Captain's Chair Leg Raise

How to do it

1. Position yourself in the captain's chair apparatus with forearms resting on the pads and back pressed flat against the support.
2. Grip the handles and let the legs hang straight down with a slight bend in the knees.
3. Raise the knees toward the chest by curling the pelvis upward, driving the movement from the core rather than swinging the legs.
4. Pause briefly at the top before lowering the legs with control back to the starting hang.
5. Exhale as the knees rise and inhale as the legs lower.
6. Avoid using momentum to swing the legs up, a common fault that shifts effort away from the core.

Muscles worked

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