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Also known as: Straight Inversion hang.

Technique

  1. Hang upside down, with the arms straight and the legs pointing up.

Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Neck

Secondary

  • Back
  • Shoulders
  • Forearms
  • Upper trapezius
  • Levator scapulae

Equipment

Appears in

Joint movements
Shoulderelevation
trains stretches

Progressions

e00w

Inverted pullup

Intermediate
e03c

Front straddle inverted hang

Intermediate
e088

Back straddle inverted hang

Intermediate
e0oh

Inverted shrugs

Novice
e11x

Inverted front splits

Novice
e11y

Inverted straddle

Novice

Regressions

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Tuck inverted hang

Beginner
e03x

German hang

Novice
e00r

Pike inverted hang

Novice
e04v

Hanging prone plank

Novice
e07t

Pike stand

Novice
e12t

Parallettes tuck L-sit

Novice
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