Standing Leg Curls
Weight & Reps
Details
NameStanding Leg Curls
EquipmentMachine
Primary MuscleHamstrings
Auxiliary MusclesCalves
Instructions
- 1Select the appropriate weight on the machine.
- 2Stand upright, take hold of the handles for support, and position your right Achilles heel against the machine’s pad.
- 3Draw your shoulders back, brace your core, and inhale.
- 4Bend with control your leg until your ankle is slightly higher than your knee.
- 5Squeeze your hamstring muscle at the top and exhale.
- 6Extend with control your leg as you inhale.
- 7Once finished training one side, position your opposite Achilles heel against the pad and do the matching number of repetitions.