Dead Hang is a beginner isolation static using pull-up bar. It loads Forearms.
Muscles worked
- Primary: Forearms
- Secondary: Shoulders, Lats, Back
Setup
- Set pull-up bar so the target joint can move and nothing else has to.
How to do it
- Take Forearms through a full range. Pause where it is hardest.
- Return under control.
Coaching cues
- Own the stretch and the squeeze.
Common mistakes
- Turning it into a compound swing. Cut the load; slow the eccentric.
Related lifts
- Barbell Standing Back Wrist Curl Forearms
- Barbell Wrist Curl Forearms
- Barbell Wrist Extension Forearms
- Cable Standing Back Wrist Curl Forearms
- Cable Wrist Curl Forearms
- Dumbbell Standing Back Wrist Curl Forearms
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