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STANDING LEG CURLS:

Muscles worked:
Hamstrings
Instructions:
  • Stand so that your Achilles Tendon (above heel/below calf) is in the middle of the roller pads.
  • Hold on to the bars ahead of you while keeping your back straight and abdominals tight.
  • Slowly raise one foot at a time by lifting your foot upwards, towards your buttocks to a 90 degree angle while contracting your hamstrings. Hold this position for a split second.
  • Return to starting position in a slow, controlled manner.
Don'ts:
  • Don't use momentum (jerking) to get the weight up.
  • Don't bend or arch your back in order to get the weight up. Stand up straight with good posture and keep abdominals tight.
  • Don't rest very long between alternating legs. One set constitutes separately working both legs. There is no reason to rest too long between sets (when
  • one set of right and left leg has been completed), because the alternate leg has had a natural rest.
Alternate exercises:
Note:
  • Do a full set with one leg and then switch to the other leg for a full set--don't alternate each repetition.


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