Suspension hamstring curl

Sets, reps and RIR

Load is fixed, so progress by adding reps first, then by slowing the lowering phase, then by adding weight.

RIR means reps in reserve: how many you could still have done when you racked it. RIR 2 is two short of failure.

Muscles worked

Primary: Hamstrings.

Secondary: Glutes, Calves.

What it is called elsewhere

• Norsk Beincurl (slynge)
• Svenska Bencurl (slingtränare)
• Dansk Leg curl (slynge)
• Deutsch Beinbeugen (Schlingentrainer)
• Español Curl femoral en suspensión
• Italiano Leg curl in sospensione
• Português Flexora em suspensão
• Русский Сгибание ног в петлях
• Français Leg curl (sangles de suspension)

Related legs exercises

• Squat (barbell)
• Front squat
• Box squat
• Lunges (barbell)
• Hip thrust (barbell)
• Good morning

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