Chair Leg Extended Stretch

Chair Leg Extended Stretch is a isolation stretching exercise using other that trains the hamstrings.

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StretchingOtherBeginnerIsolationStatic

Primary muscles: Hamstrings

Secondary muscles: Adductors

How to do it

  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.

Track it with MyoAmigo

MyoAmigo pre-fills every set of the Chair Leg Extended Stretch from last time, charts your estimated 1RM trend so you can see strength move without testing a true max, and flags a stall with a concrete fix. It also credits this work toward your weekly Hamstrings volume on the MyoMap heatmap. New to the movement? Start with picking a working weight and progressive overload.

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