Nordic Curl: how to do it and form tips

An advanced bodyweight hamstring exercise where you lower your body from kneeling with only your hamstrings controlling the descent. Exceptional for hamstring strength and injury prevention.

Form tips

  1. Anchor your ankles under a pad or have a partner hold them.
  2. Lower your body as slowly as possible by extending at the knee.
  3. Use your hands to catch yourself at the bottom and push back up.
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