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Strength exercise

Enhanced-Eccentric Lying Leg Curl

How to do it

  1. Set up in a lying leg curl machine.
  2. Curl both legs up to lift the weight concentrically.
  3. Lower the weight slowly using only one leg for the eccentric phase.
  4. Alternate the single-leg eccentric between reps.
  5. Use a 3-5 second eccentric lowering tempo.
  6. Focus on squeezing your hamstrings throughout the movement.

Muscles worked

Biceps FemorisTwo-headed hamstring muscle responsible for knee flexion and hip extension. All Biceps Femoris exercises

Related Hamstrings exercises

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Type
Strength
Equipment
Lying Leg Curl Machine
Primary muscles
Biceps Femoris
Measured in
Reps and weight