Most days, you probably don’t see them. You might think about them once a week at the tail end of a very tough front thigh workout, but they still don’t warrant much more then a few sets of leg curls with moderate intensity while you’re planning the next meal and post-workout shake. They are the hamstrings, the red-haired stepchild of bodybuilders everywhere. They are ignored, neglected, and forgotten – until you get onstage. Only then will a team of bodybuilding judges very quickly bring you back to reality with a very sobering reminder of how important they are for bodybuilding success, as they hand you a 5th place trophy and aware a much weaker opponent (albeit for his better hamstring development) the trophy you truly deserved. Still, it’s not time to panic. You can still ...

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