The Myth of Tight Hamstrings
Oh, hi. Stop stretching your hamstrings. I said it. “But Nancy, they’re tight!” I believe you. 100%. But stretching is not the solution. If you believe that tight hamstrings are a curse from the womb, and specifically a curse of tissue quality, that the problem is inherent to the hamstring, and that the way to overcome this curse is to stretch, stretch, stretch, you’re not alone. Most people think of the hamstrings like a rubber band. The rubber band has a certain quality of