[AVFullBack32]

So everytime i do squats i get tis pain in my hamstrings. it's like a tendon or something and it just hurts like hell
does that mean i need to train those morE?

[cook82]

here is a good rule of thumb for life and bodybuilding. If you do something and it hurts.....dont do it!!! if it is causeing abnormal pain. what I mean by that pain other then normal muscle soreness then dont do it you can cause serious even perminent injury. People bodys are different then others fo instance when I do preachers I cant let my arm go all the way down it is too much stress for my tendons while other people can do it no problem. Also I have a bad rotator cuff on my right shoulder so I cant do arnold presses.

[compulut]

Have you suffered an injury? If not - How's your form? Do you ever stretch your hamstrings?

One of the reasons squats are so good, is because when properly performed, they hit like every muscle in the legs. I think everyone agrees that squats are a must.

In light of that, I would say, try stretching - serious stretching for the hamstrings to help lengthen them. Hold the stretch for at least 20 seconds each time, without bouncing. Slowly release your breath, allowing the stretch to go further. Do these everyday, and in time, you will have lengthened the hamstrings.

Once that is done, back off the squat weight some, and feel the squat's emphasis on the hams, the glutes, the quads, etc. Build the weight back up slowly, continueing your stretch routine (again, stretching every day, not just on leg day).

[AVFullBack32]

i almost never stretch is that why?

[Mygeeto]

yes that probbly is why. stretching is VERY important for a muscle group like hamstrings