Classification
| Utility: | Basic |
| Mechanics: | Isolated |
| Force: | Pull |
Instructions
Preparation
Facing bench, stand between bench and lever pads. Lie prone on bench with knees just beyond edge of bench and lower legs under lever pads. Grasp handles.
Execution
Raise lever pad to back of thighs by flexing knees. Lower lever pads until knees are straight. Repeat.
Comments
Keep torso on bench to reduce hyperextension of lower back. Most machines are angled at user's hip to position hamstring in more favorable mechanical position. If this angle is sharp (as shown), Rectus Femoris is less likely involved as Antagonist Stabilizer. Dorsal flexion of ankle reduces active insufficiency of Gastrocnemius allowing it to assist in knee flexion. See Knee flexion abduction force vector diagram.
