Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago
Quality Nordic leg curls are hard to come by.
Most of the videos you see show athletes cranking into extreme lumbar and pelvic extension just to survive the rep, compensating for limited trunk and hamstring strength.
And if you’re a bigger guy like me your chances of performing clean, full-range Nordics are slim at best.
Traditional Nordic curls are great in theory. But in practice, most people can’t do them well or at all.
At MBSC, we’ve had a lot more success using:
• Nordic iso holds
• Eccentric-only drops
• Assisted Nordics
Lately, I’ve been experimenting with these iso Nordic hinges, and I really like them as a more practical option.
1️⃣ Find the furthest position you can control without losing torso alignment
2️⃣ Maintain ISO tension through the knees.
3️⃣ From there, hinge at the hips without losing trunk or pelvic position
You still challenge the hamstrings hard and develop posterior chain strength. But you do it in a way most people can actually execute well.
Quality Nordic leg curls are hard to come by.
Most of the videos you see show athletes cranking into extreme lumbar and pelvic extension just to survive the rep, compensating for limited trunk and hamstring strength.
And if you’re a bigger guy like me your chances of performing clean, full-range Nordics are slim at best.
Traditional Nordic curls are great in theory. But in practice, most people can’t do them well or at all.
At MBSC, we’ve had a lot more success using:
• Nordic iso holds
• Eccentric-only drops
• Assisted Nordics
Lately, I’ve been experimenting with these iso Nordic hinges, and I really like them as a more practical option.
1️⃣ Find the furthest position you can control without losing torso alignment
2️⃣ Maintain ISO tension through the knees.
3️⃣ From there, hinge at the hips without losing trunk or pelvic position
You still challenge the hamstrings hard and develop posterior chain strength. But you do it in a way most people can actually execute well.
