news feed
Instructions
- Hold your trunk tight and keep your back straight
- Hold the dumbbells with your arms straight
- Keep your legs straight
- Lower the weights so they almost touch the floor
- Lift the dumbbells by almost fully extending your hips and straightening your body so you are fully upright
- Pull shoulders back at the peak of the lift
Muscles involved
- Gluteus maximus
- Erector spinae
- Adductor magnus
- Biceps femoris
- Semitendinosus
- Semimembranosus
[…] Leg curl - We move on to the back side of your leg, the hamstring. This exercise is meant to be done in a gym since you’re unlikely to have access to this machine at home. If you are doing this workout at home, you may want to substitute the Dead Lift here. It’s not quite as good for your hamstrings, but it’s very good nonetheless. Yes, even women can do the dead lift. I realize the name is a bit silly, but it actually refers to the fact that you’re lifting the weight up from a dead stop, without any help from your legs. Trust me, it’s a good exercise. […]
Pingback by The four day workout - Thursday, legs : 60 IN 3 — July 12, 2007 @ 3:34 pm