Dead hangs for strength and joint health

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According to this guy dead hangs amongst other few exercises are best predictor for longevity

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[Jones]

My chiropractic was supportive of dead hanging and also raised the issue of lower back instability. He suggested that I do the hangs with my feet on a raised platform in front to protect lower back similar to below:

I don't have anything that tall to take to the park, but have a foldable plastic step that will suit the purpose even though it's not quite that high.

Have also added some active hanging exercise and do ten reps of shoulder shrugs at the end of the dead hang time. Still nowhere near being able to pull off a pull up, but have a go at the end of each session.

I'm feeling some improvements in my thoracic spine with lower pain levels when I'm at work over the past few shifts.

 

[Jones]

Oh, and another thing the chiropractic added was to make sure that belly breathing is continued throughout the hang.

 

[Ryan]

According to this guy dead hangs amongst other few exercises are best predictor for longevity

I watched this interesting video on resting squats on the weekend (~9 min):