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machine isolation Activity intensity • Moderate
✓ knee safe
✓ shoulder safe
✓ lower back safe
✓ wrist safe
Seated Machine Leg Curl
Primary Muscles: hamstrings
Secondary Stabilisers: calves
DEFAULT REP RANGE
10-15 reps
INTERVAL REST TARGET
75s
DIFFICULTY
beginner
Biomechanical Coaching Cues
- Lock the thigh pad tightly over your quads to hold your hips flexed (maximising hamstring stretch).
- Curl your heels all the way under the seat and pause for 1 second.
- Control the eccentric phase over 2 to 3 seconds into a full stretch.
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