hamstrings in English

noun
1
any of five tendons at the back of a person's knee.
he pulled a hamstring
verb
1
cripple (a person or animal) by cutting their hamstrings.
He hammered the remnants of his blade into the chest of the one who shattered it, and jumped to avoid a swipe that would have hamstrung him.

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1. Hamstrings are supporting muscles at the back of the thigh.

2. Steps work wonders for lifting and tightening the gluteal muscles, quadriceps, calves, and hamstrings.

3. Injuries to my Achilles tendon and hamstrings, however, kept me from reaching my potential.

4. The four large muscle groups hamstrings, adductors, gastrocnemius and knee extensor muscles are most often affected.

5. I once strung a man up by his own hamstrings because he cooked me a steak well-done.

6. Improvement in the height of leg extensions, like the grand Battement, requires strong hip flexors and flexible hamstrings and

7. Achilles Heel Pain Running Modifications: If your plantar fascia, Achilles tendon and hamstrings are tight, this needs to be corrected

8. Importance of the Test: When performing a SLR, a pathology in the hamstrings, sciatic nerve, Buttock, or hip may cause limitations

9. The Adductors fill the ‘thigh gap’ between the hamstrings, whereas the abductors contribute to the roundness of the outer glute

10. Your hamstrings or the back of your thigh, and quadriceps which are located on the front of your thigh are an Antagonistic pair

11. The quadriceps muscle is the functional agonist for the PCL, whereas the hamstrings act as an antagonist pulling the tibia back in 90° of flexion.

12. Carioca is a calisthenics, cardiovascular, and warm-up exercise that primarily targets the quads and to a lesser degree also targets the calves, glutes, groin, hamstrings and outer thighs

13. Bounding is a calisthenics and plyometrics exercise that primarily targets the quads and to a lesser degree also targets the calves, glutes, hamstrings and outer thighs.

14. Backpedal is a warm-up, calisthenics, and cardiovascular exercise that primarily targets the quads and to a lesser degree also targets the calves, glutes and hamstrings.

15. Home Body Lower-Body Superset Workout Bodyweight supersets, high-intensity cardio, and follow-along instruction help you sculpt your quads, hamstrings, and glutes while you build muscle and burn calories in the comfort of your own home!

16. Some instructors tell dancers to lift from "below the leg." But the muscles on the posterior side of the leg, or your hamstrings, are used for knee flexion and therefore would not make sense to activate when performing a correct Battement.