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Purpose: Strengthen the hamstrings muscles without having to move the knee. Starting Position: Sit in a chair with your heel against the leg of the chair and your feet firmly on the floor. Action: Press your heel firmly backwards into the chair leg feeling the back of your thigh tightening/clenching.
Stretching Hamstrings is always a challenge. The hamstrings are a group of muscles in the back of your thigh that you use constantly to hold yourself upright. Hence, they are prone to becoming tight. They consist of the biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and the semitendinosus.tretching Hamstrings is always a challenge. The hamstrings are a group of muscles in the back of your thigh that you use constantly to hold yourself upright. Hence, they are prone to becoming tight. They consist of the biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and the semitendinosus.