Legs · Leverage Machine
Lever Seated One Leg Curl
How to do the lever seated one leg curl, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Leverage Machine
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Sit in a leg curl machine and set the pad against the back of one lower leg. Curl that heel toward your glute, squeezing the hamstring, then lower under control and repeat before switching legs.
- 1Feel the hamstring of the working leg contract as you curl the pad toward
- 2your glute
- 3Keep your hip pressed into the seat so the leg does the work
- 4Squeeze hard at the bottom, then control the return for a full stretch
Common mistakes
- Do not lift your hip off the seat or twist to help the rep
- Avoid swinging the weight or letting the pad slam back
- Do not cut the range short; curl through the full motion
Muscles worked
The lever seated one leg curl mainly works the hamstrings, with the calves and glutes assisting.
- HamstringsPrimary
- CalvesSupport
- GlutesSupport
- QuadsMinor
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- How to do the leg swings
Last reviewed June 2026.