Exercise
Seated Band Hamstring Curl
Also known as: band leg curl, seated banded curl, resistance band leg curl
Seated Band Hamstring Curl is a isolation exercise for the hamstrings. Main target: semitendinosus & semimembranosus. Also works: biceps femoris. Equipment: bands.
Muscles worked
How to do it
- Secure a band close to the ground and place a bench a couple feet away from it.
- Seat yourself on the bench and secure the band behind your ankles, beginning with your legs straight. This will be your starting position.
- Flex the knees, bringing your feet towards the bench. You may need to lean back slightly to keep your feet from striking the floor.
- Pause at the completion of the movement, and then slowly return to the starting position.
Similar exercises
Band Stiff-Leg Deadlift
Bands
Semitendinosus & semimembranosus
Band Hip Abductions
Bands
Abductors
Hip Flexion with Band
Bands
Rectus femoris
Band Leg Extension
Bands
Quadriceps
Band Seated Hip Abduction
Bands
Abductors
Squats - With Bands
Bands
Vastus lateralisVastus medialisGluteus maximus
Alternatives with other equipment
Seated Leg Curl
Machine
Semitendinosus & semimembranosus
Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift
Dumbbell
Semitendinosus & semimembranosus
Smith Machine Good Morning
Smith machine
Semitendinosus & semimembranosus
Romanian Deadlift
Barbell
Biceps femorisSemitendinosus & semimembranosusGluteus maximus
Lying Hamstring
Other
Biceps femorisSemitendinosus & semimembranosus
Butt Lift (Bridge)
Bodyweight
Gluteus maximus
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