Nordic Hamstring Curl

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Finish

How to do it

Anchor the ankles, keep hips extended, and lower the torso as slowly as you can before pushing back up.

Muscles worked

Primary: hamstrings · Also works: glutes, core

Equipment

No equipment

Common mistakes

• Breaking at the hips
• Dropping instead of resisting

Variations

• Band-assisted Nordic

Can't do this one? Swap it for

• Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift
• Glute Bridge

Take care: ABROFIT automatically removes this movement for anyone who has flagged a knee problem. If that's you, use one of the swaps above and speak to a physio before loading it.

Related exercises

• Conventional Deadlifthamstrings
• Dumbbell Romanian Deadlifthamstrings
• Downward-Facing Doghamstrings
• Seated Forward Foldhamstrings
• Lying Leg Curlhamstrings
• Single-Leg Romanian Deadlifthamstrings