Hinges, bridges and glutes
Leg curl
Muscles worked: Hamstrings
How to do it
- Set up. On a lying leg-curl machine, line your knees up with the pivot and set the pad just above your heels; hold the handles. The picture shows the same movement on a flat bench with a light dumbbell held securely between the feet.
- Move. Curl your heels towards your bottom in a smooth movement, keeping your hips down on the pad.
- Finish. Return slowly until your legs are almost straight. Don't let the weight stack drop or bounce.
Common mistakes
- Lifting your hips off the pad.
- Swinging the weight up.
- Letting the stack crash down between reps.
Where it appears in the member plans
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