Passive Hang and Active Hang for shoulders

[odanny]

I just put a chin up bar in my garage, and started doing these. If you suffer from shoulder soreness from daily activity (your daily work schedule, lifting weights, getting old, etc) I would recommend these two exercises, particularly the passive hang, where you roll your shoulder blades upwards while hanging. You only need to hang for 30 secs. at a time, and it is best to do 2-3 sets, once or twice a day. Active hang can be used to slowly build strength towards doing chin ups.

Don't do these if you have shoulder pain, as this could aggravate an unknown injury.

 

[MarathonMike]

I do passive hangs, shoulder rolls or "partial" chin ups every day. It helps keep my shoulders loose for golf and it's great for decompressing the spine.

 

[odanny]

I do passive hangs, shoulder rolls or "partial" chin ups every day. It helps keep my shoulders loose for golf and it's great for decompressing the spine.

I had shoulder pain for 10 days, used ice and Aleve and still had it, after 2 days of passive hangs the pain was gone.

Also good for spinal decompression, forgot to mention that.

 

[odanny]

Get primal.

 

[braalian]

Shrugs for traps and overhead military press for delts