Legs · Other · Isolation · Beginner
Chair Leg Extended Stretch
PrimarySecondary
- Main muscles
- Hamstrings
- Also working
- Adductors
How to do it
- Sit upright in a chair and grip the seat on the sides.
- Raise one leg, extending the knee, flexing the ankle as you do so.
- Slowly move that leg outward as far as you can, and then back to the center and down.
- Repeat for your other leg.
Swaps on other equipment
Each has the hamstrings as its main muscle, on a different piece of equipment.
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