Exercise

Slider Hamstring Curl

Also known as: single leg platform slide, slider leg curl, sliding hamstring curl, towel hamstring curl

Slider Hamstring Curl is a isolation exercise for the hamstrings. Main target: biceps femoris. Also works: semitendinosus & semimembranosus, gluteus maximus and lower abs. Equipment: other.

EquipmentOther
TypeIsolation
MovementPull
CategoryStrength

Muscles worked

How to do it

  1. Lie on your back with your heels on sliders (or towels on a smooth floor), knees bent, hips lifted into a bridge.
  2. Slowly slide your heels away from you, extending the legs while keeping the hips off the floor.
  3. Pull the heels back toward your glutes, curling with the hamstrings, and return to the bridge.

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Platform Hamstring Slides
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Box Skip
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Alternatives with other equipment

Ball Leg Curl
Exercise ball
Biceps femoris
Floor Glute-Ham Raise
Bodyweight
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Standing Leg Curl
Machine
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Stiff-Legged Dumbbell Deadlift
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Alternating Hang Clean
Kettlebell
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Hamstring-SMR
Foam roll
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