Technique
Grab a pull-up bar with an overhand grip, hands shoulder-width apart. Allow your body to drop and hang, keeping your arms straight and shoulders relaxed. Hold the position for 30-60 seconds.
A flexibility exercise that involves dropping into a hanging position to stretch the shoulders, back, and improve overall mobility.
Grab a pull-up bar with an overhand grip, hands shoulder-width apart. Allow your body to drop and hang, keeping your arms straight and shoulders relaxed. Hold the position for 30-60 seconds.
Begin standing below a pull-up bar, ready to grab it with an overhand grip.
Return to standing position after completing the hanging stretch.
Relax shoulders, let body hang, breathe deeply, maintain grip
Not relaxing shoulders, gripping too tightly, holding breath, rushing the stretch
Increase hang time, add shoulder shrugs, or perform one-arm hangs.
Reduce hang time, use assistance, or perform assisted hanging.
Ensure the bar is secure before hanging. Stop if you experience pain in shoulders, arms, or hands. Build up hang time gradually.