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Isolation · Isolation
Seated Leg Curl
Seated Leg Curl isolates the hamstrings with minimal help from other muscles. Control the lowering phase, work through a full range of motion, and pick a load you can move without body English. It loads the target muscle in a deep stretched position, which makes it a strong hypertrophy choice.
Primary muscles
Hamstrings
Secondary muscles
None to speak of
Equipment
Machine
Movement pattern
Isolation
Type
Isolation (single-joint)
Substitutions
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Lying Leg Curl
Same isolation pattern · also trains the hamstrings.
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Romanian Deadlift
Also trains the hamstrings.
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Nordic Hamstring Curl
Same isolation pattern · also trains the hamstrings.
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