Eccentryx / Exercise Atlas / legs

Seated leg curl

Knee aligned with pivot, thigh pad locked, toes relaxed.

Muscles

Primary
hamstrings
Supporting
None listed

Mechanics

Pattern
knee flexion
Equipment
machine
Geometry
Variable Range
Energy model
Glycolytic Pathway (10-90s)
Target feel
Hamstrings pull the pad down without hips lifting.
Progression
Add slow eccentric before adding stack weight.
Regression
Reduce range if cramping or hip lift appears.

Watch for

  • Seat set too far
  • Rushing the eccentric

Substitutions

  • Lying leg curl
  • Slider leg curl
  • Nordic curl
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