Standing Hamstring Curls Workout

Standing Hamstring Curls Workout.............

Muscles worked: Hamstrings

Spotter Required: No

Minimum Equipment Required: Leg Curl Attachment to a bench press

The best equipment to use: Standing hamstring curl machine

Warm up: Warm up to perform a rate 15 to 20 reps with light to moderate weight

How often should this exercise: Standing hamstring curls can be added to each leg work or alternating with lying hamstring curls.

When should this exercise: a good isolation exercise for the thighs. If your leg workout for the week includes more content moves, such as barbell squats, hamstring curls to do that. If they do begin to tire first, and the muscles, it would allow the squatting on your performance, such as thighs this a great help. Do the major compound moves first, and then isolation exercises.

How the exercise: Stand in front of the bank and place the leg you are working in the leg system. It should be padded support just above the ankle and near your knees. Begin to increase the repetition by contraction of the Achilles tendon on the lower leg.

Shortly before 90 degrees, stop and hold for about half a second. To complete the repetition, lower leg near the start position but do not lock out your leg, always keep a slight bend in your leg pressure on the joints.

You must ensure that the weight is suitable for this exercise. Too heavy a weight results in the device immediately jumped back down after you lifted. This movement pushes the leg down virtually unchecked, the risk of a serious injury.

Mentality: As mentioned above, ensure that the appropriate weight for the exercise. This can be a long exercise, as you have your two or three sentences for each leg as you raise only one leg at a time. You must keep the total concentration, control your movement at any time. Focus is really the key to building strong and defined thighs.