Nice trips. I've been working dead hangs in on my shoulder and back days. I have long term pain in my rotator cuff feom getting old. Dead hangs banish the pain for an hour while I workout.
pronated grip, and your hand and forearm muscles should be the only ones activated
that is not to say that practicing scapular retraction is bad, it is not, but that is separate from dead hangs
Lol, I wish. As you get older you find that some pain and discomfort never goes away completely. However, vigorous exercise vastly improves quality of life for decades. Dead hangs are a hugr part of it. Probably the 3rd most important exercise after bodyweight squats and good mornings.
What I've discovered is moderate resistence + vigorous cardio + pliability/mobility exercises are the key to quality of life.
>What I've discovered is moderate resistence + vigorous cardio + pliability/mobility exercises are the key to quality of life.
You are completely right qualitymax bro
>can do 3 neutral grip pullups with good form (slow, deliberate motion and chin well above bar) >but not a single regular grip pullup >just deadhanging with wide grip feels like hell >can't do chinups either
What's wrong with me, bros? I'm thinking either skill issue or lack of grip strength. Biceps are baby-tier too (13 inch @ 6'2).
neutral grip pullup lets you pull the most from the back with the least impact on accessory muscles
so yeah if other things are weak like your biceps, triceps, or even pecs are weak then it impacts the other grips more
That's good to know, thanks anon. Yeah I got tons of muscle imbalances on top of being very weak overall. Cherry on top is minor elbow and triceps tendonitis.
elbow/tricep tendonitis may be a sign of weak/tight biceps, had this for a long time until I stopped ignoring bicep training...also
https://i.imgur.com/wxAxTOQ.jpg
neutral grip pullup lets you pull the most from the back with the least impact on accessory muscles
so yeah if other things are weak like your biceps, triceps, or even pecs are weak then it impacts the other grips more
neutral grip pullup is by far the easiest grip but I wouldn't say it has least impact on "accessory" muscles - for the biceps and forearms its extremely mechanically similar to a hammer curl. No doubt hammer grip...HAMMERS (kek) the biceps. whereas a regular grip forces you to pull far more with the back, hence why its harder.
Wide grip obviously the hardest as it emphasizes the lats heavily
Opinions on dead hangs for minor rotator cuff tear recovery? I've had a reoccurring injury appear for years where there'd be a feeling of impingement on my left shoulder due to form failure during pressing or moving the joint a certain way etc, would usually take a week or two to heal. This time it hasn't healed nearly as quickly but I'm hesitant to hit that shoulder again at risk of worsening the injury.
Nice trips. I've been working dead hangs in on my shoulder and back days. I have long term pain in my rotator cuff feom getting old. Dead hangs banish the pain for an hour while I workout.
Do it every day for a few sets of 30-60 seconds and it will go away completely.
How are you supposed to hang? Are you flexing your shoulders arms and scapula or just dead hanging by grip? And do you use hook grip?
pronated grip, and your hand and forearm muscles should be the only ones activated
that is not to say that practicing scapular retraction is bad, it is not, but that is separate from dead hangs
Lol, I wish. As you get older you find that some pain and discomfort never goes away completely. However, vigorous exercise vastly improves quality of life for decades. Dead hangs are a hugr part of it. Probably the 3rd most important exercise after bodyweight squats and good mornings.
What I've discovered is moderate resistence + vigorous cardio + pliability/mobility exercises are the key to quality of life.
>What I've discovered is moderate resistence + vigorous cardio + pliability/mobility exercises are the key to quality of life.
You are completely right qualitymax bro
>can do 3 neutral grip pullups with good form (slow, deliberate motion and chin well above bar)
>but not a single regular grip pullup
>just deadhanging with wide grip feels like hell
>can't do chinups either
What's wrong with me, bros? I'm thinking either skill issue or lack of grip strength. Biceps are baby-tier too (13 inch @ 6'2).
neutral grip pullup lets you pull the most from the back with the least impact on accessory muscles
so yeah if other things are weak like your biceps, triceps, or even pecs are weak then it impacts the other grips more
That's good to know, thanks anon. Yeah I got tons of muscle imbalances on top of being very weak overall. Cherry on top is minor elbow and triceps tendonitis.
elbow/tricep tendonitis may be a sign of weak/tight biceps, had this for a long time until I stopped ignoring bicep training...also
neutral grip pullup is by far the easiest grip but I wouldn't say it has least impact on "accessory" muscles - for the biceps and forearms its extremely mechanically similar to a hammer curl. No doubt hammer grip...HAMMERS (kek) the biceps. whereas a regular grip forces you to pull far more with the back, hence why its harder.
Wide grip obviously the hardest as it emphasizes the lats heavily
Weird, for me it’s Chin ups > Neutral > Pull ups in terms of reps.
I thought chin ups used the most accessory muscles? Mainly biceps?
Would deadhangs help my chronic shoulder bursitis?
It could, also things like extremely light and controlled Lu Lateral raises with fully extended arms and 3-4 second controlled eccentrics.
Also light banded pull a-parts and face pulls where you emphasize pulling from the elbows.
How is this supposed to fix my alcoholism?
its really hard to drink while doing a deadhang
yeah just never stop deadhanging
yup
if the drinking gets too bad, switch the arms for a rope
it hasn't fixed my shoulder impingement that I've had since February
not being a little b***h helps i hear
My shoulders sometimes crack when I do this, there is no pain though. Is this normal?
Opinions on dead hangs for minor rotator cuff tear recovery? I've had a reoccurring injury appear for years where there'd be a feeling of impingement on my left shoulder due to form failure during pressing or moving the joint a certain way etc, would usually take a week or two to heal. This time it hasn't healed nearly as quickly but I'm hesitant to hit that shoulder again at risk of worsening the injury.