Standing leg curl machine

Standing leg curl machine

Also called standing hamstring curl

Standing leg curl machine, start positionStanding leg curl machine, end position
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Stand on one leg in a standing leg curl machine with the pad just above the back of the ankle. Curl the heel toward the glutes, then lower slowly.

  1. Hips pressed to the pad
  2. Curl the heel toward the glutes
  3. Slow lowering through the stretch

Movement

Pattern
Knee flexion
Type
Isolation, one joint moves
Sides
One side at a time
Equipment
Standing leg curl machine

Muscles worked

Main movers get full credit for a set, helpers half.

Lower body

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