Ball Hip Up With Leg Curl
Additional tips for stability ball leg curl be careful not to press down into the floor with your head and neck.
Ball hip up with leg curl. Swiss ball hip raise and leg curl 1. Lift your hips off the ground. Lie faceup on the floor and place your heels on a swiss ball 2. Lie faceup on the floor arms out to the sides lower legs on a stability ball.
Each week include some type of focused knee flexion exercise such as a stability ball leg curl shown here single or double leg nordic hamstring curl or glute ham raise or leg curl. Lift one leg off the ball so that it s roughly perpendicular with the floor with the knee extended. If it is too difficult to balance. Push your hips up until your body forms a straight line from shoulders to knees then pull your heels toward.
Lift your hips off the ground forming a straight line from your feet to your shoulders. Without pausing pull your heels toward you and roll the ball as close as possible to your butt. Knee flexion and hip extension. Push your hips so that your body forms a straight line from your shoulders to your knees 3.
Step 2 lift one leg off the ball so that it s roughly perpendicular with the floor with the knee extended. The hip extension leg curl is the ultimate hamstrings exercise because it trains both functions of this powerful muscle group. Don t let your hips drop as knees bend. Keep your core muscles engaged all the time.
Step 2 roll the ball towards you bending your legs while simultaneously lifting your hips higher. Finish with your feet. Make sure the hips remain elevated throughout the entire movement. Lie supine on your back on a mat placing the backs of your lower legs and heels on the top.
Instructions lie on your back with your calves and the backs of your heels resting on a swiss ball. Progression step 1 lie on your back with your calves resting on a swiss ball.