Dead hang (hold)
Backeasytimedpull-up bar
A static hang from an overhead bar with an overhand grip and fully straight arms, feet off the floor, body vertical, shoulders kept lightly active.
How to do it
- Step onto a box under the bar and grip it overhand, hands about shoulder width or slightly wider.
- Step off so the feet leave the box/floor; arms fully straight, body hanging vertically, legs straight and together.
- Keep a little tension in the shoulders (pulled slightly down, not fully collapsed to the ears), core gently braced.
- Hold for time, then step back onto the box.
Muscles worked
Main: forearms
Supporting: lats, shoulders