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 change your hamstrings from weak to strong with just a few key practices.

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