Leg Curl Exercise Video

Exercise Instructions:

The lying leg curl is a great exercise to isolate the hamstrings. Setup for the leg curl by selecting the weight you want to use on the stack and adjusting the padding to suit your leg length. Lay face down on the machine as shown in the video above. The padding should be positioned just above the back of your ankles. If it's higher than that, adjust the length. Tension the hamstrings by taking the weight slightly off the stack. This is the starting position for the exercise. Squeeze the hamstrings are curl the weight up as far as possible. Squeeze the hamstring hard, then slowly lower the weight back to the starting position. Repeat for desired reps.

Tips & Advice:

Common mistakes with the leg curl are moving the weight up and down too fast and not using a full range of motion. Always control the weight throughout the set, don't use momentum to move the weight up, and don't allow it to drop back down quickly. And always use a full range of motion by curling the weight up as far as possible and lowering it as far as possible without the weight dropping on the stack.

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5. Hack Squat
6. One Leg Hack Squat
7. Narrow Hack Squat
8. Wide hack Squat
9. Reverse hack Squat
10. Single Leg Curl
11. Smith Machine Squat
12. Narrow Smith Machine Squat
13. Wide Smith Machine Squat
14. Smith Machine Squat To Bench
15. Feet Forward Smith Machine Squat
16. Smith Machine Zercher Squat
17. Smith Machine One Leg Squat
18. Smith Machine Front Squat
19. Smith Machine Lunge
20. Smith Machine Deadlift
21. Smith Machine Stiff Leg Deadlift

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