Michael Traynor Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 ...and then you realise you don't know the answer to a very basic question...Q - In german hang to I keep tension across my chest and in my arms or do I fully relax my upper body?I can see arguments for both:If GH is a prerequisite for back lever then keeping tension in arms and chest is good as thats what you do in BL.If GH is to prepare the biceps tendon for other ring work then I feel the most strain in my biceps tendon when I don't keep tension in my arms and chest.I can hold 60s sets of both, so I am not losing sleep but I would like to know if there is a "right" answer or if there are just benefits from both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Naterman Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 The german hang is primarily to help open the shoulders and begin biceps tendon conditioning. Usually you want to relax (not go limp, big difference) and try and get your body and arms in as straight of a vertical line as you can.Your arm and chest tension would be better used for pulling from a german hang through a tucked back lever all the way up into an inverted hang for reps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Traynor Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 Thanks for the clarification Slizz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCem222 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 I know this thread is a week or two old, I just want to add somethingI remember reading that shoulders should be down and back during the german hang. When I go as far down as I can, my shoulders naturally go forward, and it takes tension to try to move them back. So, if I'm supposed to relax, this is OK, right? For what its worth, I tried pushing my shoulders down and back and the tension brought me into a back lever. I had never actually done a back lever, only tucked ones and german hangs. I was really excited and videod it In the video I don't go into full german hang before tensing, but thats how I first realized it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Naterman Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Nice! Now it's time to start working on palms down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gym777 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Is it possible to perform this exercise on pull-up bar instead of rings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Legrow Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Yes it is, i perform it on my pull up bar all the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairbob Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Yep, in that case I'd start in an undergrip or supinated grip and tuck your body through. Kind of a pain but doable if you don't have a set of rings. We also do them this way with the girls a lot since we have lots of girls and you can fit 3 or 3 per rail this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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