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Also known as: Nordic hip hinge.

Technique

  1. Start in a kneeling position with your feet anchored under something sturdy or held by a partner.
  2. Bring your hips slightly in front of your knees, to create tension in your Hamstrings.
  3. Bend at the hips to bring your torso down to the floor, keeping the back straight.
  4. Come back to the starting position.

Form tips

  • Keep the hips slightly in front of your knees the whole time to create the expected stimulus on your Hamstrings.

Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Hamstrings

Secondary

  • Legs
  • Hip adductors
  • Pelvis
  • Semitendinosus
  • Semimembranosus
  • Biceps femoris (short)
  • Biceps femoris (long)

Equipment

Appears in

Calisthenics skills
Joint movements
trains stretches

Progressions

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Nordic curl

Advanced
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Seated leg curl

Beginner
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Banded hamstring curl standing

Novice
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Single-leg seated leg curl

Beginner
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Banded hamstring curl lying

Beginner
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Stability ball hamstring curl

Novice
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