Nordic Hamstring Curl

Danish: Nordic hamstring curl

Movement pattern

Knee flexion

Equipment

Bodyweight

Main muscles

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

Also works

Gastrocnemius

Stabilisers

External abdominal oblique, Gluteus maximus, Internal abdominal oblique, Rectus abdominis, Transversus abdominis

Muscle groups

Hamstrings

Level

Advanced

Type

Isolation, pull

Load

Bodyweight

Logged as

Reps

Joint load

Knee: moderate

Related exercises

Alternatives: Glute-Ham Raise, Lying Leg Curl

Opposing movement: Sissy Squat

Other names

German: Nordic Curl · Spanish: Curl Nórdico · French: Nordic Curl

Liftosaur: Nordic Curl, Bodyweight · wger: Nordic Curl

Also called: Nordic Curl, Nordic Curls, Nordic Hamstring Curls, Nordics

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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)