Exercise technique

standing single leg curl

The standing single leg curl is a bodyweight exercise targeting the hamstrings and glutes. It involves balancing on one leg while curling the opposite heel toward the glutes, emphasizing hamstring activation and single-leg stability.

How do you perform this exercise?

  1. Stand with your feet hip-width apart and your hands on your hips.
  2. Shift your weight onto your left leg and lift your right foot off the ground, bending your knee.
  3. Slowly curl your right heel towards your glutes, squeezing your hamstring.
  4. Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your right foot back down to the starting position.
  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, then switch legs.

Which other muscles are involved?

Glutes.

How do you log your sets?

How do you track progressive overload?

Source: ExerciseDB catalogue and demonstration. Related movements are options to compare, not equivalent loads or a prescribed progression.

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