Extremly tight hamstrings

TheSegal

Hi

Lately i've noticed that one of my friends has been complaining that he is having back problems caused by his tight hamstrings, we keep telling him to get it sorted out but he's quite a stubborn lad and says there is nothing he can do for them! One night after a few pints we started having a conversation(which to outsiders sounded an awful lot like an argument!! ) which ended in me showing him that I can touch my full palm off the ground rather then just touching my toes with my fingers and that he has to stop whining about his hamstrings and do something about them.

The only thing i'm wondering now though is if he's right in saying there is nothing he can do or is he just being a lazy sack with not starting any progressive stretches to correct the problem? He's about 23 and used to be fairly athletic in his early teens, he got a huge growth spurt when he was younger though which is when the problem started I think.

Thanks

Khannie

TheSegal wrote: »

The only thing i'm wondering now though is if he's right in saying there is nothing he can do or is he just being a lazy sack

My guess....lazy sack.

mloc

I had the same problem but I'm sorting it out. Definitely a lazy sack.

He needs to be stretching his calves, hamstrings and muscles around his pelvis daily. For 6 months. And if that doesn't work, then he can moan.

TheSegal

Thanks for the quick replies lads, was really worried that he might be right because he'd hold it against me for years!! Does anyone have any specific exercises I could give him to help him loosen out?

Any I tell him to do involve him going about a tenth of the way, stopping because it hurt and then him telling me it can't be done! Drives me mental!! Just aswell I didn't go down the personal trainer route :rolleyes:

token56

Yep he is just being lazy. My physio described me as having the flexibility of an OAP and after about 8 weeks now of daily stretching etc I can touch my toes, just about, and its definitely improving, but still alot of work to do. He cant say it wont work unless he has tried any extended period of stretching, and not just for the hamstring, the flexibility of all the muscles will count, you need to have them all nice and loose.

Transform

TheSegal wrote: »

Hi

Lately i've noticed that one of my friends has been complaining that he is having back problems caused by his tight hamstrings, we keep telling him to get it sorted out but he's quite a stubborn lad and says there is nothing he can do for them! One night after a few pints we started having a conversation(which to outsiders sounded an awful lot like an argument!! ) which ended in me showing him that I can touch my full palm off the ground rather then just touching my toes with my fingers and that he has to stop whining about his hamstrings and do something about them.

The only thing i'm wondering now though is if he's right in saying there is nothing he can do or is he just being a lazy sack with not starting any progressive stretches to correct the problem? He's about 23 and used to be fairly athletic in his early teens, he got a huge growth spurt when he was younger though which is when the problem started I think.

Thanks

the guy is full of it and does not want to change

siochain

could very well be the other way around back issues may be causing the hams problems.

There's always something you can do.