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Hamstring-SMR

How to do the Hamstring-SMR with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.

IsolationFoam RollBeginnerStatic
Primary muscles

Hamstrings

Secondary

Equipment

Foam Roll

Step by step

How to do the Hamstring-SMR

  1. 1

    In a seated position, extend your legs over a foam roll so that it is position on the back of the upper legs. Place your hands to the side or behind you to help support your weight. This will be your starting position.

  2. 2

    Using your hands, lift your hips off of the floor and shift your weight on the foam roll to one leg. Relax the hamstrings of the leg you are stretching.

  3. 3

    Roll over the foam from below the hip to above the back of the knee, pausing at points of tension for 10-30 seconds. Repeat for the other leg.

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Log it, see it on your body.

Every Hamstring-SMR set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your hamstrings volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.

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