Sentences with phrase «prone leg curl»

Comparing the Romanian deadlift with various other exercises, McAllister et al. (2014) reported that gastrocnemius muscle activity was higher in the Romanian deadlift than in the prone leg curl but similar in the Romanian deadlift and both glute - ham and good morning exercises.

The erector spinae displayed highest muscle activity in the gute - ham raise, followed by the prone leg curl, Romanian deadlift and good morning.

Additionally, isolation exercises such as the glute - ham raise and prone leg curl appear to be effective (and in some cases) superior exercises for producing high levels of erector spinae muscle activity compared with some other isolation and compound exercises.

McAllister et al. (2014) compared gluteus medius EMG activity during the glute - ham raise, good morning, Romanian deadlift (RDL), and prone leg curl, which are primarily hamstrings exercises.

In contrast, they also found that EMG amplitude was greater at with reduced hip angle in the supine slide - board curl, prone leg curl, Nordic curl, 1 - leg glute bridge, horizontal back extension, and back extension.

They reported that the gastrocnemius muscle activity was higher during the Romanian deadlift compared to the prone leg curl but similar in the Romanian deadlift and both glute - ham raise and good morning exercise.

The big difference between the seated leg curl and the prone leg curl is the position of the hips.

Not exact matches

front squat 2 x 6 - 8 seated knee extension 2 x 10 - 15 leg curl — either seated or supine 1 x 10 - 15 prone dumbbell row on high bench 2 x 8 - 12 parallel bar dip 1 x 8 - 12 barbell row 1 x 8 - 12 French press with EZ bar on decline bench 1 x 8 - 12 standing biceps curl with straight bar and narrow grip 1 x 8 - 12 crunch 1 x 15 - 20 incline reverse crunch with hip lift 1 x 19 - 15 back extension 1 x failure (start with just one rep and slowly work up to fifty) 4 - way neck work with towel 15 sec.

A few exercises to help this are eccentric hamstring leans, glute ham raises, Nordic leg curl, prone, standing and kneeling leg curls.

Upper rectus abdominis muscle activity was higher in the Swiss ball roll out and prone jack knife and bent - leg curl up than in the Swiss ball prone knee - tuck, Swiss ball knee - tuck with rotation, and the bent - leg sit up.

So, as you probably know, most of the gyms have leg curl machines, some of them require you to lie prone, but if you're not working out at the gym and you're performing the leg workout routine at home, there are plenty of ways you can perform this exercise with the help of resistance band or a dumbbell.