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Single-leg seated leg curl

A isolation exercise for the hamstrings, with help from the calves. Equipment: leg curl machine.

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How to do it

  1. Setup: Sit in the curl machine with the pad behind one ankle.
  2. Curl the heel down and under
  3. Let it back up slowly

Muscles worked

Single-leg seated leg curl: 3D figure mid-rep with the hamstrings highlighted

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