What's the Difference Between Active Hanging and Dead Hanging?

Question

I have just started doing hanging exercises. Can you tell me what is the difference between active hanging and dead hanging?

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Bruh, if you hung the bar another foot higher, you wouldn't have to pull your legs up. Gloves would not be cheating. In fact, I've been thinking of using the gymnast's hooks they use for the bars. You need to extend your legs to get benefits. You're doing an 'active' hang and not passive. You're using muscles and that's wrong. You're supposed to relax. You're anything but. Read up on the perfect hang and raise the bar and you will feel benefits. Maybe. You look athletic, but not a weight lifter. Hanging benefits us greatly.

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A 1 minute dead hang is very impressive. I do set of 15-20 seconds. For a total of 1 minute lol. And I was gonna mention that it looks like you’re doing more of an active hang instead of dead hang (which is what I do). But you just mentioned it in the content as I am typing.

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From another source I saw they said to actually bring your shoulder blades together as if trying to pinch a pencil between them. Sounds like a little more active than just hanging. I just started trying today. I have back and shoulder injuries. This has given immediate relief. I hang for a short duration at best before everything starts hurting. Afraid to push it.

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You can also try using just your scapula to raise slightly as another exercise. That way when you go to do pull ups you will do them properly by firing the scapula and shoulder socket properly.
Hanging is excellent. Studies show it’s correlated to overall fitness and mortality.

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Change from dead hang to active hang.  It is more natural.   Unnatural exercises can lead more frequently to injuries.  You will progress more quickly.  A single hang of 2 minutes is possible in the 1st month when practicing this this type hang.  ML Goebel, DC, ACN, CME, CTTH