Exercise One is Hanging

Exercise One is Hanging

With so many exercises to choose from, it was difficult to limit this list to just five.  I tried to include categories of exercises, exercises that have a lot of options for making them harder or easier depending on fitness level and training age.  It doesn’t matter how old you are though.  These exercise categories apply to your program because of how transferable they are to life outside the gym.

Research shows that hanging is a great exercise for life.  Not only does it help decompress the spine and other joints, but it also provides great opportunities for progression.  Progressions are scapular pull ups, pull ups, hanging knee raises and hanging pelvic tilts to name a few.  The ability to control your body in space is where it's at.  Hanging is a great way to do that while stretching and strengthening at the same time.
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Grip strength has been proven to be a marker for life expectancy and quality of life as we age.  Our grip is our connection to the world around us.  Hanging helps us develop a strong grip.  A widely regarded hanging benchmark is a 60 second hang.

Hanging can be added to any phase of macro programming and anywhere in in-session programming as well.  It just depends on the difficulty and complexity of the exercise and associated progressions.

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