The only problem with the "pushing the upper back into the seat" cue is, that if you bend forward to get a better hamstring stretch, you lose the back pad contact on most machines, since most gyms don't have angle adjustment.
I have always done my leg curls as shown, but there seems to be a bit of a trend amongst the 'stretch fraternity' to do their seated leg curls bent over in order to lengthen the hamstrings even further at the starting position. This prevents the cue to push the body into the backpad. On some of the videos a large portion of their hamstrings are dangling off the end of the bench which obviously compromises their ability to generate force.
So if you are pushing the upper back into the seat, how would you go around doing that if you try to lean forward(to get better strech)? Those two seem contradictory.
I didn't quite get the emphasis on pushing the pad down on the stretch position and back on the bottom. Where is the pad supposed to be headed instead of those directions exactly? It's not a free weight, it moves through a predetermined ROM, pushing this or that way makes no difference as all you're doing anyway is pushing the pad where it goes.
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The only problem with the "pushing the upper back into the seat" cue is, that if you bend forward to get a better hamstring stretch, you lose the back pad contact on most machines, since most gyms don't have angle adjustment.
You really dont need maximum strech, seated will be better then lying without bending forward too.
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I have always done my leg curls as shown, but there seems to be a bit of a trend amongst the 'stretch fraternity' to do their seated leg curls bent over in order to lengthen the hamstrings even further at the starting position. This prevents the cue to push the body into the backpad. On some of the videos a large portion of their hamstrings are dangling off the end of the bench which obviously compromises their ability to generate force.
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I maxed out all leg curl machines at my gym so now I have to do single leg.
this is why I just use the Hoist machine that moves during a rep. Also has the secondary pad below the knee, not above.
So if you are pushing the upper back into the seat, how would you go around doing that if you try to lean forward(to get better strech)? Those two seem contradictory.
If the back is secure on the back pad, then how are we supposed to lean forward and get more of an acute hip angle to create more stretch?
Have you seen the tehnogym seated leg curl machine? there is no "thigh pad" :/
What about the toes? Should they be pointed forward or bent back? What would be the difference?
I didn't quite get the emphasis on pushing the pad down on the stretch position and back on the bottom. Where is the pad supposed to be headed instead of those directions exactly? It's not a free weight, it moves through a predetermined ROM, pushing this or that way makes no difference as all you're doing anyway is pushing the pad where it goes.
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I see what you did there
Very nice