BREAKING NEWS!! Your Hamstrings AREN’T Tight (They’re Weak) | Trevor Bachmeyer | Smashwerx

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@@tomriddle5986 same here this guy is gold.

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Ah crap, he knows human anatomy, and its mechanics. Can't give him excuses, lol

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@Fred Forbes haha, I thought the same thing. An upgraded mic would probably solve it.

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[@flyingairedale]

That banded hip extension exposed how weak my right hamstring is. Been fighting a sore right hip and glute for months. Will be using these exercises.

[@seanheffron8444]

I had a hip operation at 15. Left me with a lifetime of problems and pain . Ive had pain in my hamstring years my calf and plantar fasciitis. This video is a wake up for me. Im starting this today. I will be back next week to tell u guys if I feel better. I think this will work for sure. It makes perfect sense. Im excited. Anyone who knows the pain from this knows u want it gone.

[@CriticalThinking88]

Since I watched one of your older videos on hip flexors and how to stretch them, my lower back and hamstrings have felt much better.

[@travissheil4559]

Mate if you could link that video that’d be amazing!?!

[@elis5639]

1 day and I feel a difference!! Dealing with this for YEARS! Weak ass hamstrings ... who knew?!

[@jakecoulby-ackroyd8511]

trev did apparently, but how are you doing now, has it gotten better i would love to know

[@elis5639]

I have ZERO hip pain now. I got the band did the stretches started incorporating RDLs and Sumos it’s amazing. Still on the journey, still weak but greatly improved.

[@unicorn5154]

Pistol Squats.... you'll never have weak hamstrings again. You'll have to work up to that. Never do hamstring curls on the machine, like he said, that's not what the hamstring is designed to do and puts tremendous pressure on the back of the knee joint.

[@joachimthome8904]

Classical example of tension due to weaker Extensor groups. The disbalance of flexors and extensors leads to tension in the extensors to straighten the body. We learned that as physiotherapists in FAL (functional analysis). Strengthening the tight (and often painfull) groups is the right approach here , good work! IF there is no imbalance only stretching can be the solution, but the feeling is different. Btw. hamstrigs are fast knee benderes and more for hip stabilization (which you hinted at) while the gastrocnemius does the knee stabilization. For active stretching PIR (post isometric relaxation) is also something to look into ;-)

[@xraydelta100]

Remarkable exercises: thank you. I always just relied on squats, deadlifts. But learned that wasn't enough. My wife has had over a several year period..an uncomfortable, not painful hip socket feeling. She had gone to a chiropractor who had helped very temporarily with this issue. The last year she had me pull on the leg like a traction device. However, one of your recent videos explained so well about this area. I put her on a 3 x week 5 to 15 reps, min of one set but two preferably with the three exercises. Two of the exercises are yours and one is glute thrusts with some weight. The discomfort disappeared by the second or third workout. She continues to do this work along with goblet squats at least two times or more a week. Now I have her doing some high rep, very light weight db rows, db press and db floor bench press. Again, thanks. This video is for me...I need this work. She's 76 yrs old and I'm 73. I can't do much weight loading anymore....max was 305 lbs a few months ago on the deadlift and my bench sucks.

[@joebloggs6922]

Wow. Sorry I had to say it but you're an asbolute beast for a 73 year old. Not many people are that fit at that age. Got any secrets haha

[@rulinghabs]

He is absolutely right. The hamstrings are actually loose. It is your pelvic tilt is the problem.

[@thebrianbrawdyshow9033]

YOUR passion is contagious, Brother!

[@ghfjfghjasdfasdf]

Stretching has always been great for me regardless of my lack of strength. Not disagreeing outright for what works for others, simply stating what’s always been rock solid for me.

[@kylethompson9681]

Agreed, well said.

[@rovertgraphsten5503]

I usually stretch before and after running, it really helps me a lot

[@joebloggs6922]

He's completely correct here. If you're hamstrings are chronically tight then stretching won't help.

[@susanareid310]

Thx. So much for this video, I did all of these stretches last night and immediately found some kind of relieve on my hips flexors. For about 10 years I have been dealing with tight hamstring & hip flexors, right now my right knee feels super stiffed, no pain but is swollen. Visiting the dr. Today. I’ll continue practicing these moves a couple of time a day, already feeling some relieve on my hip flexors. Thx. a lot.

[@hansotte6734]

Thank you. I'm getting stronger the older I get.

[@chaboi7]

I'm dealing with so much pain in my lower back and legs, this helps and I'm going to try fixing this problem this way

[@seanheffron8444]

I want to let everyone know Trevor is dead on with this. People stop wasting your time and follow this program. I felt a huge relief of pain in one week! This will allow me to train the way I want to in future. Train hard , pain free!

[@amandawaller7267]

Amazing! I have a stubborn left hamstring from a soccer injury years ago. I’ve been an avid/advanced yoga practitioner for years, but have never able to kick the weakness/limitation in the left leg. I additionally lift 5 days a week, and adding this routine at the end of 3 select lifting sessions helped my hammy IMMENSELY.

[@ferretapocalypse]

If you can’t touch your toes your hams are TIGHT period. A lifetime of stretching for martial arts to know this. Also you don’t just stretch your hamstrings. You work flexibility on everything. Balance.

[@Total_Body_Fitness_USA]

Yes! I have trained in the martial arts since I was 13 years of age (now 56) and will say this. PROPER STRETCHING of ALL the muscles is a must AFTER you warm up! Never stretch a cold muscle!

[@CagedSUPERMAN]

Not to mention if your lower back hurts stretching the hamstrings will make your back instantly feel better

[@leeuniverse]

Exactly, this was a massively stupid video...

[@corysturgis6660]

He said if you stretch all the time and they are still tight then do these strectches

[@leeuniverse]

@@corysturgis6660 ... That's okay, I was just going by the Title anyway lol. I didn't want to waste my time for click-bait.

[@LoveLife-xv9bz]

Thank you for sharing your wisdom. No orthopedic surgeon will tell you this invaluable info when you pull your quad and develop all sorts of issues. This is priceless and should be shared with sports injury specialists who have no clue.

[@garagegymbros2198]

Glad i'm not the only one who need a pad for my knees! I was little worried i'm getting old....

[@6bt_str864]

I use a boat cushion WHENEVER I have to get low say working on jalopy, (over 6' tall guys best not bend at hip at ALL you'll be throwing your low back out incessantly) One knee down/back lateral. 👍😉

[@christinascott1997]

Great relief on my sciatic Been working on hams for months, but this seems to be working much better. Thank you!

[@divishkhemani6622]

Really Trev, can't thank you enough!!! Absolute legend!

[@SCRaetz]

6:22 I accidentally found this and have been stretching my hamstrings like this for years and people said I was crazy. BOOYAH, suckers!! 😁🤙

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i love this guy. you should have waaaay more followers. i watch alot of the good fitness guys. your better than most. very practical and all the stuff works for me.

[@RobustMustache]

Dr. T is the real deal. I have been dealing with some high hamstring tendonopathy for awhile now and his videos have helped tremendously.

[@brianrhodes8369]

Love it. My feed back would be to educate on proximal and distal hamstrings. The alignment of muscle fibers in the hamstrings and performing pelvic tilts to neutralize the spine when performing those beautiful hamstring exercises! GREAT STUFF!

[@IllegalTacos]

In these comments: a whole lot of people confusing "tight" with "short" instead of "weak". "Tightness" is an uncomfortable subjective feeling, not an objective finding on examination. "Tight" muscles are generally weaker than they need to be for your lifestyle. Train those muscles up - A strong muscle is a relaxed muscle!

[@wabbagaming2184]

"tight" is synonymous with "short". There are several reasons for a muscle group to tighten. Sometimes its to protect an injury (armoring), sometimes its from being overworked, sometimes it's because the calcium filament never left the actin so many muscle fibers are still contracted, sometimes its because the antagonist mucles are stronger or trained more creating an imbalance in the tension of your body (ie not training lower back while over training abs.)

[@IllegalTacos]

@@wabbagaming2184 I disagree - while most of the time, the layperson says tight thinking sore or maybe mean short, there are objective studies available that demonstrate tight muscles are not short muscles (on average). Outside of muscle spasm (which I believe is what you're referring to when you say armouring), the only objective finding that can be linked to muscles that are described (by the patient) as tight, was strength (and in most cases, a lack thereof. I think the biggest issue is simply that the word itself is too ambiguous for use in practice. For all the reasons you've listed, spasm can account for them, but not "tightness". If the therapist detects something is "tight" then what do they really mean? Is it short? Is it in spasm? Is it harder than the surrounding tissue? Is it just sore and achy? It's too ambiguous, and there are more clear terms we can use instead.

[@cfr1376]

This guy is legit…his pull-up system is 💯

[@larad7064]

Thanks so much you legend! You’re helping me fix 2 years of hamstring pain! I’m so grateful to you

[@rajatv561]

I can’t believe this worked. Years of tightness, GONE.

[@justinlakey6838]

Here are some tests you can do to help determine what the problem is before trying to address the issue. Unfortunately there is no way for someone to know what your bodies problem is over the internet without doing some at home testing. You can find these tests with an easy google search, as well for other body parts to properly assess ROM to better address your specific body. Test 1: Lay on your back with your lower legs having the option to dangle. Pull your knees to your chest and hold behind one knee and relax the other leg. If your leg does not at least come flat with the surface then your hip flexor is tight. Test 2: Lay flat on a surface and pull your knee up to 90 degrees. Grab behind the knee and extend that leg as far as possible while maintaining the 90 degree angle from the hip to thigh. If you aren't able to reach less than a 20 degree bend in your leg then your hamstring is tight and should be stretched.

[@ThePacpie]

Thanks for this. My hamstrings have been forever perpetually tight. As a runner this limits my stride. I will try this out - strengthen the hamstrings and the hip flexors.

[@drewp1974]

Excellent info!! My hammys are like rocks. Need this. Bit of advice.,, get a cheap mic 🎤. That garage echo is hard to tolerate ❤️

[@speakeasydoorman4966]

Appreciate your time and knowledge or experience in helping people out that says a lot about you A very good person

[@jameslauren3100]

this makes perfect sense because the human body has to work in unison with its parts not in isolation.

[@bathrobeman66]

I alredy started fealing great after the first se of the first exercise big improvement!

[@mandelharvey3429]

I used to be flexible. I took my 9 year olds taekwondo class. My hip flexors hurt horrible at the second kick. I'm thinking old and out of shape no big. Then my hamstring felt like I had bone Cancer. But the hip flexors information was useful beyond measure. Thank you. You're in way too good of shape for me to really think I'm doing that stuff. I do the rest of the stretches already. Knees suck. But I can get knee pads. The hip flexors exercise was useful. I'm using 2 minutes of this video but like my son, two minutes can make a life.

[@nitishap329]

I knew that irregular workouts was causing havoc on my hip flexors, but even very regular workout months still left me with that nagging hamstring. Except I didn't understand it was the hamstring because I can touch my toes pretty easily. I stretched everything else: quads, hip flexors, glutes. But recently, I wore a lot of high heels, and nothing would work. This video saved my life!! Thank you so much!!!!!!! 😊😊🙏🙏🙏

[@100koochy100]

Dayum, I'm excited to gives this some serious effort.

[@psfgtech]

I think everyone is different, when i don't stretch my hamstring on my left leg, my knee, back, and neck goes out. So, i forgot to stretch, now tomorrow im getting a massage, my dual yearly tighness in cent FL

[@lolololalala8225]

Gonna try it, that explanation of you sitting all day and tilted and all hit home.... Just hope my band doesnt break :)

[@garretthowden8421]

As always, appreciate the help Dr. T!

[@anuj0kamboj]

Thanks a lot. Really appreciate. Been trying to get 180 degree split for martial arts and getting injured in the process since the last six months. I have realised from your video that it's actually hip problem more than the hamstring. Will share with you the feedback.

[@SM-ey6bl]

OMGosh, thank you SO MUCH for this video! I'm a long time runner/gym head and have had hamstring issues for over three years now. I've been stretching and stretching before and after runs/workouts and they just stay painful. I don't do doctors lol but I followed your instructions and had painless hamstrings the next day. This is now part of my daily routine. THANK YOU for saving my hammies! ❤

[@brittanym.]

Yes needed this! My ham was twinging a bit this week too! You are definitely my go to Doc on KZbin! Now I just need to figure out how to stretch my attention span to 2 minutes... 😂

[@mnminnmn]

well done! ive never heard this before and makes total sense, the more we learn about the body, the more it is plain common sense

[@sevenstepsurvival]

Watching this so I can get ready for yoga next month! Never done it but I need to stay limber!

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Thank God for your life. Infinite blessings and abundance to you🙏🏾

[@varunkunwar2330]

Thank you for taking us through process. Sometimes it's hard hold two supposedly opposite ideas in mind at the same time. This makes all the sense in the world. Thank you kind sir.

[@lanetaglio]

Dude thanks for the Expertise AND the Laughs!!

[@idahoviking]

My 60 years of experience... (1) Sit on the front edge of a chair so your hamstrings hang loose, rather than being squished. Or when possible, kneel or stand rather than sitting. (2) As noted in the video, the hamstrings actually have conflicting objectives, depending on the motion. That is, they flex the knee, and extend the hip. In what natural motion do BOTH of these happen simultaneously? The primary "natural" activity where both occur is running sprints (as the leg rotates under the body to the rear). However, when rising from a squat, the hip extends and the knee also extends. So if you rely on the hamstring in this lift, the only reason it works is because the hamstring has better leverage at the hip than at the knee; and it will be wasting energy. Solution: isolation exercises for improved separate coordination of individual muscles. Particularly, try to better involve the glutes. And try to zero out any quad-related knee pain; otherwise the quads will try to deactivate. And when you flex your knee, try to use only the biceps femoris, rather than the hamstring. Generally, problems in this region result from poor coordination of the numerous muscles, and the most effective athletes are those with the best coordination: they waste the least energy in intermuscular conflict.

[@chloedemeter5473]

Lombards paradox is interesting for understanding hamstring/quad interaction.

[@ottismymann]

The hip flexion is deceptive. Looks easy, but I was gyrating all over the place trying to hold the left foot elevated. Found some asymmetry.

[@askaboutRudyV]

I'm going to do this. My hamstrings and hip flexors are so.tight, the psoas and the iliacus muscles are tight and weak. Wealth hamstrings too.

[@barnabyaustinwheway2643]

you sir are clearly an expert with a capital E: amazing!!!

[@kateringbykarla9817]

This is amazing! Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. I suffer from short hip flexor ma and have been stretching them so wrong. My trainer tells me in imbalanced in my hips and I am trying so hard to get stronger on my weak side (quads, hips, and even walking) 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@carmanwright2889]

Definitely going to give these a go! Hopefully get back on the ice and skating strong again. Great video! Thanks!

[@stever4089]

Great Stuff - hams, hips and shoulders all needed the help. Thx

[@ggram0551]

Agreed for the majority of people. I feel myself and a small percentage of people with similar pathologies as mine, (Grade 2 spondy for me), that present with chronic neural tension problems, direct stretching for the hammies can help, (varried styles), but I agree and feel that it can be, and usually is over done.

[@dw6015]

Maybe I've never had a ham problem because I started my weight training journey with deadlifts, they are amazing for hams.

[@turntablesrockmyworld9315]

Very nice, much thanks. Although I do these and similar a few times a week for a few years, it is nice to see are fresher. These and similar are seen in physio.

[@theTorpidKings]

Awesome and informative video. Would love to see your inputs on the 90/90 position in the future. Thanks so much for all this info!

[@lewisthompson2250]

Still need to stretch guys appreciate what this guy is saying but you still need to stretch for the benefits of range and agility. Also if you love cramps don't stretch as much to get severe cramps I know coming from a tumbling background no stretch no range of movement or agility. There's no disadvantage

[@hansotte6734]

I'm 59 yrs old . Doing your pull up program. I could do 3 pull ups and now in the 70s. This does work.

[@jamesyancharas]

Thank you for sharing your experience. Bless you

[@freeatlast1810]

He really is the best

[@CTGJumpMaster]

Outstanding. And 100% Spot ON!

[@dineslav2439]

Thx for the great value Dr.Trev 👍🏼 Love your videos!

[@ButtersLStotch]

Dealing with this exact problem, thank you

[@Biglew380]

I'm going to try these, my hip flexors are always tight and I get hamstring injuries quite regular, sounds like this is the cause

[@mariostekic]

Just what I needed and what I was looking for 👌 I have always sore hamstrings after training and weak hip flexors.

[@mcmjr405]

Awesome stuff! I did the stuff for the hip flexors you’d posted recently and it’s made a world of difference! I cannot wait to get to the gym this morning and include these! Do you have any info for tight adductors? They’re next on my list to tackle.

[@brian6speed]

I had lower back pain from tight hams and stretching did wonders for me. I hike 10 miles 5 times a week for 4 hours at a time with 30 lb backpack on.

[@meowlover1142]

Sad part is people will actually think this crap is needed....just warm up properly and thoroughly stretch...dynamic and static.

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Thank you for sharing this with us! 🙏

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Your amazing, and so incredibly smart, Love this Channel, thank you

[@andrewloucks3163]

Great video. I have some questions about which side each exercise is focusing on since it seems like you switched which leg you were focusing on. Correct me if I’m wrong. Hack 1 and Hack 2: whatever foot is looped in the band is the focus leg. No problems there. Hack 3: front leg with the foot on the rig is the focus leg. Epic feeling. Hack 4: is the goal to strengthen the hip flexor of the same side? So if you’re working the left hamstring, are you lifting the left foot and therefore strengthening the left hip flexor? You’re also opening up the other hip flexor so I’m just making sure I understand what the focus is here. Hack 5: you had the same knee on the ground as 4 but since the goal is to open up the hip flexor, you want the side you’re focusing on to be the side with the knee on the ground right? So that means if you’re working the left side, 4 has your left knee in front and 5 has your left knee down on the ground. Thanks!!

[@AgentKras]

You are an absolute life saver Thank you so much!!!

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Soooo good! Thank you for the material you post!!

[@nikolaj781]

Joga has everything

[@peterjwilson]

good stuff, my problem exactly, working on it today!!!

[@Dawwizer]

Hey doc. Stop watching me through the camera in my house. You post the video I need 5 mins after I'm in pain. 🤛respect dude

[@MH3GL]

This is a fantastic presentation 👌

[@charlesvasquez4400]

My ham strings were fine… then I started walking a ton… and now they are tight. What have you doc

[@slothvibes2029]

I love you man! New subscriber! Your amazing for giving us all this knowledge and it’s explained very well. Been watching a lot of your videos!

[@620ronin]

Thank you Sir! I will implement this today!

[@Mup4yTy]

Exactly what I needed ! Love you bro !

[@C0de46]

You are a legend TB

[@MohammadRauf1]

oh man this is awesome, thanks Trevor

[@razak4494]

Oh I love stretching the hamstrings. It feels good.

[@paulshealthfitness7922]

agreed! people forget about their hamstring train quads/glutes and stretch hamstrings! stretching is overrated

[@braedenmoses]

Found this incredibly insightful. Cheers

[@FATxAZZxGONExCRAZZZY]

Sometimes a tight hamstring is just a tight hamstring, thats the case for me and i do similar stuff like in the video as part of my warm up and on off days. I do not have hip flexor problems though (I had it checked by my physiotherapist).

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[@tonyd7922]

Genius . I spell that right.

[@snail415]

Fantastic video.

[@mohammedalshehhi3868]

What a great informations..thanks coach

[@JJ01010J]

This is amazingly helpful ✌🏼🙌🏼 thank you!

[@gijaynefitness]

Thank you. Most definitely doing this.

[@sssweetnesss3483]

FINALLY! SOMEONE SAID IT!

[@paulg4672]

Hamstring tear muscle off the tendon ... how should I start recovery?

[@JunTheBeast]

thanks for the great vid as always kratos!

[@richardsolorio5910]

very informative... enjoy all of your videos