Strengthen your posterior chain with these 10 expert-approved hamstring exercises that improve performance, prevent injuries, and build balanced leg strength.

Lower your feet, extending your knees until the dumbbell touches the floor or as far as possible. 5. Hamstring curl 6. Traditional deadlift Start standing with your feet shoulder-width apart.

Also, the best dumbbell exercises, like bicep curls, engage your stabilizer muscles ... glutes, core, and hamstrings. Barbell hip thrusts primarily target the glutes and hamstrings.