Lever lying leg curl

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Lever lying leg curl

Upper legs · Leverage machine

Target muscles

Hamstrings

Also works

Calves

How to do it

  1. 1Adjust the machine to fit your body and select the desired weight.
  2. 2Lie face down on the machine with your legs straight and your heels against the padded lever.
  3. 3Grasp the handles or the sides of the machine for stability.
  4. 4Keeping your upper body stationary, exhale and curl your legs up as far as possible without lifting your hips off the pad.
  5. 5Hold the contracted position for a brief pause as you squeeze your hamstrings.
  6. 6Inhale and slowly lower the lever back to the starting position.
  7. 7Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Exercise text from exercises-dataset by Hasan Emir Yıldırım, MIT License. Credits