Your hamstrings are the massive group of muscles that make up the back of your thighs. They are also a major contributor to your deadlift strength. The type of deadlift you choose will dictate how much contribution your hamstrings should have to the movement. For example, a straight leg deadlift biases the hamstrings more than a regular deadlift. However with any type of deadlift, it is fairly easy to overload the hamstrings and cause an injury. Often this pain happens at the proximal hamstring tendon where it attaches to your ischial tuberosity (those little bones you sit on). If you are experiencing pain either from or during deadlifts, high up the back of your thigh near where your thigh meets your butt, this video is for you.
In the next video I will have a guest, coach Shayne Miller, discuss deadlift technique to help you fix your deadlift problems.
