Legs
leg-curl
Stand tall with feet hip-width apart, hands on hips or a wall for balance. Shift weight slightly to one leg, keeping a soft bend in the knee.
- Equipment
- Gym Machine
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Focus Area
- Legs
- Injury risk
- Low
Primary muscles
- biceps femoris
- semitendinosus
- semimembranosus
Secondary muscles
- gluteus maximus
- gastrocnemius
- erector spinae
Target muscles
- legs
- glutes
How to perform
- 1
Stand tall with feet hip-width apart, hands on hips or a wall for balance.
- 2
Shift weight slightly to one leg, keeping a soft bend in the knee.
- 3
Slowly bend the knee of the free leg, bringing your heel towards your glutes.
- 4
Squeeze your hamstring at the top of the movement.
- 5
Control the leg as you slowly lower it back to the starting position.
- 6
Complete repetitions on one side before switching to the other leg.
Safety & form
Train smart. Read these notes before adding heavy load.
