What are the Hamstrings?
The Hamstrings are the group of muscles that are positioned at the back of our thighs. The Hamstrings are made up of 3 muscles called: the Biceps Femoris, Semimembranosus and the Semitendinosus. The Hamstrings’ main function is to move the upper leg backwards at the hip joint and pull the lower leg up at the knee joint. The Hamstrings’ job becomes more complex in different situations, but they also help move your upper body and rotate your lower leg. As they work over 2 joints they are known as biaxial muscles. What do we use them for? The most important job of the Hamstrings, in my opinion, is their function during walking, jogging or running as the controlling muscle to the quadriceps (Quads). By that I mean that whilst the Quads are trying to bring the legs forwards and straighten them at the knee joint, the Hamstrings’ job is to slow this down towards the end of the movement to aid the change in direction that the legs require to complete the walking movement. Is Stretching them Im
