Hey Workout Equipment! I have a question for you guys about doing leg curls. I lift in my basement so I don't have much room and I wanted to see if there was anything I could place around my ankles to use plates for leg curls. I figured I could just lay down flat on the bench once I figure out how to get the plates around my ankles.
Thanks guys!
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11-02-2013, 12:45 PM #1Registered User
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Leg Curl Alternative
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11-02-2013, 12:50 PM #2Equipment Geek Mod
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Leg curls are a hamstring exercise. There are many others.
I suggest either Straight legged deadlifts or Romanian deadlifts.[]---[] Equipment Crew Member No. 11
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11-02-2013, 02:15 PM #3Bootless Errand
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If you have some dumbbells, try these; they're actually much more difficult than they look, and will really work your hams from the knee:Originally Posted by basedslayer
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11-02-2013, 02:25 PM #4Equipment Geek Mod
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I tried those once. They sucked. By which I mean they really hurt, I couldn't do much weight and the left my hamstrings fried.
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11-02-2013, 02:33 PM #5York Man
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So. . . . that was a good thing, right?Originally Posted by Wildtim
You need a good rack, a bench, and a 300-lb Olympic weight set. Now, what was your question?
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11-02-2013, 02:42 PM #6The Gougefather
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Originally Posted by ironwill2008
This^^^ is the kind of info that makes this place great.
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11-02-2013, 02:54 PM #7Equipment Geek Mod
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LOL yep.Originally Posted by AttyGuy
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11-02-2013, 02:56 PM #8Registered User
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Mmmm.....fried ham......
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Agree with Stasher1. Reps for something I have not seen before and can't wait to try next leg day.Originally Posted by ironwill2008
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11-02-2013, 08:56 PM #10Registered User
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Wow thanks guy, I'll give those a try on my next leg session. Look awesome.Originally Posted by ironwill2008
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11-03-2013, 08:39 AM #11Registered User
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And I'll remention the Romanian deadlifts that Wildtim mentioned. I can definitely feel those in my hamstrings, both during the workout and after. I'm actually doing those instead of GHRs at the moment, which isn't to badmouth GHRs at all; I'm just mixing it up (and doing some additional lower back exercising at the same time). RDLs and those lying leg curl things probably would complement each other well since one's mostly hitting the hip side, and the other the knee side, and you want to hit both if I understand correctly (I'm not exactly an exercise expert).Originally Posted by basedslayer
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