The BEST Way To Release Tight Hamstrings | Hamstring Stretching & Myofascial Release

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  • @joesixpack6323
    @joesixpack6323 8 років тому +233

    UA-cam is full of mindless little twits obsessed with talking about themselves. Then there's people like you on here genuinely helping people with good, informative ways to improve there bodies and their lives. Thank you for that.

  • @LizardaWizard
    @LizardaWizard 8 років тому +63

    As a dancer who struggles with tight hips, hamstrings, lower back pain, and knee pain, I can say that I really enjoy your videos so far.

    • @DailyCodClips
      @DailyCodClips 4 роки тому +3

      Liz Danly seeing that this comment is 3 years old. How are you doing now? I’d love to get a response, thanks!

    • @nuxges8409
      @nuxges8409 Рік тому

      ⁠@@DailyCodClipsyour comment is now 3 years old

  • @TheAnthoHD
    @TheAnthoHD 4 роки тому +2

    I have had tight hamstrings for as long as I can remember and have always complained about it. My tight hamstrings was starting to become a huge issue for me in the gym as I continue to lift heavier - until I found this video. I'm about 4 weeks in from doing these stretches consistently and the difference has been legit life-changing. Thanks so much man.

  • @jessicasandy6238
    @jessicasandy6238 8 років тому +5

    Thank you for this video!! I live with degenerative disc and while I'm very active my back had gotten worse lately, so I kept doing back stretches, which wasn't working. It was my hamstrings, I never would have guessed. I can actually move today. I could seriously cry.

  • @itslauryslife
    @itslauryslife 7 років тому +53

    I've never been so shocked before, before when I tried to touch my toes it was so painful and tight it was embarrassing now I can touch them! Anyone who sees this comment and is watching the video put in the work and do what he says before when I didn't do the full 2 minutes and reps I didn't work but when I did and was dedicated it worked ! It may hurt but keep at it

  • @GruelMaster
    @GruelMaster 7 років тому

    I was just running down the stairs when my left hamstring pulled and became progressively worse over the next hour. This video took care of this tissue issue immediately upon completing. Thank you so much for all you do Blake. You make the world a better place. PS I have gone through your Intelligence Training Program three times over in a row. It's changed my world and those of so many others. My form has never been better, my physique has never looked or felt better, and I've been training for over 30 years. Please be sure to continue providing more workout programs. I will be purchasing every one of them.

  • @Nrek_AI
    @Nrek_AI 9 років тому +18

    Dude love all the content man .. you're saving my life with these videos, keep up the excellent work

  • @Hunkgulia
    @Hunkgulia 9 років тому +8

    Your stuff always work. keep up the good work. Keep rocking.

  • @dolphin.cheddar
    @dolphin.cheddar 8 років тому +16

    this works wonders. ive never been flexible but it definitely helps. (I clicked the only video thumbnail that didn't have a super flexible yoga instructor talking about tightness). thanks for sharing!

  • @collegoflustandfear
    @collegoflustandfear 8 років тому +368

    I swear to god I couldn't touch my toes three minutes ago, this is witchcraft.

    • @GuerrillazenFitness
      @GuerrillazenFitness  8 років тому +23

      +P A N I C . Haha, awesome man.

    • @Dstrukt2k2
      @Dstrukt2k2 8 років тому +16

      +P A N I C . Holy. Shit. You weren't exaggerating!!! I haven't been able to touch my toes since I was 10!! Just did this and i can touch them again no problem..

    • @desiredqued
      @desiredqued 7 років тому +1

      MC Hammer, no more then....

    • @shatteringairfist191
      @shatteringairfist191 7 років тому +5

      P A N I C . Because u were not warmed up...

    • @annstout5021
      @annstout5021 7 років тому

      P A N I C .

  • @MollyMomma9
    @MollyMomma9 3 роки тому +1

    I didn’t sleep at all last night because my hamstrings were so tight. I just did these exercises and I feel so much better!! I’m sharing this with everyone I know.

  • @clydesalvacion1736
    @clydesalvacion1736 6 років тому +1

    I've been trying different exercises, until finally i saw this vid. It worked immediately.

  • @darraghnolan8620
    @darraghnolan8620 5 років тому +1

    This is the 6th video i clicked on for hamstrings. This one was the only one that worked . Thank you so much

  • @samanthasabin6736
    @samanthasabin6736 7 років тому +32

    Why did I just now find this video? Omg, I've been dealing with hamstring tightness and muscle pain for over a year. Dr couldn't find anything wrong. I did these stretches and had immediate pain relief. I can't fully bend my knee yet, but I'm positive this is going to help. I also think I'm going to invest in a standing desk.

  • @simplycomplex7300
    @simplycomplex7300 5 років тому +3

    Hey man I really appreciate the advice and even the scientific justification of each stretch/ excersize. I have a track meet tomorrow and my hamstrings were so tight I couldn’t walk. I feel like a new person with these recently loosened hamstrings! 😂

  • @cleobabie
    @cleobabie 7 років тому +10

    Start at 3:40

  • @tilaliscanlan9397
    @tilaliscanlan9397 5 років тому

    These stretches and advice really help! I'm a swimmer, and I have been experiencing a swollen and sore knee caused by tight hamstrings on my right side. Really helpful thank you!

  • @frankwilson5390
    @frankwilson5390 5 років тому +1

    Thank you. I tried the stretch on my back with my fingers behind my calf. After 3 weeks of feeling like my hamstring was going to snap, it released !!! Wow! Nothing else was working.

  • @KingNast
    @KingNast 7 років тому +2

    You saved my life! I was in agony, and this helped so much, thanks!

  • @cherieneal
    @cherieneal 7 років тому

    Thank you for simply explaining the "why" of tight hamstrings. I learned sitting all day is the problem for me. Getting the standing desk and working on these stretches too. Thanks again.

  • @storylearning
    @storylearning 6 років тому

    Very helpful video. thanks.

  • @keithhernandez7805
    @keithhernandez7805 5 років тому +1

    Softball technique worked for me! My hamstring was tight and sore till I tried this. That good pain as the tension got released was amazing. Thanks!

  • @et4493
    @et4493 8 років тому +1

    Thank you very much for this video man! Very week dine and since I started this training I've been seeing huge improvements.. Thank you very very much

  • @daviddelauder4029
    @daviddelauder4029 8 років тому

    I just want to say I enjoyed hearing the medical breakdown and how thoroughly you explained yourself keep it up! what is your channel I'd love to follow

  • @atglf733
    @atglf733 7 років тому

    Always putting out quality videos. Thank you!

  • @eniolaoyadeyi9466
    @eniolaoyadeyi9466 5 років тому

    Thank you so much you are one of the few who actually has food information and things that really work, I finally got my splits down after almost 2 months of trying and never fully getting it and after this video I could do it 🤗🤗

  • @kylerou
    @kylerou 7 років тому +2

    Great video! Thank you! :)

  • @lisac7956
    @lisac7956 7 років тому

    Great stretch. My pains have eased off. Thank you!!!

  • @catherinecassady9858
    @catherinecassady9858 5 років тому +1

    Fabulous, very helpful! Good presentation, thx!

  • @bendietrees
    @bendietrees 6 років тому

    I've been experiencing leg pain in my left leg that has been getting progressively worse over the past year, and it is now to the point where I feel almost as though my leg is totally stiff, like I have to swing it like a peg leg when I walk, and bending at the knee hurts so badly I avoid kneeling down. I've been massaging my calves and it helps a little bit but nothing helps like this fascial release technique. I think my hammies are the number one culprit. I've learned this technique in another video but seeing it again on yours and trying it and just enduring the terrible pain and my leg feels much more flexible now! Thanks man!

  • @joyglass4470
    @joyglass4470 5 років тому +3

    I've watched about 10 videos about tight ham therapy/release and this is the best one of them all! You are the only one so far that taught the active release technique. I was already using a tennis ball under my hams for about 3 days now but this made it more impactful. Trying to deal with low back tightness (that causes major issues sometimes) and I'm pretty sure it's due to tight hamstrings - those puppies are reeeeaaalllly tight lol. Thank you!!!

    • @clenjones5748
      @clenjones5748 5 років тому

      Joy Glass are you more flexible now, white sister?

  • @jennifercorbitt3267
    @jennifercorbitt3267 5 років тому +1

    Thank you SO much for this!!

  • @williamacevedo2856
    @williamacevedo2856 5 років тому

    For a few months my hamstrings are really tight. Tried this 3 exercises and worked like a charm. Thanks!

  • @Sharpie951HD
    @Sharpie951HD 8 років тому

    Great video Blake. Thank you!

  • @kellywenzel
    @kellywenzel 8 років тому

    I'm really amazed, and grateful. Have been struggling with a super-tight right hamstring for two months, felt it getting worse not matter how many stretches I tried. Was ready to go see a doctor of some kind for relief and then found this video. Did this sequence this afternoon and the relief is PROFOUND. I'm now a subscriber and a fan and just had my husband do the whole sequence too. Will also start getting up from my desk every 20 mins or so to avoid this coming back. THANK YOU!

  • @Cutlerypotato
    @Cutlerypotato 6 років тому

    Thanks for the info man, I was home alone and needed some good hamstring stretches

  • @Reb4ful
    @Reb4ful 6 років тому

    This is excellent advice. Thank you!

  • @agrisbuliga5512
    @agrisbuliga5512 7 років тому +6

    Can you perform these stretches if you have anterior pelvic tilt?

  • @bertamarcus8544
    @bertamarcus8544 4 роки тому

    Thank you soo much for this exercise. My lower body is in heaven

  • @ArtDocHound
    @ArtDocHound 8 років тому

    thanks for explaining. subscribed!

  • @willvice3998
    @willvice3998 6 років тому +2

    You know what you're talking about thanks for the help!

  • @batuhankonu2015
    @batuhankonu2015 5 років тому

    thank you man!!! i ve been suffered this problem for one year. i had massaged my hamstrings with foam roller. i realized after your videos foam roller is very thick for hams the other reasons are hams are sectional muscle and arent close to fascia and leg's flat because of it roller didnt works :). i applied tennis ball under my hams when i was sitting it really worked. thank youu so much mann

  • @allendranoel
    @allendranoel 7 років тому

    A good one. Thank you for sharing your tips. Cheers!

  • @MagpieRat
    @MagpieRat 8 років тому +39

    Thank you so much for this! I'm so un-sporty that the only ball in the house I had to try this with belongs to the dog! But oh my god, the difference! Thank you for the anatomical explanations as well, it makes a big difference in understanding what I'm supposed to be aiming for. Dog will forgive me for stealing his ball once he realises that this means we can go out and run about more!

    • @GuerrillazenFitness
      @GuerrillazenFitness  8 років тому +2

      +MagpieRat Haha, awesome!

    • @makennaray833
      @makennaray833 7 років тому

      MagpieRat omg ur just like me XD

    • @clenjones5748
      @clenjones5748 5 років тому

      MagpieRat check out 4chan /pol/. Great routines and stretches there!

  • @jesseb9214
    @jesseb9214 7 років тому

    subscribed!
    These videos are pure gold

  • @shtzweak
    @shtzweak 4 роки тому

    Thank you for posting this video, I really needed this

  • @mywonderwall512
    @mywonderwall512 9 років тому

    I love PNF stretches! This is definitely my favorite for the hamstrings, and I usually have a partner help! Great video, and thanks for discussing the pelvis debacle.

  • @eliseking5154
    @eliseking5154 6 років тому

    Very helpful! THANK YOU!

  • @helenriidley3796
    @helenriidley3796 8 років тому +5

    Thanks Blake.. so good..

  • @reaves9
    @reaves9 6 років тому +6

    That sitting on a ball and kicking exercise was the most painful thing in the world. But it worked! Thank you!

  • @kaysbeauty7621
    @kaysbeauty7621 6 років тому

    I am constantly stretching for my splits and I got them. The next morning I woke up with soreness, as per usual but then I stretched and I couldn't get my splits no matter what. I couldn't go down no matter how hard I pushed, it didn't hurt but I felt like that was my limit. After doing this i got my splits back smoothly. Thank you so much.

  • @loukennedy640
    @loukennedy640 8 років тому +1

    The first stretch with the ball seems to work amazingly well. It's like an acupressure release I guess. After a few swings of the leg, which are extremely painful at first, the pain fades to nothing after 5-10 swings. Then the 2nd stretch is great also. I have yet to master the 3rd movement, but I've already noticed a reduction in the sitting pain I was experiencing. I ride horses and do dressage which seems to be resulting in contracted hamstrings, plus requires you to sit on both seatbones to influence the horse's movements. This might help me get rid of the pain near my ischial tuberosity which has made it painful to sit for long periods of time, especially when driving.

  • @IlluminatedLIfe
    @IlluminatedLIfe 6 років тому

    I loved this thank you for sharing!

  • @duskyracer8800
    @duskyracer8800 7 років тому +2

    I'm watching this because I slowly destroyed my underdeveloped and tight hamstring throughout powerlifting season and finished it off with 3 meets in one month.

  • @AARebeccaa242
    @AARebeccaa242 8 років тому +1

    Not completely perfect but so so much better after one time, thankyou!!

  • @mrchowk
    @mrchowk 4 роки тому

    Can't thank you enough for this video. Saved me a trip to the physiotherapist

  • @charisfitchett7488
    @charisfitchett7488 6 років тому

    Good stuff I’m binge watching a lot of your videos right now This will help my hamstring hell from running and cycling thanks

  • @MoMo-di8xg
    @MoMo-di8xg 5 років тому

    Excellent video .. so informative.. first time to know that these moves releases tight hamstrings as I'm used to other common exercises for hamstrings. Thank you so much

  • @Abornazine
    @Abornazine 7 років тому

    Thank you for posting this video. I find the excircles beneficial.

  • @t.g.3331
    @t.g.3331 8 років тому

    Thanks for the video. Really a huge help for my hamstrings...Best results so far using these techniques--and I have had issues for about a year.

  • @pualive5449
    @pualive5449 9 років тому

    I've been looking for this, thanks this helps a lot even though it was painful. I hated the fact I wasn't flexible enough to do hard workouts so this helps 👍🏽👍🏽

  • @zh9522
    @zh9522 7 років тому

    so good bro u r doing v. helpful work.God bless

  • @fr.gregshaffer4998
    @fr.gregshaffer4998 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you, Blake! This video totally helped release my hamstrings.

  • @RosarioMoreno1
    @RosarioMoreno1 7 років тому

    thank you so much! I felt the hamstrings loosen immediately! 👌🏽

  • @extremeviki92
    @extremeviki92 8 років тому

    Helped me a lot, thanks :)

  • @kellymckay5853
    @kellymckay5853 6 років тому

    This helped a lot. Thank you

  • @Kilo_of_Milk
    @Kilo_of_Milk 6 років тому +1

    life saver! I was trying to do is on the floor, I never thought of using a chair

  • @nottingham_ChrisAllison
    @nottingham_ChrisAllison 4 роки тому

    Great video..thank you

  • @scottnewall7354
    @scottnewall7354 9 років тому

    Nice and concise, very informative too. Subscribed!

  • @rotoclip
    @rotoclip 8 років тому +1

    thank you sir.i've been told by several therapist and chiropractors my hams were to tight.

  • @abbyhughes5474
    @abbyhughes5474 6 років тому

    This video just saved my life, I️ could not run earlier this week due to my tight hamstring and that was horrible because I️ was not allowed to play basketball, which was even worse because I️ just got put up on varsity basketball. After a week of this I️ feel brand new thanks you so much

  • @elguapo1507
    @elguapo1507 6 років тому

    Thanks mate! My hamstrings are tighter than a tight thing, causing sciatica but these exercises have really helped!

  • @olitonottero7620
    @olitonottero7620 7 років тому

    this is gold - thanks!

  • @faheemabayat8299
    @faheemabayat8299 6 років тому

    Just found this channel now.
    Gona give these a try tomrw .💪

  • @BuckMcAntlerson
    @BuckMcAntlerson 6 років тому

    Man fantastic info. Just what I needed.

  • @rols4567
    @rols4567 7 років тому

    Great video fixed my almost unusable leg so quickly! Cheers

  • @chauhanshivangi
    @chauhanshivangi 5 років тому

    Thank u so much for your videos!

  • @MrJace-co2fc
    @MrJace-co2fc 7 років тому

    Great info. I'll try this

  • @wesley.saylor
    @wesley.saylor 8 років тому +2

    I'm super loose now! Thanks!

  • @gunsandcommissions
    @gunsandcommissions 4 роки тому

    Excellent video and explanation - I’m a new subscriber and I’m so grateful to have found your channel

  • @mariosanto9573
    @mariosanto9573 7 років тому

    Thanks for the video man really helped

  • @alandavison8258
    @alandavison8258 6 років тому

    Excellent presentation. These are great exercises.

  • @cocopoco2006
    @cocopoco2006 5 років тому

    Very helpful! Thank you

  • @eirikb917
    @eirikb917 9 років тому

    love your videos, i am very prone to overuse injuries in general and every video you make is pure gold for me. very informative and entertaining videos, it´s crazy that you don´t get more views than you do. keep up the good work i love learning from your videos!!!

  • @dennistyler8746
    @dennistyler8746 5 років тому

    Gr8 tutorial and easy to understand while learning. I can't do all exercises but hammys feeling so much better. I use a 30" wide Foam Roller 6" tall instead of a ball. It enables me to do stretches otherwise couldn't do. Thx again...Knowledge is power.

  • @linseyc.6602
    @linseyc.6602 8 років тому

    best hamstring video ever!!! within minutes I was able to release tightness in my muscles allowing for so much more range of motion that stretching alone never improved.

  • @shalinishivakumar5287
    @shalinishivakumar5287 7 років тому

    very useful video ,thanks

  • @jamesabelita8106
    @jamesabelita8106 6 років тому

    You saved my life. thank you soo much

  • @kameronoleary9262
    @kameronoleary9262 3 роки тому

    Great stuff 👍👍

  • @grazielazampieron5535
    @grazielazampieron5535 8 років тому

    Just did this and it REALLY works! Your channel is awesome, thank you! :D

  • @coolbreeze4069
    @coolbreeze4069 5 років тому

    Thank you Mr. Bowman

  • @helionrage
    @helionrage 7 років тому

    Great video! Thank you very,much!

  • @bowlonut5061
    @bowlonut5061 4 роки тому

    Thank you so much!! You saved me

  • @charliem2342
    @charliem2342 4 роки тому

    Wow this was so helpful my hamstrings were so tight from riding my bike so much the thing that helped me the most was the calf grab exercise thank you so much I feel a lot better now god bless you buddy 🙏

  • @AJKing-ii3gj
    @AJKing-ii3gj 4 роки тому

    Man I love this. I just got back into football after a year off after injury and this just loosen me up a lot. Not fully but a good bit

  • @darienschroeder2542
    @darienschroeder2542 7 років тому

    Thanks so much! Before I couldn't touch my toes and was two inches away. After I did all 3 of these for the first time I could touch my toes!

  • @jctai100
    @jctai100 8 років тому +1

    good stuff like always man! this will help with my hip hinge to toes quest

    • @GuerrillazenFitness
      @GuerrillazenFitness  8 років тому +1

      +jctai100 :D Glad you thought so man!

    • @andrewe3165
      @andrewe3165 8 років тому

      +jctai100 Remember to hollow out your back or you are not stretching hams

  • @ram201pa
    @ram201pa 11 місяців тому

    Thank you, sir. I appreciate it. This is valuable information.

  • @jimmyjazz3034
    @jimmyjazz3034 5 років тому

    Definitely helped me

  • @nonh8nsk8r
    @nonh8nsk8r 4 роки тому

    Dude, you know you can skip arm day once in a while. Haha! Great video. I always thought that last stretch was more passive. I didn't know you had to push into it. That helped me immediately. Thanks!