Hamstrings: stretches and exercises

[TsPoet]

Doesn't this also have to do with refining your pedal stroke to involve the hamstrings? I just read this:

http://www.active.com/cycling/Articl...m?cmp=17-9-443

Yeah, I actually spin 1-footed sometimes to work on my stroke. I think it was LaMond who used to talk about wiping gum off your shoe.
I also have Q rings.

[KnottedYet]

I miss Wahine, too. Thank you, Salsa, for the link to her youtube stuff.

TSPoet, you are "quad dominant" or "gluteal amnesiac" or "dumb butt syndrome."

Strengthen the hammies and buns, but also learn how to get them activated all the time!

[indysteel]

I went to PT last fall, in part, because of dumb butt syndrome. I did a lot of bridges (make sure you keep your pelvis level), clam shells and fire hydrants. One exercise I found really helpful involved laying on my stomach and lifting my leg a few inches off the ground--but the trick was to initiate the movement with the glutes, not the hamstring.