The sixth in a series by Scot Willingham.

@##=#<1,R>@##=#5 Hamstring Push

Muscles worked:
Primary: Hamstrings
Secondary: Gluteus maximus, erector spinae

Equipment: 6” medicine ball, mat

Grab that 6” medicine ball. Go back to your mat. Put the ball down next to the mat. Stand at one end with your feet parallel and about hip width apart. Roll down your spine so that you are bent in half and hang there for about 4 deep breaths. You are stretching out your hamstrings. Relax.
Roll down to your hands and knees and roll over into a sitting position. Grab that medicine ball and put it under one of your feet, so that your knee is bent and the ball is supporting your foot. Lay back onto your back and bend the other leg so that is up near your chest. With hands down by your sides, press into the ball and raise your hips off the floor until your body is at a 45 degree angle from your head to your knee. Slowly lower your hips back to the floor. Repeat for 15 repetitions or until fatigue.
Do the other leg.