Technique
- Start in a kneeling position with your feet anchored under something sturdy or held by a partner.
- Bring your hips slightly in front of your knees, to create tension in your Hamstrings.
- Bend at the hips to bring your torso down to the floor, keeping the back straight.
- Come back to the starting position.
Form tips
- Keep the hips slightly in front of your knees the whole time to create the expected stimulus on your Hamstrings.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Hamstrings
Secondary
- Legs
- Hip adductors
- Pelvis
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Semitendinosus
- Semimembranosus
- Biceps femoris (short)
- Biceps femoris (long)
Equipment
Appears in
Calisthenics skills
Joint movements
Kneeflexion
trains stretches
Progressions

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