Reverse Nordic curl

Bodyweight, feet anchored

Also called reverse nordic

Reverse Nordic curl, start position
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Kneel upright with the feet anchored and the body straight from knees to head. Lean back slowly, braking with the quads, then pull back up to vertical.

  1. Hips and knees in one line
  2. Lean back slowly, quads brake
  3. Return by squeezing the quads

Movement

Pattern
Knee extension
Type
Isolation, one joint moves
Sides
Both sides together
Equipment
None

Muscles worked

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

Lower body

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