Standing Cable Hamstring Curl

Guidelines

Standing Cable Hamstring Curl

Attach an ankle strap to the low pulley of a cable machine and place weight on the stack to prepare for the standing cable hamstring curl. 

To improve your range of motion, place a step or a block in front of the machine. 

With your left foot hanging off to the side, place the strap over your left ankle and place your right foot on the block. 

For stability, stand with your knee slightly bent and hold onto the machine with both hands. This is where everything begin.

Lift your left ankle slowly up behind you toward your buttocks while bending at the knee. 

Squeeze your hamstrings for a brief period of time while you raise your foot as high as is comfortable. 

Restart with the weight lowered gradually, then repeat for the desired number of reps.

Repeat with your right leg.

Advice

Throughout the exercise, try to keep your body as steady as possible and just move at the working leg’s knee joint. Select a weight that won’t cause you to jerk as you finish the exercise.

As you raise and drop the weight, maintain control. Keep the weight from falling to the stack. 

For extra intensity, pause at the top of the exercise and squeeze your hamstrings.

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