Transcript
Most people have no idea what hanging is actually doing to their shoulders. Everyone thinks it's just stretching the shoulders and decompressing the spine. And while that's true, the real magic lies in that it can actually help reshape the part of the scapula responsible for most shoulder problems. Now the bone I'm referring to is called the acromion and it's actually part of our scapula and because of our terrible posture and believe it or not, the weight of our arms dragging us down for many years has actually caused that acromion to hook and it's run out of usable space in our shoulders. So things like our bicep tendons and our ligaments, whenever we put our hands above our head, they actually fray against that bone and cause all kinds of pain and pinching symptoms. Now the really cool thing about hanging is, is that when Dr. John Kirsch discovered it as a solution to these shoulder problems, what he found was that when you hang from a pull-up bar, you can actually impose a force great enough that can actually start reshaping that acromion to its original position and gain the necessary millimeters of space because you don't need much space to be able to restore full function in most of his patients. He found that over 90% of them actually got to avoid shoulder surgery simply by introducing hanging. Now the only catch to this is that you've got to learn to hang long enough. Now I'm all for grip strength, but if your shoulders are completely busted, you're going to want to use some kind of assistance because the real benefits of hanging happen when you can start clocking past that one minute marker because if you can get past one minute and you can do it frequently and consistently enough every single week, not only are you going to improve the state of your shoulders, but you'll actually get to relax into it and as we've seen, will help reshape that acromion bone back into its straight position and you should be able to get rid of any kind of shoulder problems that you might have. All in all, hanging, it's an excellent exercise. You just need to make sure you hang long enough to actually see the benefits.
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Hanging can fix your shoulders… but only if you hang long enough for this to happen…
Most shoulder problems come down to one thing:
👉 Lack of space
That’s why overhead movements start to pinch.
And a big reason for that is a small bone called the acromion.
Over time, gravity and the weight of your arm slowly pull on it… and it can start to hook downward.
Less space = more pinching and pain.
But hanging does the exact opposite.
Just like braces can reshape your teeth over time… your shoulder works the same way.
If you hang long enough and consistently, it can help guide that bone back toward its flatter, natural shape.
We’re talking millimeters…
But those millimeters make a huge difference.
⚠️ But here’s the catch:
This only works if you hang long enough.
And yes, you can hang bare-handed.
But if you can barely hang on… your shoulders never get the time they actually need to adapt.
Because the real magic isn’t just hanging longer…
It’s being able to fully relax into the hang
And this is where grip assist can go a long way.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for grip strength.
But when it comes to fixing my shoulders, my priority is simple:
👉 More hang time
👉 More relaxed shoulders
👉 Easy enough to do every day
All and all, what really matters is consistancy.
And if you want to check out the grips I’m using the link is in my profile.