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- hamstring curl for short legged or long legged person... Which is harder?
Two friends. One is shorter, one is taller. They get on the same hamstring curl machine.
Both adjust the pad where pressure is applied so that it's just above their ankles as shown in the gif below. The taller friend with longer legs has the pad extended further away from the machine. The shorter person with the shorter legs has it closer to the machine.
Is it "harder" for the tall person or the short person to do the same amount of weight? Shorter person says it's easier for the tall person because of the leverage (like using a breaker bar extension with a wrench).
Taller person says it's easier for the shorter person because of where the hamstring is in relation to the work being done (if you were holding a 1 foot long pole at one end and a 5 lb weight is attached on the other and you rotate it up at a similar angle to the leg curl, it would get more difficult the longer the pole is to raise that same 5 lb weight).
What is correct?
Harder for the long leg or the short leg??
Both adjust the pad where pressure is applied so that it's just above their ankles as shown in the gif below. The taller friend with longer legs has the pad extended further away from the machine. The shorter person with the shorter legs has it closer to the machine.
Is it "harder" for the tall person or the short person to do the same amount of weight? Shorter person says it's easier for the tall person because of the leverage (like using a breaker bar extension with a wrench).
Taller person says it's easier for the shorter person because of where the hamstring is in relation to the work being done (if you were holding a 1 foot long pole at one end and a 5 lb weight is attached on the other and you rotate it up at a similar angle to the leg curl, it would get more difficult the longer the pole is to raise that same 5 lb weight).
What is correct?
Harder for the long leg or the short leg??