Self assisted inverse leg curl

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Self assisted inverse leg curl

Upper legs · Body weight

Target muscles

Hamstrings

Also works

GlutesCalves

How to do it

  1. 1Lie face down on a leg curl machine with your legs extended and your ankles hooked under the padded lever.
  2. 2Place your hands on the side handles of the machine for support.
  3. 3Keeping your upper body stationary, exhale and curl your legs upward as far as possible.
  4. 4Hold the contracted position for a brief pause as you squeeze your hamstrings.
  5. 5Slowly lower your legs back to the starting position while inhaling.
  6. 6Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

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