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How to Do Dead Hang

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beginnerpull-up barisolation

Form Cues

  1. 1

    Grip bar shoulder width, relax the shoulders

  2. 2

    Hang for time focusing on grip and shoulder decompression

  3. 3

    Breathe normally throughout rather than holding your breath

  4. 4

    Keep legs relaxed and still, letting the whole body hang passively

Common Mistakes

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    Shrugging the shoulders up — let the shoulders relax and decompress, that is the point

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    Holding the breath instead of breathing steadily through the hang

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    Ending the hang the moment grip starts to fatigue instead of building tolerance gradually over sessions

Equipment Variations

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    Active hang with slight shoulder depression for progression

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    Farmer carry for grip strength alternative

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