A 12-week study found seated hamstring curls produced 1.5 times more muscle growth than lying leg curls. The mechanism: when you sit, the hamstring is already pre-stretched, and accumulating evidence suggests that loaded stretching is a powerful driver of hypertrophy. This makes the position itself, not just the load, a key variable in exercise selection.
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