Hamstring issue-position question

I've been tweaking my position on the bike to get more hamstring work,
and on my last ride, I was sore but mostly in my hamstring, which is a
good sign that it's working for me.

Surprisingly (for me), the adjustment that I made was to tilt the angle
of my seat back one notch, and it felt to me that my legs were not as
stretched out and I could engage my hamstrings more. One other side
affect was that it lowered my position so that I had to bend closer
towards the handlebars to be in the comfort zone of the saddle, which
wasn't a problem for me...

Good luck,
Toshi

John said:

Hi all.

I've got a good comfortable fit on my bike. Well within any of the "fit
theories" curently in use.

The only trouble I have is hamstring weakness. The last couple of seasons, I
end up strengthening my quads far more than my hams which leads to tightness
and knee pain. I've gone the doctor - physical therapist route and now just
manage it somewhat by working hard to strengthen my hamstrings with swiss
ball exercises. BOARING!

As far as I know, I'm the only person who has this trouble. I'm to the point
of tweaking my position to try to engage my hamstrings more while on the
bike by moving my seat forward.

Anyone have a similar situation? Any suggestions or experiences that helped?

Johny B.

What symptoms do you have that hamstring weaknesss is the problem?
Just the knees? I find my hamstrings shorten with riding and lead to
back pain unless I stretch them well.

try cut cardboard u shaped inserts in the shoes under your heels - the
shoes' heels cud be worn