Chair Leg Extended Stretch
How to do the Chair Leg Extended Stretch with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.
Hamstrings
Adductors
Other
How to do the Chair Leg Extended Stretch
- 1
Sit upright in a chair and grip the seat on the sides.
- 2
Raise one leg, extending the knee, flexing the ankle as you do so.
- 3
Slowly move that leg outward as far as you can, and then back to the center and down.
- 4
Repeat for your other leg.
Log it, see it on your body.
Every Chair Leg Extended Stretch set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your hamstrings volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.
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