Nordic Curl
Step-by-step technique for Nordic Curl, an exercise for hamstrings using bodyweight. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.
How to do it
- Kneel with your ankles anchored (partner or device).
- Keep your body straight from knees to head.
- Lower your torso slowly forward using your hamstrings.
- Pull yourself back up or catch with your hands.
Coach tip: Very demanding. Catch yourself with your hands at the bottom if needed.
Muscles worked
Primary: Hamstrings
Secondary: Glutes, Lower Back
Nordic Curl is a strength exercise that loads the hamstrings using bodyweight. Log it in Frog Fitness to follow how the load develops over time.
At a glance
- Primary muscle
- Hamstrings
- Secondary
- Glutes, Lower Back
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Type
- Strength
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