Standing Leg Curl

Danish: Stående 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

Erector spinae, External abdominal oblique, Internal abdominal oblique, Rectus abdominis, Transversus abdominis

Muscle groups

Hamstrings

Level

Beginner

Type

Isolation, pull

Load

External load

Logged as

Reps

Related exercises

Belongs to: Lying Leg Curl

Alternatives: Seated Leg Curl

Variation of: Lying Leg Curl

Opposing movement: Leg Extension, Single-Leg Leg Extension

Other names

German: Beinbeuger Stehend

wger: Leg Curls (standing) · free-exercise-db: Standing Leg Curl

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

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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)