Standing Leg Curl

Technique

How to perform Standing Leg Curl

1. Adjust the standing leg-curl machine's support and roller positions to fit your height and leg length.
2. Stand on the nonworking foot and place the working thigh against its support, with the roller behind the lower leg just above the ankle.
3. Lean your torso onto the machine's support as its design requires, hold the handles and align the working knee with the machine's pivot.
4. Keep the working hip and thigh in position as you bend the knee to bring the heel upward.
5. Stop the curl before you need to lift the thigh or swing the torso.
6. Lower the roller under control by straightening the knee, then complete the set and adjust your stance to work the other leg.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Biceps Femoris, Semimembranosus, Semitendinosus.