Hamstring injuries, why? If you are on the hamstring merry go round, you need to slow down and work out where it is coming from. Posture would say you tend to stand on one leg, subsequently you turn one of your glutes off pre-disposing one of your hamstrings to be hamstrung. One side the glute does not work, as the primary hip extensor this means the secondary has to do the work of both. Good luck with that. On the other side it will be working more, predisposing it to tigh