Legs · Cable
Cable Standing Leg Curl
How to do the cable standing leg curl, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Cable
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Attach an ankle cuff to a low cable and stand facing the machine, holding the frame for balance. With a slight bend in your standing leg, curl the working heel up toward your glute by flexing your hamstring, then lower under control. Finish all reps, then switch legs.
- 1Feel your hamstring contract as you curl your heel toward your glute
- 2Keep your hips still and your standing leg steady
- 3Squeeze at the top, then lower slowly to feel the stretch
Common mistakes
- Do not swing your leg or use momentum to move the weight
- Do not let your hips rotate or your lower back arch
- Do not let the weight stack slam back down between reps
Muscles worked
The cable standing leg curl mainly works the hamstrings, with the calves and glutes assisting.
- HamstringsPrimary
- CalvesSupport
- GlutesSupport
- Lower AbsMinor
- QuadsMinor
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- How to do the leg swings
Last reviewed June 2026.