Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aside from being the ying to your quadriceps’ yang, hamstrings play a part in a number of other daily activities. We’re talking ...

THE LEG CURL is one of the best machines—and best methods, period—for building hamstring strength and size. There are two types of hamstring curl machines, and you're likely to find one or the other ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. For strong, powerful ...

Oluseun Olufade, MD, is an Orthopedic Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Orthopedics at the Emory School of Medicine. Hamstring curls and Romanian deadlifts both strengthen the hamstrings, but they ...

Looking to seriously strengthen your hamstrings? Give sliding leg curls a go. Celebrity trainer Don Saladino, cofounder of NYC-based Drive495 gym—whose clients have included Blake Lively, Ryan ...

It almost seems too easy: an equipment-free, leg-focused exercise you can do anywhere, for just a few minutes, that may cut your injury risk and increase your strength and speed. Does it come with a ...

Have you noticed how many football players are out of action for weeks and weeks (such as the Giants’ Odell Beckham Jr., Devon Kennard, for example). What’s up with that? I just pulled my hamstring ...