Floor Leg Curl

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Floor leg curl.

The leg curl prevents force from the front destabilizing the knee. Press back up for 2 counts. Lie down with your back on the floor your knees bent and your heels resting on top of the bench. Arms back core sit with heels on wall at knee level palms on floor under shoulders fingers facing wall.

To perform this exercise you ll need some kind of elevated platform like a standard weight bench. The poor man s leg curl exercise strengthens most of your posterior chain including your hamstrings and glutes. This balance is important in aesthetics but primarily for injury preventions. Leg curls ensure complete balance between the front and back of your leg.

A lying leg curl is often done on a weight machine at the gym but you can duplicate the lower body exercise at home using only a dumbbell or a resistance band. Press into floor to lift hips a few inches. It can hyperextend the spine. 1 squeeze sliding leg curl these are just regular sliding leg curls done while squeezing something like a small foam roller or medicine ball between your knees.

Slider leg curl a set of sliders is a great addition to your home gym set up because you can use them for a variety of core crunching moves as well as machine free leg curls. The prone position of the lying leg curl along with the same mechanics applying to all the variations tends to hyperextend the spine as the torso hips or both rise off the bench. Bend elbows lowering body for 2 counts to hover 1 inch above floor as shown. The spine must remain neutral to protect the lower back.

The prime focus of this first class exercise is the strengthening of hamstrings and glute muscles. An isolation exercise leg curl is a crucial part of a workout session specifically for athletic individuals. They will have a. Here s what it should look like as demonstrated by eirinn dougherty.