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Stretching ≠ solving hamstring tightness.
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💡 Feeling “tight hamstrings” doesn’t mean your hamstrings are short and need to be stretched. It means your system is expressing a strategy under load.
In this episode of the UHPC Podcast, Bill Hartman and Chris Wicus walk through why stretching often makes hamstring tightness worse — and what actually drives lasting change.
You’ll learn:
🔸 Why hamstring “tightness” is usually a protective output, not a length problem.
🔸 How anterior orientation and forward projection create false tension.
🔸 Why toe-touching improves on a ramp (and what that really tells you).
🔸 How to use shape change and pressure management to restore movement.
🔸 A 3-step sequence to reduce tension without pulling on tissue.
⚠️ This isn’t about flexibility. It’s about energy management and the ability to yield.
🧠 If this clicks, it’s because you’re finally hearing it from a system that sees the whole.
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⏱️ Chapters
0:00 — Understanding Hamstring Tightness
Bill and Chris break down why “tight hamstrings” aren’t about length but sensation — and how tension emerges from system strategy, not isolated muscle behavior.
5:53 — The Mechanics of Stretching
They dig into why stretching feels good temporarily but often reinforces compensatory patterns — and how to test whether you’re actually changing anything.
11:41 — Gravity Management and Body Positioning
Here’s where the real insight hits: how your relationship to the ground, orientation, and forward projection drive the sensation of tightness — and how tools like ramps help clarify position.
17:48 — Practical Strategies for Hamstring Relief
A three-step progression using foam rolling, positional breathing, and ramp toe-touches to resolve tension through shape change and delayed propulsion.
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