Standing Leg Curls
Trains the hamstrings. You need a machine. None of our programs use it yet, but you can add it to any session you build.
Free to use. The app works out every weight and times your rest.
In the programs
None of our programs use Standing Leg Curls
It is in the app, so you can add it to any session and log it like anything else. It is just not written into one of our 50 free programs. If you want a hamstrings exercise that is, there are 11 on the Hamstrings page.
Muscles worked
What Standing Leg Curls trains
Technique
How to do Standing Leg Curls
- Stand facing the standing leg curl machine and position the back of one ankle against the roller pad. Hold the handles or frame for support and keep your torso upright.
- Keeping your thigh stationary, bend your knee to curl the roller pad up towards your glutes.
- Pause briefly at the top of the movement, squeezing your hamstring.
- Slowly lower your leg back to the starting position with control. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, then switch legs.
Form cues
Getting it right
- Keep your hips still and avoid swinging your torso to lift the weight.
- Curl and lower the pad slowly to maximize hamstring engagement.
- Exhale as you curl your leg up and inhale as you lower it back down.
- Keep your standing leg slightly bent to maintain balance and reduce knee strain.
Substitutes
Swap Standing Leg Curls for
The app's swap picker ranks these the same way: same muscles, similar movement, similar equipment.
Let the app run Standing Leg Curls for you
Durata picks the weight, times your rest and adds load when you earn it. That works on any of our 50 free programs, or on a session you put together yourself.