Captains Chair Leg Raise
Description
This exercise involves sitting on a chair with armrests and lifting your legs up towards your chest while keeping your back straight. It primarily targets the abdominal muscles and can be modified to increase or decrease difficulty.
Muscle Group
Equipment Required
Captains Chair Leg Raise Instructions
- Find a captains chair or dip station and position yourself on the seat with your back against the backrest and your forearms resting on the arm pads.
- Engage your core and lift your legs up towards your chest, keeping them straight and parallel to the ground.
- Pause briefly at the top of the movement, then slowly lower your legs back down to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Captains Chair Leg Raise Form & Visual
Captains Chair Leg Raise Benefits
- Strengthens the abdominal muscles
- Improves core stability
- Helps to reduce lower back pain
- Increases hip flexor strength
- Improves overall posture
Captains Chair Leg Raise Muscles Worked
- Rectus Abdominis
- Obliques
- Hip Flexors
Captains Chair Leg Raise Variations & Alternatives
- Reverse Crunch
- Hanging Leg Raise
- Flutter Kicks
- Scissor Kicks
- Plank Leg Raises
