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Where are your hamstring muscles?

At the back of your thigh.

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  1. Back of your thigh ✔
  2. Front of your shin
  3. Side of your hip

Why: Your hamstrings are skeletal muscles at the back of your thigh. You use them to walk, climb stairs and do squats, and they bend your knee.

Huh, didn't know that: There are three hamstring muscles: biceps femoris, semitendinosus and semimembranosus.

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Why did the pig join the gym? To work on its hamstrings.
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References

Answer: Back of your thigh. Your hamstrings are skeletal muscles at the back of your thigh. You use them to walk, climb stairs and do squats, and they bend your knee.

  1. Cleveland Clinic: Hamstring Muscles my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/21904-hamstring-muscles
    Your hamstring muscles are skeletal muscles at the back of your thigh.
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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