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Leg Curl
Demonstration
3D animation · looped · Vital Animations
Exercise Details
- Equipment
- Prone/seated leg curl machine
- Sets & Reps
- 3-4 sets × 12-15 reps · rest 60-90 s
- How to do it
- Hips pinned to the pad; curl until the shins are vertical or slightly past, squeeze the hamstrings at the top, lower on a 3-second negative.
- Common mistakes
- Hips lifting off the pad, releasing too fast, partial range
Muscles Worked
Other Exercises for the Same Muscle
Romanian Deadlift · Nordic Hamstring Curl (Eccentric) · Good Morning · Stiff-Leg Deadlift
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