Picking the right exercise in hamstring injury rehab can be tough.
How do you know what exercise is best?
Is it a romanian deadlift, some form of hamstring bridge, a slider....
Maybe it's nordics?
It must be nordics, right, because everyone is using them?
Improvements in hamstring strength link to reductions in hamstring injuries, that is clear from the current evidence base.
You increase the capacity of a muscle via strength training, then it has a higher threshold before it breaks, which seems pretty obvious when you think about it.
But if it was just as simple as improving strength, why is it that even some of the strongest athletes and patients still break down?
Improving strength of the hamstrings, or any other muscle for that reason, can actually make some patients and athletes worse...
And actually increase their injury risk!
Learn more about hamstring injury rehab, including why nordics might not be the best hamstring exercise after all, and why some rehab exercises can actually increase injury risk, in this week's podcast episode.
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