3 Tips to Build Massive Hamstrings

[@bkupniewski]

Ever since I competed with you at nationals in 2012 you told me focus on intensity techniques. Adding in partials, rest pause sets, and iso-tension sets have done leaps and bounds for my hammies and the hang.

[@mountaindog1]

yes sir!

[@trideez3768]

Yes sir!!!! When I started watching John Meadows I started mimicking his workout style as added in partials, holds, etc and saw a lot of growth

[@kevinnorris7283]

I was not pushing my hamstrings hard enough. I can tell a big difference since I’ve been doing hams this way. Great advice on the partials.

[@tonyc9902]

Dude, your content is second to none. Keep ‘em coming Mr. Meadows

[@mountaindog1]

thank you sir!

[@davemonk1662]

Love it !!!! Why hasn’t this guy got more subs 👍🇬🇧

[@ernestiechevalierchildprod1586]

people like dumb stuff. They dont want thinking guys like jm

[@carlprondzinski1719]

I don't think that's the case at all, i think it's more because he started with those new video formats and the frequent uploads about 3 months ago and getting subscribers doesn't happen over night. He'll get more subscribers, that's for sure :)

[@ernestiechevalierchildprod1586]

probably but JM doesn't sugar coat it like others or try making this into a silly reality show

[@MegaMobys]

I start doing partials for my rear delts after following this guys tip and I’ve got freaky delts now.. takes forever to do 6 sets but it’s absolutely worth it.. Tell you the truth that’s the only guy from KZbin I follow and it’s working for me! Keep it coming buddy! 💪😀

[@thsstphok7937]

Cable or pec Dec machine?

[@TheLocoUnion]

Thanks!

[@chadmc3704]

So grateful for the direction you have taken your channel. I check your stuff every day before anything else. Goldmine. Thank you John!

[@mountaindog1]

thank you!

[@robertacheson5976]

Great Tips! I would also add Iso Holds, particularly on seated leg curls, to the list. Do a set holding the contraction for 5 seconds on each rep. The Hamstring activation is insane.

[@JimitriG]

Nice vid. Another good way to do the eccentrics is to curl the concentric with 2 legs then do eccentric with one leg.

[@SamArChir]

That's a really good idea! Thank you.

[@STERLING43O]

Thx for the workouts John. You have some of the most informative videos on the tube. Plus, we know your legit. Thx a million

[@mountaindog1]

thank you!

[@ChasingTheeDragon]

I saw your Hamstring partials a few weeks back in one of your leg workouts and its been a staple in my leg workouts ever since. I've never really been able to feel my hamstrings or get a pump in them until i started doing those regularly.

[@mountaindog1]

very good!

[@TheLocoUnion]

Thanks for this …. I will try it next time I’m at the gym!!!

[@brianandraos1411]

Great tips as always. Right on time, I have hamstrings today

[@mountaindog1]

let me know how it goes!

[@bryanmurray6205]

Brilliant, as always

[@NinoGuariscoJR]

Just what I needed to see. Excellent video! Thanks for sharing.

[@joooools01]

As always, your tips are golden. Thanks John.

[@htrain1914]

Nice explanation thank you.

[@adamdurbin20]

Always great tips, thanks John! RIP🙏

[@zachlloyd9392]

Most people i know wouldnt be willing to subject themselves to this, it feels like torture.....and i love it. Most people can barely even do regular reps without wimping out haha.

[@mountaindog1]

truth

[@xander8234]

Man another GREAT video John , I just started doing these techniques watching a lot of your older videos ....watching you train with your buddies and also watching you train pros.Now you went into detail how to perform these high intensity techniques. Thank You 🙏🏾 What about isotension holds? I started having my wife push down for 5 seconds while I hold it up about a quarter of the way to make them burn more cause I felt my hamstrings weren’t working hard enough. Now after watching your new videos I started putting them together like you said and they got really sore the next day so THANKS AGAIN 🙏🏾 keep them coming ...I’ll be telling everyone I know about your channel 😁 Let’s get you past 1 million subscribers cause you deserve it 💯👍🏾😉

[@mountaindog1]

im hoping for more subscribers...I'll just keep cranking out content

[@simonlangford4695]

Tom Platz and John medows, absolute legends both ! great results since watching your channel , and also must reccomend Adamantium EAAS with gatorade type of drink increadible results .

[@mountaindog1]

thank you!

[@johnnyduffin8257]

This is the best hamstring workout I've ever seen. And it works. Good job on the explanation and the video. Awesome. 👍💪

[@vincentmontgomery9770]

He’s dead

[@antondeklerkdrtony3d412]

Yes its popping gone make my side shots look far better👌

[@joeroth7140]

My mind has been blown away

[@adrenalinefamily8063]

Love the videos. Could you do the same thing on bicep curls as far as partials and even triceps and chest?

[@buttajones8965]

RIP one of if not the best trainers of this lifetime

[@259972]

This is some great advice. Would you recommend having a gym session just dedicated to hamstrings ?

[@HarryC1n]

Gah damnit John 😞 I appreciate you for the knowledge you shared

[@TripleJ69]

I did quads this morning and hamstrings. On hamstrings on the concentric I held it for a count of three. Serious pump. I'll use these tips next time when I do legs.

[@mountaindog1]

good deal John!

[@Lucav79BG]

hams is one of my favourites to hit. the tips you gave away are great. Also, 1 and half rep is nice and besides Curling, glute ham raise at the lat machine where you a very very eccentric is wonderful. I am wondering if you have a favourite curl machine (Standing, sitting, lying). They are all very different

[@msfitnessnut]

My hamstrings are slowly getting strong - I really need hamstring size/strength improvement. Thx John

[@mountaindog1]

you bet!

[@owed1000]

Brilliant

[@TheDanishDuke]

You just keep throwing good vids at us John 👌 😃

[@mountaindog1]

trying!

[@RY-fe3rt]

Very cool! Subscribed!

[@rubencarreteromata2587]

My go to for fitness tips and information. RIP 🙏🏼

[@billlee8798]

Best bodybuilding channel on yt.. Been making gains following your advice...Thank you

[@mountaindog1]

thank you!

[@keithgroom4821]

Continuing sets with partials is the secret for hammies and biceps. Gotta get that TUT :P

[@bullettomy7thheart]

facts

[@joehoward6664]

Just what I'm looking for

[@smokinHawkjh]

John, Ever use the Strive (or Prime) leg curl? With the cam changes it can be better then doing partials as you can set the strength curve once the muscle gets tired at the shortened, middle or lengthened positions.

[@mountaindog1]

oh yea, I LOVE it

[@jorgemendez4517]

Got hammies tomorrow, I will give partials a try.

[@mountaindog1]

let me know how it goes

[@CkPari_]

John you look very happy to apply torture in the Thumbnail 🤣

[@mountaindog1]

100%

[@daryldelp1066]

GENIUS!!

[@dwaipayandattaroy9801]

My leg curls like 4-4 kgs each leg from hung plates tied to cloth mesh for 150 -230 reps

[@spiritisalive1]

Thank you for this video, super helpful. My hamstrings are junk. I can build quads all day long, but my hammies are stubborn.

[@pacobarreza8110]

Thanks for those tips

[@trideez3768]

I don’t know any other KZbinr in the game that films without all the cuts and pauses. John meadows knows his stuff and speaks in a way that is slow and methodical. Shakespeare of the fitness game

[@SpecialK6685]

Any benefit or difference between the seated leg curl and the lying leg curl?

[@mountaindog1]

they both work well

[@incredibally]

Another brilliant video! If you applied them techniques to the last set of the leg curl, and let's say you pre-exhausted, this being the first movement of the workout, would you say it's fine to do partials/drop sets etc on the last set of the next exercise which may be leg press? Or even apply on the last set of all exercises? Thanks John. Matt

[@mountaindog1]

yep..would be tough!

[@Crimson12nd]

Rest in peace great man

[@vacuumcleaner11]

Drop set with 30 partials at the end...absoulutely brutal 💀

[@mountaindog1]

nasty

[@uyscuti5503]

WE LOVE YOU!!!

[@claldridge77]

I love your content. Old school technique works! My problem is that my hammies seem to be severely lacking. Every time I try to increase the intensity, I develop a massive cramp before I ever get a good pump. Im also limited to only seated leg curls. I can do lying leg curls but ive got to lay on the bench and hold s dumbell between my feet. Which I feel takes the focus off of my hammies and limits the weight to whatever my feet can support. Any tips?

[@gdhuber3296]

Ever time I try to employ these techniques I get a serious pump and soreness the next day but I also get excruciatingly painful Charlie horses. I wish I could train hamstrings like that all the time without such painful cramps

[@SuprEmpth]

GD Huber drink pickle juice for the Charlie horse’s

[@davidtukiko2545]

Gym instructor, suppose I am 60 years old is it possible to build up and grow legs as I see your training folks there .

[@lj6011]

LOVE THE SHIRT BIG MAN!!!!

[@redskool8498]

thanks john ... †

[@mountaindog1]

you bet

[@TheYeqy]

Hi John! How would you suggest somebody not overdoing these techniques, that is, when would be the best time to use these type of set extenders? :) Thanks a lot! :)

[@mountaindog1]

yes no more than 1 set per exercise

[@johnborges1062]

John do think hamstrings should be trained separate from quads or together is fine?

[@mountaindog1]

together

[@carvedouttastone]

Do you recommend mostly low reps for the hamstrings because of their fast twitch fibre makeup? Most programs I see have hamstrings doing 12-15 reps.

[@mountaindog1]

no i do not...rarely go below 8

[@dougphillips6859]

John- when training Hams, do you point your toes away, or point them up to your shins?

[@mountaindog1]

toward shins

[@groeneslang]

Hey John any tips on how to keep the hamstring flexible?

[@carlprondzinski1719]

Stretching?

[@mountaindog1]

PNF stretching

[@groeneslang]

Never heard of PNF, thanks John

[@cammcnair1146]

Brett's hamstrings look great!

[@mountaindog1]

yep

[@ernestiechevalierchildprod1586]

ya boi looks dry and tight as a mutha!

[@siddharthdahiya9748]

Gratitude at ur feet

[@senormofeta6726]

Another great video Mt. Dog! Could you do a video on testosterone therapy and your thoughts/experience? Might this be helpful for 50+ guys or is it a waste of $ Your opinion and experience is highly respected. SM

[@anajcksn]

My fav girlll,, and my fav Mr. John Meadows!! 😉😉

[@mountaindog1]

:) she'll be back!

[@thesummit615]

I’d like to know how to build bigger glutes. I know it’s strange for a guy to say that, but I feel like my squat is weak since my base isn’t strong.

[@mountaindog1]

look at the last leg workout I did with Ivana on here

[@azarytamarov5897]

Can't wait to try that, thank u

[@stevena9231]

SEATED LEG CURL IS THE BEST way better than lying in my opinion lying is overrated , but many people can't do seated leg curls properly because they have poor mind to muscle connect , when I do these I am sore for 2-3 days but I do a little iso-tension and also pauses on the contraction and 3-5 second negatives.

[@mountaindog1]

i love both...seated and one leg is especially hard

[@RedfishCarolina]

The dropsets are no joke. I do sets of 5, from 140 down to 80. By the time I get to 80, I'm dying. Stop, walk around the machine and get your mind back, then go back to 80lb and hit as many reps as possible to failure, usually I hit 20-30 reps. The burn and pump is mind blowing.

[@MiguelCastro-ow5ho]

What about a 10 second hold as well?

[@mountaindog1]

yep

[@Wallysigmar]

RIP :(

[@NumberOneBlitz]

How would partials compare to a drop set? Nvm video still going XD

[@thomasschroedl336]

How about 2-legged curl on concentric since you can do more weight, then slowly drop 1-legged on the eccentric to overload?

[@mountaindog1]

could do that too!

[@Tehstool]

I wish I found your channel earlier.

[@ryansumila4638]

HARD TO WATCH. Sad hes gone.

[@dwaipayandattaroy9801]

You are Malik sire

[@dannywangtang5128]

❤️

[@zephyrmvm]

If i squeeze as hard as I can i piss my self 😂

[@HakanMavruk]

I miss mountaindog😥😥🫡🫡

[@m101816]

Seated hamstring machine hurts my knees. Not sure why

[@ChasingTheeDragon]

I'm the same way, I have to do lying leg curls.

[@zachlloyd9392]

Try moving your knee forward of the hinge point on the machine and see if that helps. Not a ton, just a smidge to change the angle the resistance is hitting your knee. Make sure the seat is positioned forward so you don't end up sliding your hips back and placing your knee behind the hinge point.

[@kellyhaskins8275]

rip mountaindog

[@Omnis2]

For fuck's sake, someone go get some grease.

[@mountaindog1]

haha..squeaky stuff

[@TheAllAroundG]

lol, person on the elliptical? I was trying to listen to JM and kept glarin over his shoulder...kept waiting for John to turn around just yell "HEY....YOU...QUIDDIT!"

[@RiddimRoller]

he didn't say "Hiiiiiiiii errrbody" :/

[@jadbhirich7560]

RIP