Instructions
- Adjust the seat and leg pad on the machine to fit your height and sit down with your back against the backrest.
- Place your legs under the leg pad and your feet on the foot platform.
- Engage your core muscles and grip the handles for stability.
- Bend your knees to curl the leg pad towards your buttocks, squeezing your hamstrings at the top of the movement.
- Slowly straighten your legs to return the leg pad to the starting position.
Categorisation
| Category: | Leg Curl |
| Typical discipline: | Bodybuilding |
| Type: | Secondary Isolation |
| Primary body segment: | Lower |
| Movement: | Pull |
Equipment
| Machine: | Seated Leg Curl Machine |
Muscles
| Primary: | Semitendinosus, Semimembranosus, Biceps Femoris |
| Secondary: | Gastrocnemius, Popliteus, Gracilis, Sartorius |
Bodyweight percentage lifted
| Male: | 7.1% |
| Female: | 7.4% |