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Train your glutes at home: 7 exercises without equipment

Stronger training

07.07.20268 min read

Train your glutes at home: 7 exercises without equipment

You can train your glutes effectively at home without equipment by choosing exercises that extend the hips, control the pelvis and become progressively harder. Start with...

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Sciatica or hamstring pain: how to tell the difference

Hamstrings

05.07.20266 min read

Sciatica or hamstring pain: how to tell the difference

When pain travels down the back of the leg, it is easy to label everything as a hamstring problem. Sometimes the...

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Pain behind the knee: causes and first steps

Stronger training

04.07.20267 min read

Pain behind the knee: causes and first steps

Pain behind the knee often comes from a mix of the popliteal area, hamstring tendon insertions, calf, joint capsule and how...

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Hamstrings

03.07.20269 min read

Lower back pain and tight hamstrings: the link

Tight hamstrings can occur alongside lower back pain, but they are not automatically its cause. Pain and movement depend on several...

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Romanian deadlift hamstring exercise: technique, mistakes and plan

Hamstrings

02.07.20267 min read

Romanian deadlift hamstring exercise: technique, mistakes and plan

The Romanian deadlift hamstring exercise is mainly a hip hinge: you move from the hips, keep the spine neutral and let...

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Hamstring exercises with a stability ball: curls, bridge and plan

Hamstrings

01.07.20266 min read

Hamstring exercises with a stability ball: curls, bridge and plan

Hamstring exercises with a stability ball are useful when you want to train your hamstrings at home or in the gym...

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Resistance band hamstring curl: technique, mistakes and plan

Hamstrings

30.06.20266 min read

Resistance band hamstring curl: technique, mistakes and plan

A resistance band hamstring curl is a simple way to train knee flexion without a leg-curl machine. Anchor the band low,...

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Hamstrings

29.06.20268 min read

Training hamstrings with dumbbells: 6 exercises and safe progression

Training hamstrings with dumbbells works best when you are not chasing the heaviest possible exercise, but building control over your hips,...

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Stronger training

28.06.20266 min read

Cannot touch your toes: test and plan

Not being able to touch your toes usually does not mean a muscle is damaged or permanently short. It is often...

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Hamstrings

27.06.20268 min read

Training hamstrings with a kettlebell: 6 exercises and safe progression

Training your hamstrings with a kettlebell works best when the kettlebell teaches a calm hip hinge, not when it turns every...

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Nordic hamstring curl mistakes: technique and safe setup

Nordic curl

24.06.20266 min read

Nordic hamstring curl mistakes: technique and safe setup

Most Nordic hamstring curl mistakes do not happen because the exercise is complicated. They happen because the setup, range or tension...

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Hamstring exercises for older adults: maintain strength safely

Hamstrings

23.06.20265 min read

Hamstring exercises for older adults: maintain strength safely

Hamstring exercises for older adults should be light enough to start safely and clear enough to build strength. Begin with controlled...

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