Legs · Leverage Machine
Plate Loaded Lever Standing Single Leg Curl
How to do the plate loaded lever standing single leg curl, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Leverage Machine
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Stand at the plate-loaded leverage curl machine with one leg braced and the other behind the pad. Curl your heel toward your glute by contracting the hamstring, squeeze at the top, then lower slowly. Finish all reps, then switch legs.
- 1A strong hamstring contraction as you curl the heel toward your glute
- 2A squeeze at the top, then a slow stretch on the way down
- 3Your standing leg stable and your hips square
Common mistakes
- Swinging the leg up with momentum
- Letting your hips rock or your lower back arch
- Cutting the range short instead of curling through full contraction
Muscles worked
The plate loaded lever standing single leg curl mainly works the hamstrings, with the calves and glutes assisting.
- HamstringsPrimary
- CalvesSupport
- GlutesSupport
- Lower AbsMinor
- QuadsMinor
Kovo programs the plate loaded lever standing single leg curl for you and tracks it every session.
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More hamstrings exercises
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- How to do the leg curl
- How to do the dumbbell rdl
- How to do the glute ham raise
- How to do the jefferson curl
- How to do the leg swings
Last reviewed June 2026.