Hamstring stretching enhances flexibility of the hip extensors, reduces the risk for injury and supports the muscle recovery process. Stretching your hamstring becomes important especially following speed, agility and quickness training or explosive hip flexion/hip extension resistance training because the hamstrings have to handle high force output. Hamstring injuries also can occur due to strength…
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Hamstrings and Erector Spinae Stretch
The Hamstrings and Erector Spinae Stretch improves flexibility of the knee flexors, trunk extensors and possibly the calves. You should be regularly stretching out the hamstrings after intense practice sessions on the court or lower-body strength workouts in the gym to reduce the risk for injury and reduce the onset of delayed muscle soreness the…