Instructions
Preparation
- Stand in machine with lower pads behind lower legs, upper
pads in front of thighs, and lever fulcrum between knees. Bend
over, placing forearms on pads, and grasp handles. Stand with
body weight shifted on foot of resting leg and raise foot of
exercising leg slightly off of floor or platform.
Execution
- Raise lever up by bending knee as high as possible. Return
lever until knee is straight. Repeat. Continue with opposite
leg.
Comments
- The bent-over posture decreases active
insufficiency of three of four heads of hamstring at completion
of knee flexion. Dorsal
flexion of ankle reduces active
insufficiency of Gastrocnemius allowing it to assist in knee
flexion. This exercise is variation of Standing
Leg Curl but is similar biomechanically to Kneeling
Leg Curl.
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Classification
Muscles
Target
Synergists
Stabilizers
Antagonist Stabilizers (see comment)
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