Slider Hamstring Curl
Also known as: Glider Hamstring Curl, Sliding Leg Curl, Towel Hamstring Curl, Slider Leg Curl, Sliding Hamstring Curl, Slide Leg Curl, Hamstring Slider Curl, Slider Hamstring Curls
Body region
Muscles
Main
Helps
Holds
Technique
- Lie on your back on a smooth floor with heels on sliders or a towel, knees bent.
- Lift the hips into a bridge so your body forms a line from shoulders to knees.
- Keeping the hips up, slide the heels away until the legs are almost straight.
- Pull the heels back toward your glutes by bending the knees, then repeat.
Cues
- Keep the hips high through the whole set.
- Slide out slowly; the lowering phase does most of the work.
- Press the heels down into the sliders.
Common mistakes
- Letting the hips drop to the floor as the legs straighten.
- Arching the lower back instead of squeezing the glutes.
- Moving so fast that the sliders shoot away.