Platform Hamstring Slides

What it is

This movement specifically strengthens your hamstrings and supports your glutes. Lying on your back, you use a low-friction surface to slide one heel towards your body. It focuses on building strength and control in the back of your thighs. This exercise is an isolation movement, targeting one muscle group at a time.

Technique tips

• Maintain consistent tension in your hamstring throughout the slide.
• Keep your hips pressed down, avoiding any lift from the floor.
• Control the return phase, slowly extending your leg back to start.
• Press your heel firmly into the slider or towel for best engagement.
• Ensure your non-working leg stays straight and relaxed.

How to track your progress

Log the weight and reps of each set. Straddly turns every set into an estimated one-rep max, so a heavier single and a strong set of eight both count as progress, and it flags a personal record the moment you beat your best.