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Lying Leg Curl

How to do it step by step, and the muscles it works.

Body part
Legs
Equipment
Machine
Type
Isolation
  1. Lying Leg Curl, position 1 of 2Position 1 of 2
  2. Lying Leg Curl, position 2 of 2Position 2 of 2
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How to do it

  1. Lie face down with your knees just off the end of the bench, lined up with the machine's pivot.
  2. Set the pad on the back of your lower legs, just above your heels, and hold the handles.
  3. Curl your heels toward your glutes as far as you can while keeping your hips pressed into the bench.
  4. Lower the weight slowly until your legs are almost straight.

Warm up first and pick a weight you can control through the whole movement. Stop if something hurts.

Muscles worked

Also known as

Prone Leg Curl · Lying Hamstring Curl · Lying Leg Curl Machine · Lying Leg Curl (Machine)

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