You can do a hamstring curl with or without gym equipment. Some variations involve standing, sitting on a chair, or lying face-down on the floor. These muscles function together to bend your knee and ...

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This exercise strengthens the calves, hamstrings, glutes and spinal erectors (the muscles that stabilize the spine). Step 1: Lie flat on your back with a large exercise ball at your feet. Extend your ...

Oluseun Olufade, MD, is an Orthopedic Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Orthopedics at the Emory School of Medicine. Hamstring curls and Romanian deadlifts both strengthen the hamstrings, but they ...

Are you looking to train your hamstrings but need a leg curl machine alternative? While leg curl machines are generally considered one of the best ways to isolate the hamstrings, they aren’t ...

The squat is the gold standard leg exercise either done with weights, no weights, tubing, and/or weighted balls. The benefits are many—from sports skills improvements to maximize caloric expenditure.

Hamstring curls and Romanian deadlifts both strengthen the hamstrings, but they challenge the muscles in different ways. Beginners may benefit more from hamstring curls, while Romanian deadlifts are ...