Lying Leg Curl (Single Leg)

How to do it

1. Adjust the machine so its joint lines up with your knee.
2. Lie face down with the pad on the back of your shin just above the heel and hold the handles.
3. Curl the working leg as far as you can, keeping your hips pressed into the pad.
4. Lower slowly, finish your reps, then switch legs.

Key cues

• Machine joint in line with the knee
• Pad just above the heel
• Hips pressed into the pad
• Curl as far as possible
• Lower slowly

Common mistakes

• Knee out of line with the machine joint
• Lifting the hips off the pad
• Cutting the curl short
• Dropping the weight back down

Muscles worked

Primary

Hamstrings

Equipment

Lying leg curl machine.

Variations

• Lying Leg Curl (Machine)

  Machine · Hamstrings · Isolation

References

1. StrengthLog: One-Legged Lying Leg Curl
2. BarBend: Lying Leg Curl