hamstring
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- noun
- /ˈhæmstrɪŋ/
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músculo isquiotibial
- Rowe, who has missed two games with a hamstring injury, will play Thursday, Whittingham said.
- hamstring muscle
- quadriceps and hamstrings
- hamstring flexibility
The thighs are relaxed, their hamstrings are relaxed.
- The thighs are relaxed, their hamstrings are relaxed.
- So our quadriceps and our hamstrings work in sort of a push pull fashion, if you will.
- You have to be able to keep those hamstrings recruited to keep that pelvis in the right position.
- So I'm doing quads, doing hamstrings, I'm doing calves, and I'm doing ABS on that day.
- Think quadricep, hamstring, calf, abdominal muscles.
- But I use this primarily on my thighs and hamstrings.
- So I would do back, biceps, hamstrings, glutes, get a little crossover work and so do ABS.
- So that's quadriceps, hamstrings and calves, and tibialis work, the front of the shin.
Examples
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Include strengthening exercises for your quadriceps and hamstrings if you would like to shield your knees.
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Some muscles, especially the hamstrings, will get very tight.
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I pulled my hamstring... -
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...games with a hamstring injury...
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How are your hamstrings holding up?
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I think I've pulled a hamstring!
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You want to do exercises like squats, lunges, hamstring curls, anything that works your lower body.
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Midfielder Brian Farber remains out with a left hamstring injury and defender Cameron Knowles.
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Running too fast can often lead to a painful injury in the hamstring.
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She stretched her hamstrings before starting the workout to prevent injury.
Synonyms
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The part of the leg between the hip and the knee
A strong band at the back of the knee that joins thigh muscles to the leg bone
A large muscle at the back of the thigh that helps bend the knee and straighten the hip
A muscle at the back of the thigh that bends the knee and turns the lower leg outward
A muscle at the back of the thigh that bends the knee and turns the lower leg outward
Compounds
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Damage to the muscles at the back of the thigh that causes pain when you move
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A strong band at the back of the knee that joins thigh muscles to the leg bone
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hamstring comes from old words: ham meaning 'back of the knee' and string meaning 'tendon' or 'thin cord'. Think of a 'string' at the back of the knee—these muscles and tendons bend the leg, which is why we call them the hamstrings.