There is NO DEBATE Seated Leg Curls are the BEST Hamstring Curl variation known to man If your gym doesn’t have this machine…it’s time to FIND A NEW GYM One of only a few machines that CANNOT be replicated Truly a GOATED exercise/piece of equipment

Prime for the win!

The literal GOAT machine maker

Agreed, you don’t even need heavy weight to get a great workout on it

This is one of those movements where I sacrifice what is "Optimal" for what i connect with better. I prefer lying or standing. I just have not found a seated machine that I either fit in well or feel the engagement as well.

What Seated Leg Curl do you have access to?

Pretty sure they are lifetime just repainted. And whatever the hell planet fitness has, maybe the same

We need to get you on the Prime one and change your life

I use this machine twice a week but oh man. Training hamstrings is hard!

The line for both this machine and the pec deck are always miles long at my gym

What if your gym has one but it tops out at 150 on a 2:1?

I’ve always preferred the one you lay down on. What’s the reason seated is superior?

There are exercises you can replace with another variation and barely notice the difference. Then there are machines where the mechanics and setup are so good that the replacement just isn't quite the same.

100%

Question what’s the main difference between this and a prone set up?

You need to to the list of goated machines

I do need to make one

I do both but I feel more hamstring activation with nordic curls.

I wouldn’t base decisions on sensation Can be very misleading

What about the version where you're laying on your stomach?

I superset seated leg curls with Smith machine squats.

Why the mat?