Focus on your hamstrings
For many people, lower body strength-training means a lot of squats and lunges, with maybe a few machine-focused exercises thrown in for good measure.
It’s not wrong to assume these exercises will target and strengthen all the major muscle groups of the lower body. The problem is, they don’t target all of those muscles equally.
The most popular leg-strengthening exercises tend to focus more on the quadriceps, the group of four strong muscles found on the front and side of the thigh. They’re less effective for hamstrings, the group of three muscles on the back of the upper leg.
That can leave you a little unbalanced when it comes to the major muscle groups in your thighs.
Unfortunately, when opposing muscle groups (like the quads and hamstrings) are unbalanced, you’re more prone to injury.
The good news? A few hamstring-focused exercises can help you correct a quad-focused workout routine. You can even do them at home.
Injuries are often due to imbalances
A squat-heavy workout isn’t the only thing that can lead to an imbalance between the quads and hamstrings. Modern life primes you for muscle imbalances. Most people spend their days sitting at a
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