How to do the Seated Leg Curl
Step by step
- Sit on the machine with the pad on the backs of your lower legs and the thigh pad snug.
- Line your knees up with the machine's pivot and hold the handles.
- Curl your heels down and back under the seat by bending your knees.
- Squeeze the hamstrings at the fully bent position.
- Let the pad rise slowly back to the start under control.
The thing people get wrong
Keep your thighs pinned under the pad and control the return - do not let the weight yank your legs back up between reps.
Coaching cue
Drive the pad down and squeeze the hamstrings at the bottom.
Muscles worked
- Primary: Hamstrings
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