Progression ladder for the Standing Leg Curl

Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.

Easier and harder steps around the Standing Leg Curl

These are the substitutes for the Standing Leg Curl, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.

Easier steps

Nothing in the substitutes for the Standing Leg Curl scores easier than it.

Where you are now

Standing Leg Curl

Standing Leg Curl

  • Beginner
  • Machine
  • Hamstrings

Harder steps (6)

  1. Lying Leg Curls

    Lying Leg Curls

    • Intermediate
    • Machine
    • Hamstrings
  2. Lever Lying Leg Curl

    • Intermediate
    • Lever
    • Hamstrings
  3. Lever Kneeling Leg Curl

    • Intermediate
    • Lever
    • Hamstrings
  4. Linear Acceleration Wall Drill

    Linear Acceleration Wall Drill

    • Intermediate
    • Bodyweight
    • Hamstrings
  5. Lever Lying Two-one Leg Curl

    • Intermediate
    • Lever
    • Hamstrings
  6. Smith Machine Stiff-legged Deadlift

    Smith Machine Stiff-legged Deadlift

    • Intermediate
    • Smith-machine
    • Hamstrings

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