Definition of Hamstrings. Meaning of Hamstrings. Synonyms of Hamstrings

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Definition of Hamstrings

Hamstring
Hamstring Ham"string`, n. (Anat.) One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.
Hamstring
Hamstring Ham"string`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hamstrung; p. pr. & vb. n. Hamstringing. See String.] To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough; hence, to cripple; to incapacitate; to disable. So have they hamstrung the valor of the subject by seeking to effeminate us all at home. --Milton.

Meaning of Hamstrings from wikipedia

- called true hamstrings. The adductor magnus reaches only up to the adductor tubercle of the femur, but it is included amongst the hamstrings because the...
- Hamstringing is a method of crippling a person or animal so that they cannot walk properly by severing the hamstring tendons in the thigh of the individual...
- hamstring group reaches peak elongation and acts eccentrically at the hip and knee during the late swing phases of running" and that "the hamstrings are...
- Hamstring curl may refer to a variety of exercises that target the hamstrings, including: Nordic hamstring curl Leg curl This set index article includes...
- It reduces hamstring injuries in athletes, and is commonly used as a form of injury prevention. NHC increases strength of the hamstrings and length of...
- that also involves the glutes (buttocks) and, to a lesser extent, the hamstrings, calves, and the lower back. Lifting belts are sometimes used to help...
- muscles on the posterior of the body. Examples of these muscles include the hamstrings, the gluteus maximus, erector spinae muscle group, trapezius, and posterior...
- standing leg curls. Other exercises that can be used to strengthen the hamstrings include the glute-ham raise and the deadlift. Thapa, Shiva Bikram; Basnet...
- smaller hip moment arm than the hamstrings. However, the rectus femoris moment arm is greater over the knee than the hamstring knee moment. This means that...
- further work on the quadriceps femoris, hamstrings, trapezius, lats, and erector spinae. The quadriceps, hamstrings, adductor magnus, and soleus serve as...