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Seated Band Hamstring Curl

How to do the Seated Band Hamstring Curl with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.

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Primary muscles

Hamstrings

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Step by step

How to do the Seated Band Hamstring Curl

  1. 1

    Secure a band close to the ground and place a bench a couple feet away from it.

  2. 2

    Seat yourself on the bench and secure the band behind your ankles, beginning with your legs straight. This will be your starting position.

  3. 3

    Flex the knees, bringing your feet towards the bench. You may need to lean back slightly to keep your feet from striking the floor.

  4. 4

    Pause at the completion of the movement, and then slowly return to the starting position.

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Log it, see it on your body.

Every Seated Band Hamstring Curl set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your hamstrings volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.

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