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Exercise: Hamstring Curls on Ball

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• Lie on back with heels on top of physioball
• Raise hips so that body forms straight line from feet to shoulders
• Keeping hips elevated, roll physioball toward you by bringing heels toward butt
• Slowly straighten legs to roll ball away from you
• Repeat for specified reps

Sets/Reps: 3x10
Note: Partner can apply resistance to ball to increase difficulty

Gillett: This is a two-joint movement. Your hip and knee joints need to be put though a range of motion. We move into this as we get close to the season, then into the season; it works stability a little more. You have to get the glutes to fire before the hamstrings.

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