You have to have a muscle before you can stretch it. Heavier weight
hamstring curls. Get some meat on the bone. The best stretching is
gradually getting up to speed, like 9 minutes of jogging and getting faster.
Running fast is the best stretch. That and jumping over things like sleeping
lions.
Tom Derderian, GBTC
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian McGuire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: T-n-F list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 4:35 PM
Subject: t-and-f: nagging hamstring
> I have a runner I coach who has been bothered by a sore hamstring for a
> couple months now. She's getting massage, stretching "tons", doing light
> weight hamstring curls, with no change for the better. She's wondering if
> she should take some time off from training. If anyone has had success
> treating troublesome hamstrings, I'd love for some advice.
> thanks,
> Brian McGuire
>
