Bourne et al. (2015) found that the Nordic
hamstring curl produced preferentially higher semitendinosus EMG amplitude; but again, Zebis et al. (2013) did not report any preferential activation; Mendiguchia et al. (2013a) reported preferential biceps (short head) activation; and Ditroilo et al. (2013) reported that biceps femoris EMG amplitude exceeded maximum voluntary eccentric contraction levels by some margin.
Not exact matches
Oliver and Dougherty (2009b) compared the
hamstrings EMG amplitude
produced by the Razor
curl and the leg
curl.
Interestingly, the Nordic
curl produces greater increases in muscle fascicle length and preferential biceps femoris (short head) and semitendinosus hypertrophy compared to hip extension - based
hamstrings exercises (Bourne et al. 2016).
They found that the Razor
curl produced similar levels of
hamstring EMG amplitude to the leg
curl.
Oliver and Dougherty (2009a) investigated
hamstrings EMG amplitude in the Razor
curl, a variant of the Nordic
curl, and found that it
produced significant
hamstrings EMG amplitude.
Comparing
hamstring strain injury prevention and rehabilitation exercises, Orishimo & McHugh (2015) found that the supine sliding leg
curl (Slider)
produced greater gluteus maximus EMG amplitude during the eccentric phase than the standing elastic - band resisted hip extension, the standing trunk flexion (Glider) or the standing split (Diver).
Comparing the stiff - legged deadlift with the leg
curl and back squat, Wright et al. (1999) found that there was little difference between the stiff - legged deadlift and the leg
curl but both the stiff - legged deadlift and leg
curl produced greater
hamstrings muscle activity than the back squat.