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Technique

  1. Grip the towel with one hand and let your body hang free
Logging: Work each side for the time indicated.
Risks
  • Your whole bodyweight will hang on the towel, make sure it can hold you.

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Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Forearms

Secondary

  • Back
  • Serratus anterior
  • Chest
  • Flexor digitorum superficialis
  • Flexor digitorum profondus
  • Flexor pollicis longus
  • Lower trapezius
  • Serratus anterior
  • Latissimus dorsi
  • Pectoralis minor
  • Rhomboid major
  • Middle trapezius

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Equipment

Rings
Rings
Pullup bar
Pullup bar
Monkey bars
Monkey bars
Hangboard
Hangboard
Doorway or unstable pullup bar
Doorway or unstable pullup bar
Towel
Towel

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Appears in

Joint movements
HandFinger flexion
trains stretches

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Regressions

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Climbing towel hang

Intermediate
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One-arm active hang

Advanced
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Single towel hang

Novice
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One-arm scapular pull

Advanced
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Twin towel hang

Novice
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Split towel hang

Novice
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