Dead Hang
Step-by-step technique for Dead Hang, an exercise for forearms using bodyweight. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.
How to do it
- Grip a bar with a firm grip.
- Hang with straight arms and relaxed shoulders.
- Engage your grip and hold on.
- Lower down under control when time is up.
Coach tip: Builds grip strength and decompresses the spine.
Muscles worked
Primary: Forearms
Secondary: Lats
Dead Hang is a endurance exercise that loads the forearms using bodyweight. Log it in Frog Fitness to follow how the load develops over time.
At a glance
- Primary muscle
- Forearms
- Secondary
- Lats
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Type
- Endurance