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Smith machine hamstring exercises.
Photo by jasminko ibrakovic shutterstock 5 smith machine leg exercises for mass.
Performing squats with your feet more than 10 inches in front of the bar better targets your hamstrings.
A study on nfl players reported 1 716 hamstring injuries over a 10 year period which breaks down to roughly five or six injuries per team per season.
You may be able to lift heavier in the smith machine for the above reason however this strength does not seem to transfer over to other exercises such as the barbell squat.
How to do it on a smith machine.
Low squats side step ups bulgarian split squats elevated reverse lunges seated squats rear leg.
This allows you to get a much deeper stretch in the hamstrings and a more lengthened muscle is going to receive more of that delicious time under tension.
Below are five 5 leg and or glute exercises that can be done on a smith machine to build leg strength increase.
As the barbell in the smith machine is locked in place no core stability is developed either.
I show you some glutes and hamstrings exercises you can do on the smith machine.
The hamstrings a collection of three muscles extending from your sit bones to the backs of your knees are among the most frequently injured muscles in sports.