Best Hamstrings Workouts With Garage Gym For Women

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This workout utilizes a garage gym setup, which includes versatile and space-efficient equipment such as Dumbbells, Barbells, Benches, and Squat Racks, to allow for a variety of exercises.

Designed to target the hamstrings, the exercises focus on strengthening and conditioning these essential muscles which are responsible for knee flexion and hip extension, integral to numerous lower body movements.

Adjustments to repetitions and weights are formulated around average capabilities for women, considering an average height of 5'5", weight of 140 lbs, and age of 34 years, but individual variations are always recommended.

The 15 Best Hamstrings Exercises with Garage Gym for Women

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  • 1. Deadlift

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    The deadlift is a powerlifting exercise that targets the muscles in your back and legs. It helps build overall strength and is commonly used in fitness routines.

    How to do it

    The deadlift is a powerlifting exercise that targets the muscles in your back and legs. It helps build overall strength and is commonly used in fitness routines.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
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    8reps
    50lbs
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    8reps
    50lbs
    3
    8reps
    50lbs
  • 2. Romanian Deadlift

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    The Romanian Deadlift is a strength exercise that focuses on your glutes and hamstrings. It involves bending at the hips while keeping the knees slightly bent, helping you build strength for other hip hinge movements.

    How to do it

    The Romanian Deadlift is a strength exercise that focuses on your glutes and hamstrings. It involves bending at the hips while keeping the knees slightly bent, helping you build strength for other hip hinge movements.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
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    8reps
    45lbs
    2
    8reps
    45lbs
    3
    8reps
    45lbs
  • 3. Good Morning

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    The Good Morning exercise focuses on strengthening the muscles in your back and hamstrings. If you're new to this movement, it's safer to start with dumbbells rather than a barbell.

    How to do it

    The Good Morning exercise focuses on strengthening the muscles in your back and hamstrings. If you're new to this movement, it's safer to start with dumbbells rather than a barbell.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
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    8reps
    35lbs
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    8reps
    35lbs
    3
    8reps
    35lbs
  • 4. Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift

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    The Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift is a beginner-friendly exercise that focuses on strengthening your hamstrings and glutes. Using dumbbells can assist those with limited mobility and is an excellent way to prepare for barbell deadlifts.

    How to do it

    The Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift is a beginner-friendly exercise that focuses on strengthening your hamstrings and glutes. Using dumbbells can assist those with limited mobility and is an excellent way to prepare for barbell deadlifts.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
    1
    8reps
    20lbs
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    8reps
    20lbs
    3
    8reps
    20lbs
  • 5. Single Leg Romanian Deadlift

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    The Single Leg Romanian Deadlift is a variation of the Romanian Deadlift that targets your glutes and hamstrings. This exercise helps improve your balance, strength, and stability on both sides of your body, making it beneficial for other lower body workouts like squats and lunges.

    How to do it

    The Single Leg Romanian Deadlift is a variation of the Romanian Deadlift that targets your glutes and hamstrings. This exercise helps improve your balance, strength, and stability on both sides of your body, making it beneficial for other lower body workouts like squats and lunges.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
    1
    8reps
    17.5lbs
    2
    8reps
    17.5lbs
    3
    8reps
    17.5lbs
  • 6. Sumo Deadlift

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    The Sumo Deadlift is a variation of the standard Deadlift, focusing on strengthening the muscles in your back, hamstrings, and glutes. It’s a great exercise for enhancing leg strength and is suitable for beginners as part of their workout routine.

    How to do it

    The Sumo Deadlift is a variation of the standard Deadlift, focusing on strengthening the muscles in your back, hamstrings, and glutes. It’s a great exercise for enhancing leg strength and is suitable for beginners as part of their workout routine.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
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    8reps
    50lbs
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    8reps
    50lbs
    3
    8reps
    50lbs
  • 7. Landmine Romanian Deadlift

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    Landmine
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    The Landmine Romanian Deadlift is a beginner-friendly exercise that targets your hamstrings and glutes. It uses a landmine setup for added stability, making it easier to control the movement compared to traditional deadlifts.

    How to do it

    The Landmine Romanian Deadlift is a beginner-friendly exercise that targets your hamstrings and glutes. It uses a landmine setup for added stability, making it easier to control the movement compared to traditional deadlifts.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
    1
    8reps
    30lbs
    2
    8reps
    30lbs
    3
    8reps
    30lbs
  • 8. Landmine Single Leg Romanian Deadlift

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    Barbells

    The Landmine Single Leg Romanian Deadlift is a straightforward exercise focusing on the glutes and hamstrings. This variation on the traditional Romanian Deadlift helps improve strength, stability, and mobility on one leg, using a landmine for added stability.

    How to do it

    The Landmine Single Leg Romanian Deadlift is a straightforward exercise focusing on the glutes and hamstrings. This variation on the traditional Romanian Deadlift helps improve strength, stability, and mobility on one leg, using a landmine for added stability.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
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    8reps
    25lbs
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    8reps
    25lbs
    3
    8reps
    25lbs
  • 9. Romanian Deadlift to Shrug

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    The Romanian Deadlift to Shrug is an exercise that works your lower and upper back muscles. It strengthens the hamstrings and glutes while isolating the traps with a shoulder shrug, making it great for improving your posture and overall back strength.

    How to do it

    The Romanian Deadlift to Shrug is an exercise that works your lower and upper back muscles. It strengthens the hamstrings and glutes while isolating the traps with a shoulder shrug, making it great for improving your posture and overall back strength.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
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    8reps
    45lbs
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    8reps
    45lbs
    3
    8reps
    45lbs
  • 10. Romanian Deadlift to Bent-Over Row

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    The Romanian Deadlift to Bent-Over Row is a combined exercise that works your hamstrings, glutes, and upper back. This move strengthens your entire posterior chain while improving back muscle definition, making it great for beginners.

    How to do it

    The Romanian Deadlift to Bent-Over Row is a combined exercise that works your hamstrings, glutes, and upper back. This move strengthens your entire posterior chain while improving back muscle definition, making it great for beginners.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
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    8reps
    40lbs
    2
    8reps
    40lbs
    3
    8reps
    40lbs
  • 11. Deadlift to Calf Raise

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    The Deadlift to Calf Raise is a great exercise that combines lifting with calf strengthening. It works your hamstrings, glutes, and calves, helping to build lower body strength and improve balance.

    How to do it

    The Deadlift to Calf Raise is a great exercise that combines lifting with calf strengthening. It works your hamstrings, glutes, and calves, helping to build lower body strength and improve balance.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
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    8reps
    45lbs
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    8reps
    45lbs
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    8reps
    45lbs
  • 12. Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift to Shrug

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    The Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift to Shrug is a great exercise for strengthening your hamstrings, glutes, and upper back. It involves bending at the hips while holding dumbbells, then shrugging your shoulders at the top, giving you a full-body workout in one move.

    How to do it

    The Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift to Shrug is a great exercise for strengthening your hamstrings, glutes, and upper back. It involves bending at the hips while holding dumbbells, then shrugging your shoulders at the top, giving you a full-body workout in one move.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
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    8reps
    17.5lbs
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    8reps
    17.5lbs
    3
    8reps
    17.5lbs
  • 13. Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift to Bent Over Row

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    The Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift to Bent Over Row is a great exercise that works your hamstrings, glutes, and upper back. You lower the dumbbells by hinging at the hips, then pull them up towards your chest, which helps build strength and flexibility in both your lower and upper body.

    How to do it

    The Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift to Bent Over Row is a great exercise that works your hamstrings, glutes, and upper back. You lower the dumbbells by hinging at the hips, then pull them up towards your chest, which helps build strength and flexibility in both your lower and upper body.

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    8reps
    15lbs
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    8reps
    15lbs
    3
    8reps
    15lbs
  • 14. Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift to Calf Raise

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    The Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift to Calf Raise is a two-part exercise that strengthens your hamstrings, glutes, and calves. You'll bend at the hips to lower the dumbbells and then rise up onto your toes to work your calves, improving your overall leg strength and balance.

    How to do it

    The Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift to Calf Raise is a two-part exercise that strengthens your hamstrings, glutes, and calves. You'll bend at the hips to lower the dumbbells and then rise up onto your toes to work your calves, improving your overall leg strength and balance.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
    1
    8reps
    20lbs
    2
    8reps
    20lbs
    3
    8reps
    20lbs
  • 15. Dumbbell Good Morning

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    The Dumbbell Good Morning is a strength exercise that targets your hamstrings, glutes, and lower back. You hold a dumbbell either at your chest or on your shoulders while bending forward at the hips, then return to standing. This exercise helps improve posture and strengthen your back and legs.

    How to do it

    The Dumbbell Good Morning is a strength exercise that targets your hamstrings, glutes, and lower back. You hold a dumbbell either at your chest or on your shoulders while bending forward at the hips, then return to standing. This exercise helps improve posture and strengthen your back and legs.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
    1
    8reps
    17.5lbs
    2
    8reps
    17.5lbs
    3
    8reps
    17.5lbs

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