lever kneeling leg curl

A upper legs exercise targeting the hamstrings, performed with leverage machine.

lever kneeling leg curl demonstration
lever kneeling leg curl β€” demonstration

Body part

Upper Legs

Equipment

Leverage Machine

Target muscles

Hamstrings

Secondary muscles

Glutes

How to do lever kneeling leg curl

  1. Adjust the machine to fit your body and select the desired weight.

  2. Kneel on the machine facing downwards, with your knees resting on the pad and your feet secured under the footpads.

  3. Grasp the handles or the sides of the machine for stability.

  4. Keeping your upper body stationary, exhale and curl your legs up towards your glutes by flexing your knees.

  5. Pause for a moment at the top of the movement, squeezing your hamstrings.

  6. Inhale and slowly lower your legs back to the starting position, fully extending your knees.

  7. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Hamstrings

Secondary

Glutes

Related exercises

All upper legs exercises β†’

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