Legs · Exercise Ball · Isolation · Beginner
Ball Leg Curl
PrimarySecondary
- Main muscles
- Hamstrings
- Also working
- Calves, Glutes
How to do it
- Begin on the floor laying on your back with your feet on top of the ball.
- Position the ball so that when your legs are extended your ankles are on top of the ball. This will be your starting position.
- Raise your hips off of the ground, keeping your weight on the shoulder blades and your feet.
- Flex the knees, pulling the ball as close to you as you can, contracting the hamstrings.
- After a brief pause, return to the starting position.
Swaps on other equipment
Each has the hamstrings as its main muscle and is also a pull, on a different piece of equipment.
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