.

BodyweightBeginner
Single-Leg Hip Thrust

Single-Leg Hip Thrust

Secondary

Unilateral thrust that exposes side-to-side gaps.

BodyweightIntermediate
Smith Machine Hip Thrust

Smith Machine Hip Thrust

Secondary

Stable hip thrust with a fixed bar path.

MachineIntermediate
Sumo Deadlift

Sumo Deadlift

Secondary

Wide-stance deadlift that loads the glutes hard.

BarbellIntermediate
Walking Lunge

Walking Lunge

Secondary

Traveling lunge for unilateral quad strength.

DumbbellIntermediate