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Lucy Gornall

I did 50 Captain's chair crunches a day for a week — here's what happened to my abs

a photo of a woman doing the captains chair crunch

The Captain’s Chair is that odd-looking contraption you might have seen in the gym, with two metal legs and either a padded or a Bosu ball back. It sits on the gym floor and is one of the best pieces of equipment when it comes to working your core. Don’t believe me? Here are 5 Captain’s Chair exercises to try for rock-solid abs.

To find out more, I decided to do 50 Captain’s Chair crunches a day for seven days. My gym has a Captain’s Chair which I regularly use, but I tend to just use it on ad-hoc occasions. Or, when it’s free — I’ve never used it every single day before. 

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