your feet set the difficulty, so it scales from nearly upright to fully
horizontal without touching a weight
the closer to horizontal you get, the more of your bodyweight the back has to
move
Execution
Set a bar in a rack at roughly hip height. Lie underneath it and take an
overhand grip slightly wider than your shoulders. Hang with your body in a
straight line from head to heels.
let your arms extend and your shoulders travel forward into the stretch
pull your chest to the bar by driving your elbows back
hold the line from head to heels the whole way
lower yourself under control until your arms extend
walk your feet further out to make it harder
Rings work too. The free rotation costs you stability, and the range it opens up
sits at the top where the back is already shortened, so it buys little. Once
bodyweight gets easy, add weight with a plate on your chest or a vest.
Purpose
bodyweight horizontal pull
your feet set the difficulty, so it scales from nearly upright to fully
horizontal without touching a weight
the closer to horizontal you get, the more of your bodyweight the back has to
move
Execution
Set a bar in a rack at roughly hip height. Lie underneath it and take an
overhand grip slightly wider than your shoulders. Hang with your body in a
straight line from head to heels.
let your arms extend and your shoulders travel forward into the stretch
pull your chest to the bar by driving your elbows back
hold the line from head to heels the whole way
lower yourself under control until your arms extend
walk your feet further out to make it harder
Rings work too. The free rotation costs you stability, and the range it opens up
sits at the top where the back is already shortened, so it buys little. Once
bodyweight gets easy, add weight with a plate on your chest or a vest.