Strength · Leg curl · Machine

Seated Leg Curl

Seated Leg Curl is a strength exercise on a machine that mainly works the hamstrings.

Animation of Seated Leg Curl

How to do it

  1. Knee joint in line with the machine's axis, thigh pad snug
  2. Pad just above the heels
  3. Curl the heels down and under the seat
  4. Let the legs straighten slowly

In Sets Ahead

Sets Ahead starts you on 3 sets of 10–15 reps with 1:15 rest. When every set reaches 15 reps, the weight goes up 2.5 kg, or 5 lb if you train in pounds.

Muscles worked

Mainly

  • Hamstrings

Log it in Sets Ahead

Sets Ahead works out your next set of seated leg curl, and every other lift, from your own numbers.

Test it before release

Similar exercises

The same movement, done another way: what the app suggests when you swap.

Den här övningen på svenska