Captains Chair Leg Raise

Exercise / Abs, Calisthenic

How to Captains Chair Leg Raise

Captains Chair Leg Raise

Captains Chair Leg Raise Benefits

  • This exercise that works the hip flexors improves your core muscles, especially the lower abdominal muscles. In addition, the back, chest and trapezius muscles act as stabilizers during the exercise.
  • According to a study by the American Exercise Council, this exercise is one of the most effective exercises for strengthening the obliques and the second most effective for strengthening the abdominal muscles.

 

Muscles Worked in The Captains Chair Leg Raise

Target - Rectus Abdominis
Synergists - Obliques
Synergists - Hip Flexor
Stabilizers - Chest
Stabilizers - Latissimus Dorsi
Stabilizers - Trapezius
Stabilizers - Shoulder
Captains Chair Leg Raise