Not all gym machines are created equal. In fact, some of them do more harm than good—including the hamstring curl machine. In many cases, machines lock your body into fixed positions that don’t ...

Alternative name: Lying leg curls. Lie face down on a lying-leg-curl machine with your legs fully extended. The pads should rest on the back of your ankles. Grip onto the handholds. Bend your knees, ...

There are numerous exercises to target the hamstrings, but one that trains this muscle in its role to bend the knee is the hamstring curl. There are a variety of machines available that load up the ...

Sit in a leg curl machine with your heels against the lower pad and the upper pad against your thighs. Bend at the knee to pull the pad down as far as possible then return to the start position.

When it comes to lower-body exercises, big compound movements like squats and lunges may be where our thoughts initially turn for building general strength. But leg curls can be a much-needed addition ...