Exercise Comparison
Ball Leg Curl vs Hanging Bar Good Morning
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Muscle Analysis
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Only in Ball Leg Curl
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Instructions
Ball Leg Curl
Begin on the floor laying on your back with your feet on top of the ball.
Position the ball so that when your legs are extended your ankles are on top of the ball. This will be your starting position.
Raise your hips off of the ground, keeping your weight on the shoulder blades and your feet.
Flex the knees, pulling the ball as close to you as you can, contracting the hamstrings.
After a brief pause, return to the starting position.
Hanging Bar Good Morning
Begin with a bar on a rack at about the same height as your stomach. Suspend the bar using chains or suspension straps.
Bend over underneath the bar and rack the bar across the rear of your shoulders as you would a power squat, not on top of your traps. At the proper height, you should be near parallel to the floor when bent over. Keep your back tight, shoulder blades pinched together, and your knees slightly bent. Keep your back arched and your cervical spine in proper alignment.
Begin the motion by extending through the hips with your glutes and hamstrings, and you are standing with the weight.
Slowly lower the weight back to the starting position, where it is supported by the chains.
Verdict
Both exercises target the hamstrings. Ball Leg Curl is a beginner exercise using exercise ball, while Hanging Bar Good Morning is intermediate and uses barbell. Choose Ball Leg Curl if you're looking for a more accessible option, or Hanging Bar Good Morning for a greater challenge. Hanging Bar Good Morning is a compound movement working multiple joints, making it better for overall strength. Ball Leg Curl isolates the target muscle for focused development.