Pretty sure I couldn’t do this.

[Klaus]

I usually do three sets of 75s. I'm pretty dead after that, so the name "dead hang" is well-deserved.

[Mik]

@Axtremus said in Pretty sure I couldn’t do this.:

Just tried a dead hang. I only lasted about 32 seconds.

That's pretty good. I'd die of boredom to hold it much longer.

[jon-nyc]

@Axtremus said in Pretty sure I couldn’t do this.:

Just tried a dead hang. I only lasted about 32 seconds.

What gave out? Forearm/grip?

[jon-nyc]

Now that I think about it, any concern about my torn rotator cuff? Should I avoid these?

[Mik]

Oh yes, you should. Like the plague.

[jon-nyc]

That sucks because I need to work on forearm strength and though I bought the hand crunch things I never think to use them. This would be something i could do quickly at the end of my gym session.

I think I’ll try them with weighted support under me. That’s how I do my pull-ups for the same reason.

[Mik]

Yeah, but full body weight hanging is not the place to start. Do some shoulder machines aat the gym.

[jon-nyc]

I do shoulder stuff. Always calculated to have my humoral head set in its socket (that’s so sexy to think about).

[Horace]

An exercise that makes one look like a total doofus is optimal for those who look like total doofi no matter what they're doing.

[Axtremus]

@jon-nyc said in Pretty sure I couldn’t do this.:

@Axtremus said in Pretty sure I couldn’t do this.:

Just tried a dead hang. I only lasted about 32 seconds.

What gave out? Forearm/grip?

Not sure. I was just a quick test and I did not put much thought into it. Maybe I'll try to be a bit more methodical the next time.