MusclistHamstrings exercises
The back of the thigh bends the knee and extends the hip, in curls and hinges alike.
Exercises that mainly train the hamstrings
Exercises that also work the hamstrings
- Hip Thrust MachineMachine
- Rear KickMachine
- Dumbbell Romanian DeadliftFree weight
- Single Leg Romanian DeadliftFree weight
- DeadliftFree weight
- Sumo DeadliftFree weight
- Trap Bar DeadliftFree weight
- Barbell Hip ThrustFree weight
- Glute BridgeBodyweight
- Kettlebell SwingFree weight
- Cable Glute KickbackCable
- Rack PullFree weight
- Back ExtensionBodyweight
- Weighted Back ExtensionBodyweight
See how much work it got this week
Musclist counts every set you log against the muscles it works — a full set for the main muscle, half a set for each muscle that helps — and draws it on a muscle map after each workout, so you can see whether your hamstrings got enough work this week.