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Isolation · Isolation
Nordic Hamstring Curl
Nordic Hamstring Curl is an isolation exercise that targets the hamstrings directly. Use a deliberate tempo and a full range of motion — momentum steals the tension this movement exists to create. Your glutes assist throughout, and the loaded stretch at long muscle length makes it a strong hypertrophy choice.
Primary muscles
Hamstrings
Secondary muscles
Glutes
Equipment
Bodyweight
Movement pattern
Isolation
Type
Isolation (single-joint)
Substitutions
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Lying Leg Curl
Same isolation pattern · also trains the hamstrings.
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Seated Leg Curl
Same isolation pattern · also trains the hamstrings.
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