Hanging / Brachiation Exercise for Shoulder Health and Stronger Grip

I appreciate the simplicity, sincerely, and clarity of these messages. I hope more people learn and spread them far and wide. We could all use these techniques to enhance, well, our entire lives!

Have fun in our workouts? Inconceivable!

What great video ! Been on a bar/rings journey since last march and never thought of those variations. Thank you man.

What a fantastic introduction to ... hanging! Great job, my man! And THANK YOU!

This motivated me to keep going

Awesome tips as aways. Thank you very much for those guides!

Excellent

thank you, man. I love these kinds of "keep it fun" attitudes. much more natural and also beneficial for the psyche.

Cool. Thanks for sharing. Cool gi and black belt. I've seen it before!

Really really good 👋🦁

Thanks so much for creating this video. I've been hanging from the bar somewhat between 3-5 times a day with up to a minute each for almost 1 1/2 years now and I simply like the fact that you can improve and open up your body by simply... hanging around. In fact, I told a family member of mine to hang from the rings for a couple of seconds each day and ever since she continues telling me how much her strength and mobility has improved and how the stiffness in her back has ceased. Unfortunately, I also have realized a lot of people around me don't really appreciate the benefits they get from it and just don't mind it. Maybe your video here will convince them of the opposite :)

This feels sooo good for the lower back, especially if you have a sedentary lifestyle I'm a student, so except the hour I spend running, and the other I workout, I'm mostly sitting. This feels so darn good

Thanks - some great tips, especially on how to switch hands and vary the movement. I've been doing five or six minutes of simple hanging a day to treat (probably) an inflamed long biceps tendon (a la Dr. Kirsch) for about six weeks now and it helped right away. I'll stay with it for the reasons you mention and others - it's doing all sorts of good.

Just got my rings in. Excited to try this

Just started today, excited to see results 😀

Monkey bars are like pull-ups for me. Humbling. But I’m getting stronger and hangin longer. Thanks.

Older trainers take note of Andy's warning in the accompanying GMB article... "But a little goes a long way here, and too much can lead to overstretching your ligaments and muscles, which could cause a protective reaction from the body. Muscle spasming and pain from too long and too intense of a hang are some side effects." I worked up a little too fast and set off a nasty case of back spasms/lumbago. I'm back to daily hanging now, with no probs, but as GMB points out there's no need to rush.

Thanks for explaining the progression Ryan 🙏 I really like to hang as a little monkey 🐵 I notice that my grip is improving thanks to my steel mace practice so keep on having fun 😃💗

Nice.

Thanks again! I've had shoulder issues as well as rotator cuff surgery. I've tried doing hangs (the wrong way) and always ended up regretting it. I'm going to use these suggestions and work up my shoulder flexibility. 🙏