Lever Seated Leg Curl
A seated machine hamstring exercise where you bend your knees to pull a padded lever downward.
Secondary muscles
How to do it
- Adjust the seat and pad so your knees line up with the machine’s pivot point.
- Sit back against the pad and place your lower legs under the roller just above your ankles.
- Grip the handles and keep your thighs pressed into the seat.
- Curl the pad down by bending your knees until your heels move toward the floor.
- Pause briefly and squeeze your hamstrings at the bottom.
- Lower the pad back up with control until your knees are nearly straight.
Form cues
- Keep hips glued down
- Curl through the heels
- Move only at knees
- Lower with control
Common mistakes
- Lifting the hips off the seat during the curl.
- Using momentum and swinging the pad through the rep.
- Letting the knees fully lock out at the top.
- Setting the pad too high on the calves instead of above the ankles.
Breathing
Exhale as you curl the pad down, and inhale as you return it to the starting position.
