31+ Captain's Chair Exercise Pics. The most common captain's chair exercise mistakes. The captain's chair ab exercise is performed on a standard piece of equipment found in most gyms.
Targeting your iliopsoas, not your abs, the captain's chair leg raise is a hip flexion exercise.
Do not use momentum or swing your legs to perform this exercise. Targeting your iliopsoas, not your abs, the captain's chair leg raise is a hip flexion exercise. A good abdominal exercise is called the captains chair exercise. The captain's chair leg raise is a compound exercise which builds muscle and strength in the abdominals which make up a large portion of the core muscles.