Leg Curl - Standing

Recommendations: 2-3 Sets, 10-15 Reps, 80 Wght

Beginner Hamstrings Strength Standing Leg Curl Machine Pull Gym

Purpose: This exercise works the hamstring muscles at the back of the thigh.

Benefits: This exercise isolates the hamstring muscle group.

Position yourself in the standing leg curl machine with your body facing forward and bent at the waist. Place your right leg so that the lever pad is on the back of the leg just under the calf and the front of the right leg is on the machine pad. Your right leg should be straight and your toes pointing. Grasp the side handles. This is the starting position. Curl your right leg as high as possible by bending at the knee, without lifting the right leg from the pad. Keep your body stationary at all times. Exhale during this movement. Pause briefly. Slowly return the right leg to the starting position. Inhale during this movement. Repeat for the required number of repetitions. Position yourself in the standing leg curl machine with your body facing forward and bent at the waist. Place your left leg so that the lever pad is on the back of the leg just under the calf and the front of the left leg is on the machine pad. Your left leg should be straight and your toes pointing. Grasp the side handles. This is the starting position. Curl your left leg as high as possible by bending at the knee, without lifting the left leg from the pad. Keep your body stationary at all times. Exhale during this movement. Pause briefly. Slowly return the left leg to the starting position. Inhale during this movement. Repeat for the required number of repetitions.

The Hamstrings is a group of muscles responsible for flexing the knee. Some members of the hamstring group also straighten the hip. Sometimes the term "leg biceps" is used instead of hamstrings but the leg biceps is actually part of the hamstring group.