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Nordic Hamstring Curl (Eccentric)
Exercise Details
- Equipment
- Bodyweight + partner/anchor
- Sets & Reps
- 3 sets × 5-8 reps · rest 2 min
- How to do it
- Kneeling with the ankles fixed; fall forward from head to knees in one straight line as slowly as possible (hamstrings brake the fall); catch with the hands and reset.
- Common mistakes
- Bending at the waist, free-falling down, greedy reps with broken form
Muscles Worked
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Romanian Deadlift · Leg Curl · Good Morning · Stiff-Leg Deadlift
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