Lying Leg Curl

How To Do A Lying Leg Curl Correctly

The Lying Leg Curl is an excellent isolation exercise that primarily targets the hamstrings.

To get started:

1. Lie face down on a lying leg curl machine with the leg pad just below your calf muscles.
2. Grip the handles with your hands and really press your hips into the pad as you don’t want your hips rising during the curling of the weight.
3. With your feet flexed, meaning your toes are curled towards your shins, initiate the hamstrings to begin curling the weight towards your glutes.
4. Squeeze at the top position, then under control, point your toes away, then slowly lower the weight.
5. Once again, raise the weight with feet flexed, and lower the weight with toes pointed, to really isolate the hamstrings by removing the muscles in the calves from helping with the lift.
6. Repeat.

Primary Muscles Worked

Others Leg Curl Variations

• Single Leg Lying Leg Curl
• Swiss Ball Leg Curl
• Single Leg Swiss Ball Leg Curl
• Single Leg Seated Leg Curl
• Bodyweight Single Leg Curl
• Standing Single Leg Curl