FLEXFITNESS

Chair Leg   Raise

Exercise Profile

                                                                                                                         

 

Main muscle group: Abs

 Secondary muscle: None

Exercise type: Strength Equipment required: Parallel bar Mechanics: Isolation

 Exercise Instructions

 1. The roman chair leg raise hits your lower abs. set up for the exercise by positioning yourself in the roman chair.

2. Your forearms should be along the horizontal pads, hands gripping the handles and back against the back pad.

 3. Take your feet off the support so they’re hanging. This is the start position of the exercise.

 4. Keeping your legs straight, feet and knees together, raise your legs up as far as possible.

5. Pause for a count of 1 more then lower back to the starting position. 6. Repeat the step.

Exercise Tips:

1. The longer you hold your legs up on each rep the harder the abs work. Increase the hold to make exercise harder.