Crush Your Hamstrings and Glutes with the ValSlide Leg Curl

I don’t know about you, but the older I get, the more I’m looking to get maximum bang for my buck when in the gym.

And suffice it to say, the days of body part splits and hitting a single muscle-group during a training session are long gone!

So if I’m going to do a more “isolative” hamstring exercise, I’m going to find a way to integrate as many muscle groups as possible.

Now you might have seen a ValSlide leg curl performed at some point in the past, but I think I’ve got some subtle cues and tweaks here than can really crank up the intensity.

Let’s discuss….

Now that you’ve watched the video, here are a few key things to focus on:

  • Cue the exhale and set position of the rib cage and pelvis first.
  • Once in position, work to keep the belt buckle up and pelvis tipped back throughout.
  • Lower slowly and under control! Initially, it may help to only do the lowering/eccentric portion, put the hips down, and then reset at the top/starting position.

The big focus here isn’t just on the moving of the slides, but perhaps more importantly, on controlling the hips and pelvis.

Give this a shot the next time you’re in the gym – I guarantee you’re going to feel it the next day!

All the best,
MR

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