Land Movement Muscle Involvement
Leg Curl  - Flexion and Extension of the Lower Leg at the knee

Flexion (Gravity Resisted)
Hamstrings (concentric)

 

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Extension (Gravity Assited)
Hamstrings (eccentric)

*You would need to reposition the upper leg against gravity to work the quadriceps femoris muscles in a separate exercise.