Exercises
Dead Hang form guide
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Dead Hang

Works your forearms with help from lats, core.

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How to do it

  1. 1Grab a pull-up bar with both hands, palms facing away, shoulder-width apart.
  2. 2Lift your feet and hang with straight arms.
  3. 3Keep your shoulders gently pulled down, not shrugged to your ears.
  4. 4Hold for time, then step down.

Muscles worked

Front
Back
ForearmsLatsCore

Get it right

  • Full grip around the bar
  • Breathe normally
  • Build time each week

Avoid this

  • Kicking or swinging
  • Hanging on loose, shrugged shoulders