Lying Leg Curl

Danish: Liggende bencurl

Movement pattern

Knee flexion

Equipment

Selectorised / plate-loaded machine

Main muscles

Biceps femoris (long head), Biceps femoris (short head), Semimembranosus, Semitendinosus

Also works

Gastrocnemius

Stabilisers

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Muscle groups

Hamstrings

Level

Beginner

Type

Isolation, pull

Load

External load

Logged as

Reps

Related exercises

Alternatives: Glute-Ham Raise, Nordic Hamstring Curl, Seated Leg Curl

Opposing movement: Leg Extension, Single-Leg Leg Extension

Other names

German: Beinbeuger · Spanish: Curl femoral · French: Leg curl

Liftosaur: Leg Curl, Leverage Machine, Lying Leg Curl, Leverage Machine · wger: Leg Curl · free-exercise-db: Lying Leg Curls

Also called: Hamstring Curl, Hamstring Curl (Machine), Hamstring Curls, Hamstring Curls (Machine), Knee Flexion, Leg Curl, Leg Curl (Machine), Leg Curls, Leg Curls (Machine), Lying Hamstring Curl, Lying Hamstring Curls, Lying Knee Flexion…

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Exercise data: Exercise Knowledge Graph by Giovanni Degani, incl. wger contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0. Version 1.0.0. Adapted from the Exercise Knowledge Graph; licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Attribution and sources · Download the data (JSON)