How to Fix Tight Hamstrings (HINT: Static Stretching Doesn't Work)

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3:21 - Warm Up Glutes 6:02 - Myofascial Release w Lacross Ball 8:18 - Hamstring Stretch I put these shortcuts here so that I can easily jump into the stretches each day for my daily routine. Hopefully it will be helpful to others as well :-)

Physiotherapist here, very much like your channel, a lot of good sense and food for thought. I think one of the big myths out there is the "touch your toes" excercise, which for some people can be damaging, as it can lead you to stretch your sciatic nerve more than the actual hamstrings, causing pain and teaching your body that this is a hrmful length for the muscle to be at.

Eric. This worked for me ! Thank you. I am a runner but the pain made me a walker. The myofascial release with the lacross ball and your hamstring stretch/strengthen moves were the keys for me. Months of foam rolling and static stretching was getting me nowhere. Back to running.

For over a year I've been stretching my tight hamstrings to try to get some relief and so been frustrated by the lack of results. This is exactly what I needed, THANK YOU!!

I had been suffering with severe leg cramps for months, done physio which worked for awhile but the pain came back. Watched many videos but nothing worked to alleviate the pain until I found this one, the stretches and exercises at 9 minutes in fixed my leg within a week, it was amazing. It feels incredible not to have to live without the pain anymore, thank you so much.

Just tried this on my right leg as my sciatic nerve was flaring up! The release in my glutes and hamstrings was noticeable straight away!! Thank you so much!! I have found slow progress with static stretching!! This worked brilliantly!!

My 14 yrs young kid was unable to touch his toes while bending down. After doing this exercise he can reach and touch them easily. Great Video Eric. Keep it up! - Cheers⚾👍

Thank you. Just learning the principle of "range of control" as opposed to "range of motion" was worth the price of admission. The rest bonus time. Excellent stuff.

WOW! After doing the leg-on-chair exercise just once, I felt like I was in a different body, as if I'd just gotten taller or got a new center of balance. And then I immediately went SIX INCHES lower bending over and touched my toes. This is insane. Normal stretching just didn't seem to do anything, as it felt like my whole leg was just too rigid and I would be unable to bend further before even getting a proper stretch in the hamstring. This fixed it. This somehow reprogrammed everything. It only lasted a few seconds before my brain somehow reverted back but I imagine with repeated practice this will get better. Thank you for solving this unsolvable problem.

You nailed it, this is my problem too. My right hamstring takes the function of my weak glutes and gets inflamed from over working my runs.

I am a Yoga instructor and find your video is really helpful to change our perception of only using static stretching to deepen the ROM. I have tried this technique personally and noticed the difference. Thank you.

Yes thank you . 6 months of hamsting . old man at 49 feeling . all taken away . Thank you

CAn't thank you enough!! This is really a problem for me after doing squats and donkey kicks all the time. I've lost my flexibility in my hamstrings!

Amazing! I never realised you don't need a full stretch at all for the hamstring; you can just place your foot on a chair slightly bent, not really feeling any stretch at all then.. push down with your heel! Totally awesome advice, thank you.

Thanks Eric. I think you put me onto something here. I have been feeling my hamstrings tight for a while and I have been doing semi-static stretching ( a yoga pose with one leg forward and one back ) and increasing the range of motion but not alleviating the discomfort. I also have persistent pain up close to the base of the spine where you are indicating the hamstrings attach and now I think it could be an issue with my hamstring tendons. You also showed me how to apply the ball to the hamstrings and the discomfort I am feeling suggests that the release is "sorely" needed. Cheers mate!

Sitting and working on the computer for long hours gave me pain in my feet and I had difficulty walking with pain shifting from one place to other. I tried some ways to stretch the hamstring and still had problems. Lucky to come across this clip. The first exercise was very effective and it was like a miracle . Thank you very much for sharing and explaining these exercises .

Great video. Love the amount of detail you put into the background information, very accessible. One trick I learned from a climbing trainer and loved ever since to fire up the glutes is to do the glute bridge while pulling one leg to your breast (try to hold a tennis ball between pecs and knee for example) and only push with the other. Totally takes the lower back out of the equation and activates the glutes.

I'm 11 yrs old...I study at CCDC...My teacher told me to reach my toes...But I can't...So I came to YouTube and...Thanks❤️

Thank you so much, I had back and tailbone problems because of my back and hamstrings and the pain is completely gone! Thank you so much for removing the year old pain. You are amazing! You've literally made my life so much better!