The leg curl is an isolation exercise that targets the hamstrings by bending the knee against resistance, says Coates. 'It’s a key move for building strength and stability through the back of ...

I’m sick to death of the exercise by Day Two. The joy of leg curls was the ability to mix things up each day. I grabbed a set of ankle weights and did standing hamstring curls one day ...

what to read next The study he mentions, published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, concluded tha hamstring muscle size can be more effectively increased by seated than prone leg curl ...