Floor Hamstring Curls With Towel

Use the right leg to slide the foot out straight then pull it back in.

Floor hamstring curls with towel.

Repeat 15 20 repetitions then switch sides. This movement must be done on a low friction surface like a hardwood floor. To do this. When bending your knees your hamstrings will engage to roll the ball toward your body.

I ve done tons of hard hamstring exercises but single leg body curls may very well be the toughest of the lot even when just using bodyweight. Lie back and raise leg straight above maintaining grip on towel with both hands. Notice how she keeps her hips raised throughout the entire exercis. Lie on the floor.

It will target your hamstrings and it will also work your core and your glutes. As with the slider leg curl it works your hamstrings glutes and core. This movement is a lot like the slider leg curls we looked at above. Lift the hips up into bridge.

Position towel under middle of foot with hands grasping towel on both ends. For hamstring towel slides perform as above swapping out the slider for a towel. It took me a long time to progress to them and even when i could do regular sliding leg curls with 135 pounds on my hips i still couldn t even do one rep of these bad boys. To do a hamstring curl on the floor lie on your stomach with your hands in front of you slightly wider than your shoulders.

The hamstring curl with a ball uses a stability ball to lift your hips and legs off the floor. Keep your back. Performing towel hamstring curl. From this position lift one or both feet off the floor by bending your knees.

Switching up the hamstring curls above place a towel under only your right foot and keep your left foot flat on the floor in a bridge position. This exercise is also called the slick floor bridge curl and bodyweight hamstring curl since your bodyweight serves as the resistance for this movement. Lying swiss ball hamstring curls start lying on your back with the legs out straight resting your feet on the top of a swiss ball about six inches apart. The only difference is that you use a towel on a low friction floor.