Lying Leg Curl

The lying leg curl is an isolated exercise for your hamstrings.

 

Muscles Used

Primary Muscles
  • Hamstrings (Rear Thigh)
Secondary Muscles
  • Gastrocnemius (Calf)
  • Sartorius (Inner thigh)
  • Gracilis (Inner thigh)
Stabilizer Muscles
  • Tibialis Anterior (Shin)
  • Iliopsoas (Hip)
  • Tensor Fasciae Latae (Hip)

 

How to perform the lying leg curl

Technique
  1. Lie face down on the leg curl machine with your heels tucked under the roller pads
  2. Grab the side handles for support
  3. Lift the weight up until your legs are fully curled
  4. Pause for a second
  5. Return to starting position
  6. Repeat steps 3 & 5 until you've repeated the desired number of reps
Number of Reps For building muscle size: 3 sets of between 6 - 8 reps. For muscle tone: 3 sets of between 12 - 15 reps.

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