Technique
- Start in an Inverted hang position.
- Slightly lean forward and open your legs out to the sides.
Form tips
- Keep your legs straight and aligned with your torso.
- Do not arch the lower back: keep it straight.
- Do not round the upper back: keep it extended.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Neck
- Back
- Shoulders
- Rotator cuff
- Triceps
Secondary
- Forearms
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Upper trapezius
- Levator scapulae
- Teres minor
- Teres major
- Posterior deltoid
- Middle trapezius
- Latissimus dorsi
- Rhomboid major
- Triceps brachii (long head)
Equipment
Appears in
Joint movements
trains stretches
Progressions
Front lever lean
Intermediate
Regressions
Inverted hang
Novice
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