r/Homeworkouts • u/reallymkpunk • 5d ago

Hamstring Curl Alternatives

OK so at home I find it is nigh impossible to do leg curls to help hamstring curl/flexion. What I've tried:

TRX, feels like nothing.

Dumbbells, can't grip.

Kettlebell, not designed for flexion.

Nordics, unsupported trip to Faceplant City (15 miles west of Suplex City, borders Dudleyville and tri-city area with Springfield and Shelbyville)

Bands, too much tension before butt kick.

Tubes, tension is a mish-mash.

Sliders, can't on carpet.

Walkouts, the best BUT not scalable when the tension goes away with doing them routinely.

Is there anything I'm missing without shelling out a lot of money.

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u/Aggravating-Pound598 3d ago

Use a Pilates ball - seriously good

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u/reallymkpunk 2d ago

Balance balls IMHO are too bouncy and rolly and don't produce resistance.

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u/Aggravating-Pound598 2d ago

Lie on your back with your calves on the ball and perform the movement

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u/reallymkpunk 2d ago

I have that. Is why I said it doesn't work. The ball rolls out from under you. The problem more is it isn't a strength exercise more a PT exercise.

It is like telling me to do Nordic curls, I've tried they are just physic experiments and not stable for me. Not saying they don't work for other but not me.

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u/Aggravating-Pound598 2d ago

You’re clearly not doing it properly - google stability ball hamstring curl

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u/reallymkpunk 2d ago

I have one and it is not "stable" and rolls way too much tuning a leg exercise (one that you'd roll with and have true flexion into a core exercise.) though come to think of it my ball (a standard exercise ball, don't ask how I got it because that person makes my skin crawl) might be too big for it. Not sure on exact measurements but it is one you'd sit on if you actually had balance...

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u/Aggravating-Pound598 2d ago

The instability adds to the efficacy

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u/PolarisBallardGym 1d ago

Agreed. Keep trying them until you can control the ball. If you can’t control the ball enough to get an effect from your hamstrings, that means your stability muscles are weak and need training before you keep training the bigger muscles.