Legs · TRX
Ring Leg Curl
How to do the ring leg curl, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- TRX
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Lie on your back and place your heels in the TRX foot cradles with your legs straight and hips lifted into a bridge. Keeping your hips up, dig your heels in and curl them toward your glutes by bending your knees, then extend back out under control.
- 1Your hamstrings contracting hard to curl the heels in
- 2Your hips staying lifted in a straight line throughout
- 3A stretch in the hamstrings as you extend back out
Common mistakes
- Letting your hips drop as you curl
- Rushing the return; control the straightening phase
- Hyperextending your lower back to keep the hips up
Muscles worked
The ring leg curl mainly works the hamstrings, with the glutes, calves, lower back, and lower abs assisting.
- HamstringsPrimary
- GlutesSupport
- CalvesSupport
- Lower BackSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- Upper AbsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
- QuadsMinor
Kovo programs the ring leg curl for you and tracks it every session.
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More hamstrings exercises
- How to do the deficit rdl
- 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.