# What's the name of this piece of excercise equipment?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-piece-of-excercise-equipment/535177>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 6, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-piece-of-excercise-equipment/535177 "2010-04-06T18:48:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-piece-of-excercise-equipment/535177/1 "2010-04-06T18:48:59Z")

</div>

For once in my life, my GoogleFu is completely failing me.

It’s a tall piece with no moving parts and padding for your back and arms. You climb up a foot or two into it and use the handles in your arms to dangle your body down. Then you just use your weight and core muscles to pull your legs up either straight out in front of you or bending them and moving upwards.

What the heck is this machine called?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-piece-of-excercise-equipment/535177/2 "2010-04-06T18:57:14Z")

</div>

They call it a Captains Chair in the gym I go to; supposed to be better than situps for working the abs.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Mentor\_and\_Liar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2acd7d/32.png) [@Mentor\_and\_Liar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mentor_and_Liar)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-piece-of-excercise-equipment/535177/3 "2010-04-06T18:57:46Z")

</div>

Vertical Knee Raise, or Roman Chair.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-piece-of-excercise-equipment/535177/4 "2010-04-06T19:00:39Z")

</div>

Yes! Captain’s chair is exactly the piece I was thinking of.

Thank you Si Amigo & Mentor and Liar for your suggestions.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![gazpacho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@gazpacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gazpacho)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-piece-of-excercise-equipment/535177/5 "2010-04-06T19:01:15Z")

</div>

> **[10 Ab Exercises That Won't Waste Your Time](https://www.verywellfit.com/top-best-ab-exercises-1230723)**
>
> If you've been doing ab exercises but not seeing results, it could be that you are not doing the right moves. Discover the 10 best exercises for abs.

Calls it the Captain’s Chair.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-piece-of-excercise-equipment/535177/6 "2010-04-06T20:13:22Z")

</div>

designer clothes tree