JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================<K" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?Rǖq0UtLDA p{֞J .|d`gwZ|Z늖rG]h.mi$ă$ucVCʦfkJ+2Gt}:0k&Im}| =tLzйzq~UJqfU\ : w@ֵ: `HVy\HHiq_J%k | 5u8.xg]לȾ^T>_3zXoJo-` y57tt4wK8P)d[f1}>gg0O,k)$ihof the Hamstring muscles and tendons.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> <P>The Hamstrings consist of three powerful muscles in the back of the upper thigh: the Biceps Femoris, the Semitendinosus and the Semimembranosus.&nbsp; The following six exercises described in this article are part of the standard BFS Program and they have proven to be highly effective in preventing Hamstring injuries.&nbsp; I believe if an athlete were to do these exercises all year long with great technique, then he/she could expect to be Hamstring injury free!</P> <P><STRONG><U>LEG CURLS:</U> </STRONG>This exercise is perhaps the most common one done by athletes to strengthen the Hamstrings.&nbsp; However, just doing Leg Curls is not the entire answer for Hamstring injury prevention.&nbsp; Far from it.&nbsp; They are done twice per week with two to three sets of ten repetitions.&nbsp; Jerking is prohibited.&nbsp; Leg Curls should be done in a slow and controlled manner.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <STRONG>STATUS:</STRONG> An Auxiliary E