Exercise
Machine Kneeling Leg Curl
Also known as: lever kneeling leg curl, kneeling leg curl, single leg kneeling curl
Machine Kneeling Leg Curl is a isolation exercise for the hamstrings. Main target: biceps femoris. Also works: semitendinosus & semimembranosus and medial gastrocnemius. Equipment: machine.
Muscles worked
How to do it
- Set up in the kneeling leg curl machine with one knee on the pad and the working ankle under the roller.
- Grip the handles, keep your back flat, and curl the roller toward your glutes.
- Squeeze the hamstring at the top, then return slowly to the start.
- Finish the set and switch legs.
Similar exercises
Standing Leg Curl
Machine
Biceps femoris
Reverse Hyperextension
Machine
Biceps femoris
Glute Ham Raise
Machine
Biceps femoris
Lying Leg Curls
Machine
Biceps femorisSemitendinosus & semimembranosus
Seated Leg Curl
Machine
Semitendinosus & semimembranosus
Leg Extensions
Machine
Rectus femorisVastus lateralisVastus medialis
Alternatives with other equipment
Ball Leg Curl
Exercise ball
Biceps femoris
Floor Glute-Ham Raise
Bodyweight
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Platform Hamstring Slides
Other
Biceps femoris
Stiff-Legged Dumbbell Deadlift
Dumbbell
Biceps femoris
Alternating Hang Clean
Kettlebell
Biceps femoris
Hamstring-SMR
Foam roll
Biceps femoris
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