Male

Cable Standing Leg Curl

Muscles involved

Unilateral training with the Cable Standing Leg Curl offers serious athletic benefits that fixed gym machines simply cannot replicate. Standing upright in front of the machine while attached to the cable forces each leg to carry its own load, isolating your hamstrings while your standing leg works overtime to maintain total stability. This single-leg control carries over directly into better sprinting, quick deceleration, and jumping mechanics, all while evening out strength imbalances. Building hamstrings this way gives you strong, resilient joints and an athletic posture that holds up under pressure.

How to do it

1. Stand facing a cable machine with an attachment adjusted to your ankle. 2. Grip the machine with your hands to stabilize yourself. 3. Bend your knee, bringing your heel towards your glutes. 4. Extend your leg controllably to the starting position.

Equipment required

Máquina

Polea

Muscles worked

Tips

- Grip the machine firmly to maintain stability. - Bend your knee by contracting your hamstring, not using momentum. - Control the return to the starting position, resisting the cable's force.