Seated Leg Curl
Step-by-step technique for Seated Leg Curl, an exercise for hamstrings using machine. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.
How to do it
- Sit in the machine with your ankles on top of the pad.
- Lock the thigh pad over your thighs.
- Bend your knees and curl the pad down underneath you.
- Lower back under control.
Coach tip: The seated version often gives a stronger hamstring stretch.
Muscles worked
Primary: Hamstrings
Secondary: Calves
Seated Leg Curl is a strength exercise that loads the hamstrings using machine. Log it in Frog Fitness to follow how the load develops over time.
At a glance
- Primary muscle
- Hamstrings
- Secondary
- Calves
- Equipment
- Machine
- Type
- Strength
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