Exercise guide

How to do seated hamstring fold

Hamstrings · calves

Seated hamstring fold starting position — correct set-up before the first rep
Start
Seated hamstring fold finished position — the end of one repetition
End of rep

Step by step

  1. Sit with one leg straight out and the other tucked in.
  2. Hinge forward from the hips, reaching toward the straight foot with a flat back.
  3. Hold 30 seconds each side.

The cue that matters

CueHinge at the hips, not the spine — a rounded back stretches the wrong tissue.

Where this sits in the split

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