Seated Hamstring and Calf Stretch

Seated Hamstring and Calf Stretch is a stretching exercise using other that trains the hamstrings.

Open in MyoAmigo →

StretchingOtherIntermediateStatic

Primary muscles: Hamstrings

Secondary muscles: Calves

How to do it

  1. Loop a belt, rope, or band around one foot. Sit down with both legs extended . This will be your starting position.
  2. Leaning forward slightly, pull on the belt to draw the toes of your foot back. Hold this position for 10-20 seconds and then repeat with the other leg.

Track it with MyoAmigo

MyoAmigo pre-fills every set of the Seated Hamstring and Calf Stretch from last time, charts your estimated 1RM trend so you can see strength move without testing a true max, and flags a stall with a concrete fix. It also credits this work toward your weekly Hamstrings volume on the MyoMap heatmap. New to the movement? Start with picking a working weight and progressive overload.

Related Hamstrings exercises

Body Only

90/90 Hamstring

Kettlebells

Alternating Hang Clean

Exercise Ball

Ball Leg Curl

Bands

Band Good Morning

Bands

Band Good Morning (Pull Through)

Other

Box Jump (Multiple Response)

Other

Box Skip

Other

Chair Leg Extended Stretch

Barbell

Clean

← All exercises · Browse by muscle

iPhone · Apple Watch · Web · out now

Meet your new
training amigo.

MyoAmigo is on the App Store — free to log, sync, and keep your full history forever. Prefer the browser? Train on the web →