After 5 months in rehab for a torn rotator cuff and not making any progress I was just about to schedule a shoulder surgery when I ran across this hanging therapy. I got pain relief the first time I tried it. So this is like a miracle for me.
I’m 60 yrs. Old. Six months ago I started the passive hang. Could only do 30 seconds and that was it. Slowly I progressed. Did 3 working sets every 3 days. Now I can do 3 sets @75 seconds each. Max hang is 100 seconds. Shoulders feel great. Grip strength/forearms are strongest they’ve ever been!! 💪👍
@@keithmacmanus173 That's about what I do. 3 sets, 5 days a week for about 3:15 in total each session. I'm 68. I find it helps my shoulders tremendously and I can feel it stretch my spine. Very underrated exercise. I've never seen anyone else in the gym doing it.
Before you hang, I suggest a bit of a warm up and shoulder stretches. I'm 63 and able to hang for 2 minutes. For me, I don't see a reason to hang any longer than that. My chronic shoulder pain that I have had for years has subsided to the point that I rarely feel it anymore. Only when I miss a few days does the discomfort return. Hanging relieves this all together. Good Luck.
PJ McCarthy Hi, has the mobility of your shoulder improved? I have undergone ostheosynthesis in my shoulder after a car accident, all bones and head of the shoulder were smashed. I am rehabing my shoulder and thinking of trying this. As my progress with all other rehab exercises has stopped.
@@tatafomina5974 I'm still hanging, potassium and magnesium speed up recovery. My shoulder is so much better, and I attribute that to the hanging . I pray you are feeling better as well period God bless you.
Thank you for emphasizing “go slow.” I’m about 70 and had jumped right in to hanging, fully. It’s taking me awhile now working with a PT to get shoulder muscles right and pain free.
Thank you so much for this. I've just tried hanging and immediately cured a frozen shoulder I've been suffering with for over a month. As soon as I began to hang, I felt a "pop" in my shoulder, and the pain has completely disappeared. I honestly can't tell you how thankful I am.
This is a God send. I was dealing with limited shoulder mobility for more than a year and ran across this as a technique to help. Two weeks in and I've been able to do more with my shoulder without pain than ever before.
This absolutely worked for shoulder impingement pain I had for a year with no change at all and that wouldn't go away. I started hanging each day for sets of 30-60 seconds and within 1 month, it was noticably less and in about 3 months it all went away.
I have been hanging for a while now. Has helped my past shoulder surgery and the pain associated with it. Things were getting worse so I started incorporating hanging in the first part of my workouts. I would typically do 3 sets of 15-30 seconds each. Or, one set at 90 seconds, (and then one or two more at 15 seconds). This stretched my shoulders well and helped me get ready for the rest of my workout. Being 210 and 62 it takes me longer to "warm up" and hanging has helped.
This is an excellent in how to progress with the hang. I've incorporated many of his suggestions into my hanging routine. Thanks for taking the time to explain so that us almost 80 yr olds can do.
Years ago, I developed right shoulder/rotator cuff area pain that was a progressive pain, but without any specific known trauma. During this time, I was also active in 24 Hour Fitness. One day, while performing overhead pulldowns, I noticed that during and following the exercise, my right shoulder pain felt better. After about two weeks to one month, the pain was completely gone, until recently. Although I no longer go to the gym, I will perform the similar exercise at home. Point being, this exercise recommended by John works with most shoulder/rotator cuff area discomfort and pain, not caused by a specific and known trauma or known tear. You can think of this hanging exercise as a form of self-induced traction… the kind used to torture people in the middle ages, but this time in a good way. : )
I read the book (shoulder pain? The solution and prevention) 6 months ago, tried it and saw very slight improvement within a few weeks and then recovery plateaued and I still have lots of pain in my shoulder lifting my arm laterally up my side. Hanging helps if you don't have a tear like I do. I have a 8mm x 11mm tear in my supraspinatus.
I did kickboxing for 7 years and had a rotator cuff issue and started passive hanging but couldn’t do it for long and it really helped it. I wasn’t sure how to progress and now I do!
I've seen a few videos on this and I have to say it looks like that final progression isn't the point of the passive hang for shoulder health. The point is to just simply hang! The goal is to hang longer. Bob and brad posted a video and said that in the book he says to hang for up to 15 minutes total with as many sets as you need to complete 15 minutes. The progression if you're looking to do chins would be to first do a scapula pull.
The book actually says 10 to 30 seconds of hang followed by a minute or so rest for 10 to 15 minutes. A lot of people who quote the book do not seem to have read it carefully. Disappointing that Bob and Brad said this actually.
Since being diagnosed with Spinal Stenosis, I have been binging every video to gain knowledge about how to reduce the severe pain. I have TRX bands, and a pull up bar with a cheater bar. No matter how hard I try, I have NEVER been able to do a pull up, do to me not being able to grip. I have arthritis now, even in my hands, and I cannot hold on to the bar. Tried grips, gloves, you name it I tried it. Can you recommend any product to ease the pain in my hands that will help me be able to grip long enough to be able to keep my hands on the bar? Thank you for all your videos, they are very helpful, keep up the great work!
Thanks for a very much for great video, I learned that this is what I need. I,m 78 with severe joint issues. Any further videos would be greatly appreciated.
Being someone who has been a shoulder surgery patient and how to really recover in this I really appreciate the care you guys take in explaining your exercises! Always excellent 👍💪❤ thank you!
My arm has been frozen stuck for 8 months. It’s been incredibly painful! Many times a wrong movement put me into tears or sobbing from the excruciating pain. Since I started hanging my arm is moving! Because of how frozen my shoulder was/is it’s been gradual but I can lift my arm over my head now ( not straight yet, but getting there ) and sideways I can lift past chest level and I was stuck at hip level for a long time. I still cannot lift my arm past my derrière from behind so any information on that I would be so grateful. This works!! Hanging works!! You have to listen to your body. It also hurts like hell to perform until that shoulder starts to release. Go gradual and increase in steps. You can do it!! Thank you for sharing ❤️
So shelly, even though it hurt a lot to raise your arm overhead, you were still able to hang? I am wondering how I can even begin to hang when I can't really straighten my left arm enough to even hang without a lot of pain?
@@anfieldreds_1892 Thanks for the suggestion, I managed to 'hang' not up and down but perpendicular. Then I gradually was able to get to regular hanging. Now, 8 months later with hanging for 5 minutes/day 6 days/week and doing lateral arm raises directly afterwards, my shoulder is FINALLY almost healed. As it improved I also started 2 minutes of farmers carry, bear crawls, and lately even granny pushups are possible. And also using a band to pull my arm towards my body with elbow at my side and away helped. Its a really tough and painful road I tell ya.
I had constant shoulder pain. I think I got it from bench pressing even though I have what I believe to be good form. I’ve been doing passive hangs for a minute straight peppered in throughout my weekends and my pain is substantially going away. Thanks
I hurt my right shoulder bench pressing from too wide a grip. Narrowing my grip nearly shoulder width works my triceps more and chest a little less but at least it's safer on my shoulders.
Quality video btw. Really appreciate the effort you put in to lighting and sound. That hair light was a nice touch to separate you from the back ground. Makes it easy on the eyes n helps to stay focussed on what you're teaching. Awesome! 👍 Just yesterday I was doing hangs for the first time, like you said, in years. The progression techniques are really helpful. Many thanks!
Very easy to follow! 😄 Summary: 1. Hang with chair assistance. Work up from few second spurts. Until 30 sec or even 1 minute before moving to next step. 2. Try lift one foot for a couple of seconds, then lower to both feet down for 30 sec total. Increase until at least 2 sets of 30 seconds with one foot up. 3. Repeat step 2 but lift both feet.
I know this aint hips but im a big fan of your vids. Im in so much pain with my front hip / top of thigh very sharp siatica im limping all the time now i dont know what to do. Im due some type of hospital scan from my doctor. Im just venting really im so fed up. Cheers bud Dave Liverpool uk
I've been doing this for a little bit and it seems to be helping my lower back pain, I don't know the mechanism for this but it feels like a release of pressure from the injured area and that release lasts for a bit.
I’m a 6’3 290lb powerlifter/strongman the first couple of times were miserable and had to use wrist wraps lol I shouldn’t of used my full bodyweight for sure but the shoulders And upper back are starting to feel the benefits 😊
Hi, thanks for the video. Question - when hanging should your shoulders be totally relaxed (your ears are low down nestled between your arms) or active (space between your ears and arms). Hope that makes sense.
Passive if you've got bad mobility and active if your shoulders are too mobile and u need to build strength in them. A mix of the two are probably better tho
Thank you! I have heard about the surgeon and his method. Can you actually do it with the bursitis? Or do you need to wait for it to go with other exercises?
Hi Matt fysio here. Great job explaining! I really like the emphasis on pregression / regression and the functional aspect of learning this movement. Cool that you even push people to try the pullup as this is pretty hard training for average person but will give tremendous amount of benifit! Can you maybe make a video (or just comment here) what actually changes and adapts on a fysiological and anatomical point of view? I would love to hear your indsights on this as I have a hard time explaining it my self. Thank you for a good video keep it up 😄👍
Haven't found anyone's video that clarifies the word "passive" here. How passive? Are we talking literally lettting the joints get pulled out as far as they will go or are we supposed to resist that to some extent? Please advise.
Hi, I always have pain and clicking sounds on both of my shoulders after lifting. Especially the left one. I went to PT and it didn't help. Then I stopped lifting for 3 months and it seemed it was getting better but now I'm back to lifting and the pain on my shoulders are back like they never left. My question is, can I still lift and do this at the same time and see improvement? Or should I stop lifting for a month and just do hanging? And after a month still do hanging everyday and go back to lifting? Btw none of the doctors I went to thinks it's a tear. They always say it is inflamation.
Im doing this with a rubber band like when im doing a pull up so the stress on the shoulders. Im operated in one shoulder but doing this exercise saved the other
what is the difference in passive and active hang? and when i do these shown in this video, do i let my shoulders come up to my ears or do i actively keep my shoulders depressed?
Thank you, Mat you help me achieve the barefoot Asian squat. Now do the hang for 1.30 min first set then rest another 1 min up to a total of 4 or 5 min. I can do pull-ups not really full extensions but, gotta be careful because i ripped both my left & right pectoralis muscles & had both surgically repaired.
Well done but I would like to know about the passive hang itself. Do you recommend just letting your body completely go or do you position the shoulders pulling them back and swearing them up and hanging that way. Another words do you hang with your shoulders down around your ears. I ask because I've heard some say that just completely letting your shoulders drop is not healthy for the shoulder but pulling your scapula back slightly creating slight tension across your shoulders and hanging like that is appropriate please get back to me.
Edit; i've been trying this for the last week and tbh, it does not feel good for my shoulder. Extremely tight in my armpits and the anterior shoulder pain i have got a little worse. Now i have to mention I'm so weak, I started with the assisted hang (both feet on the ground) 4 x 15 seconds. It's putting so much stress in my hands im having trouble relaxing the rest of my body and shoulders...
The little joke clips he adds are so thoughtfully hilarious, and flow so seamlessly into the teaching, that it adds SO MUCH to the experience, and makes you want to learn MORE!!! THANK YOU, Kind Sir! 🙏🤩✨ you are doing a great service for the World✨✨✨✨✨💫🔥
You need to get out more if you got any semblance of comedy from this fella. Full disclosure I don’t think he attempted to be funny even once. Watch old Curb Your Enthusiasm episodes
Hi I currently have impingement in both shoulders and I had shoulder surgery 3 years ago due to shoulder dislocations. I am back at the gym doing alot of rotator cuff exercises and scapular work. When I hang i get a very slight feeling of dislocation on the operated shoulder. After I warm up and do all my shoulder stability work that feeling of dislocation slowly fades. Is hanging recommended after shoulder dislocations?
I had impingement and hanging like this made it go away but unfortunately now I have minor AC joint (specific Acromioclavicular ligament) sprain/inflammation. Is the hanging programme still recommended in this specific situation?
@@ONESJKTofficial I would thank God if he just made my joint pain disappear without me having to go through months of painful therapy that has uncertain results. Until then, I question God's morality. Only a sociopath forces suffering.
Hi! I’ve started incorporating exercises to help with my impinged shoulder and recently began hanging. Does the grip matter? My pull up bar has 3 different grip locations. Please advise and thanks so much for the great video!
Thank you for this great advice. I was hanging but it was so intense i could only hang for like 5 secs. Using a chair and starting off in the way you suggest is fantastic!!! Thank you so much.
What if I can do pull ups alresdy and I do it with 30 45 lbs and I injured my shoulder would this still help it’s been a month and I have grip and calluses from 1 year bar execrcises thanks sir
Does it matter on the angle of the arms, So do they need to be parallel to each other eg arms straight up or can they be a little wider, as in a wide grip pull up postion? Hopefully that made sense. Thank you.
I don't understand how to do a hang if I cannot lift my left arm overhead (even without hanging) without some pain. Should I just grunt through the left shoulder pain for the hang or will that make it worse? The hanging strength isnt the issue, the issue is my left shoulder is probably impinged.
Good question. I haven't seen anybody address this issue. I believe that all these TH-cam shoulder experts are regurgitating something they saw on somebody else's video. Knowledgeable people would answer this question.
@@algwallt869 What I did was get on a chair and then extend my arm that way. Gradually I was able to get to a more normal hanging position, then I was able to hang normally. According to the guy who wrote the hanging book you wont hurt or make your shoulder worse by hanging, despite how painful it can feel. It took about 12-15 months of hanging to get my shoulder back to normal functioning, I would do 10 30 second 'sets' of hanging followed by arm raises recommended in the guys book. I still do some hanging now but not daily. Also I'm very careful about what position I sleep in, make sure to always sleep on your back with arms at sides, any other position can really affect/prevent shoulder healing. It sucks but its the only way.
@@100toeface Cheers for the advice! I saw another vid which showed an arm/shoulder stretching excersise using a broom handle (whilst sat down). Seems to be doing the trick, should be able to hang properly within a few weeks I hope!
My hands start burning from getgo. So I am able to hold only 20 secs with both feet down. The gym gloves are slipping. Please share tips to reduce burning. Chalk powder is not accessible in my gym and the powder will mess up the common floor.
Question... I'm overweight. 330lbs I'm trying to lose weight, but I can't just wait until I'm a reasonable weight to start hanging. I have shoulder problems now (and the little bit of hanging I've already done seems to have made a difference in my bad shoulder already) Anyway, my understanding of the passive shoulder hang is that you want to let go with your muscles... stretch out your tendons as best you can... only be flexing your fingers... all other muscles relax. My question is, does being overweight make a difference here? For example, when I passive hang, I am having trouble relaxing my muscles because I'm worried that it might be unnatural to be hanging passively with this much weight pulling straight down on my shoulders. It's not painful or anything... I'm just aware of my weight, and when I feel my shoulders relaxing and stretching, I have a mounting concern that I'm risking a dislocation or something. Am I risking injury by RELAXING while hanging so much weight? I know the goal is to stretch the shoulders and muscles... but is there a weight limit where it's not safe to be stretching the shoulders in this way anymore? I mean... if I were 1000 lbs, I feel like it wouldn't be safe to passive hang that amount of weight, so, where's the line? Should a 330 lb guy be refraining from full weight hanging, or is this a pretty resilient position where I can truly let lose and not worry about dislocations and such even if I'm overweight?
How to do a pull up video now here: th-cam.com/video/oPwNfjG8Xz0/w-d-xo.html
You forgot to cover one-arm passive-hang. Hanging from two arms is great and all but what about hanging from just one?
i totally tore my rotator cuff 4 months ago but making some progress w/o surgery by working with rehab...will this help accelerate my progress?
Nice - my other go to website for this stuff - Strengthside.
After 5 months in rehab for a torn rotator cuff and not making any progress I was just about to schedule a shoulder surgery when I ran across this hanging therapy. I got pain relief the first time I tried it. So this is like a miracle for me.
Excellent news
how is it now?
@@rayhanalam3101 He died. His arms popped off.
@@Kyrieru bruh wth ?
@@Kyrieru Yup, when he joined the army
I’m 60 yrs. Old. Six months ago I started the passive hang. Could only do 30 seconds and that was it. Slowly I progressed. Did 3 working sets every 3 days. Now I can do 3 sets @75 seconds each. Max hang is 100 seconds. Shoulders feel great. Grip strength/forearms are strongest they’ve ever been!! 💪👍
Awesome!
YOOO good shit gang 💯
@@keithmacmanus173 That's about what I do. 3 sets, 5 days a week for about 3:15 in total each session. I'm 68. I find it helps my shoulders tremendously and I can feel it stretch my spine. Very underrated exercise. I've never seen anyone else in the gym doing it.
Before you hang, I suggest a bit of a warm up and shoulder stretches. I'm 63 and able to hang for 2 minutes. For me, I don't see a reason to hang any longer than that. My chronic shoulder pain that I have had for years has subsided to the point that I rarely feel it anymore. Only when I miss a few days does the discomfort return. Hanging relieves this all together. Good Luck.
Two minutes is just incredible
I'm rehabing a shoulder from a car accident, and this hang is helping more than my physical therapy. Thanks and God bless you.
PJ McCarthy Hi, has the mobility of your shoulder improved? I have undergone ostheosynthesis in my shoulder after a car accident, all bones and head of the shoulder were smashed. I am rehabing my shoulder and thinking of trying this. As my progress with all other rehab exercises has stopped.
@@tatafomina5974 I'm still hanging, potassium and magnesium speed up recovery. My shoulder is so much better, and I attribute that to the hanging . I pray you are feeling better as well period God bless you.
@@pjmccarthy2551 been over a year now. has your opinion on hanging changed? do you still practice it? :)
Do you hang everyday?
i've learned after working in healthcare that docs get paid to keep you sick.
Thank you for emphasizing “go slow.” I’m about 70 and had jumped right in to hanging, fully.
It’s taking me awhile now working with a PT to get shoulder muscles right and pain free.
Thank you so much for this.
I've just tried hanging and immediately cured a frozen shoulder I've been suffering with for over a month.
As soon as I began to hang, I felt a "pop" in my shoulder, and the pain has completely disappeared.
I honestly can't tell you how thankful I am.
This is a God send. I was dealing with limited shoulder mobility for more than a year and ran across this as a technique to help. Two weeks in and I've been able to do more with my shoulder without pain than ever before.
This absolutely worked for shoulder impingement pain I had for a year with no change at all and that wouldn't go away. I started hanging each day for sets of 30-60 seconds and within 1 month, it was noticably less and in about 3 months it all went away.
Thanks for posting your feedback. It has encouraged me to stick with this
Same here. Pain I had for years gone completely after a month of hanging exercises.
Just started passive hangs for my impingement this week! These comments are very encouraging. Thank you guys for posting progress!
While you guys were recovering, did you avoid upper body exercises like pushups or rows?
How many sets did you do a day?
Thank you, I am 87 years old and want to do pull ups. I know this will take time to do but, I am active.
I have been hanging for a while now. Has helped my past shoulder surgery and the pain associated with it. Things were getting worse so I started incorporating hanging in the first part of my workouts. I would typically do 3 sets of 15-30 seconds each. Or, one set at 90 seconds, (and then one or two more at 15 seconds). This stretched my shoulders well and helped me get ready for the rest of my workout. Being 210 and 62 it takes me longer to "warm up" and hanging has helped.
I now passive hang for 60 sec so, yes this 70 yo female would love to see a video on pull up progression. Thanks Matt from the bottom of my ❤.
This is an excellent in how to progress with the hang. I've incorporated many of his suggestions into my hanging routine. Thanks for taking the time to explain so that us almost 80 yr olds can do.
Years ago, I developed right shoulder/rotator cuff area pain that was a progressive pain, but without any specific known trauma. During this time, I was also active in 24 Hour Fitness. One day, while performing overhead pulldowns, I noticed that during and following the exercise, my right shoulder pain felt better. After about two weeks to one month, the pain was completely gone, until recently. Although I no longer go to the gym, I will perform the similar exercise at home. Point being, this exercise recommended by John works with most shoulder/rotator cuff area discomfort and pain, not caused by a specific and known trauma or known tear. You can think of this hanging exercise as a form of self-induced traction… the kind used to torture people in the middle ages, but this time in a good way. : )
I read the book (shoulder pain? The solution and prevention) 6 months ago, tried it and saw very slight improvement within a few weeks and then recovery plateaued and I still have lots of pain in my shoulder lifting my arm laterally up my side. Hanging helps if you don't have a tear like I do. I have a 8mm x 11mm tear in my supraspinatus.
Hey Matt. I still do all the movements you taught me in San Diego and it’s greatly helped my S.I. pain . Thanks for everything .
Grip strength is the key for this progression
I did kickboxing for 7 years and had a rotator cuff issue and started passive hanging but couldn’t do it for long and it really helped it. I wasn’t sure how to progress and now I do!
I've seen a few videos on this and I have to say it looks like that final progression isn't the point of the passive hang for shoulder health. The point is to just simply hang! The goal is to hang longer. Bob and brad posted a video and said that in the book he says to hang for up to 15 minutes total with as many sets as you need to complete 15 minutes. The progression if you're looking to do chins would be to first do a scapula pull.
The book actually says 10 to 30 seconds of hang followed by a minute or so rest for 10 to 15 minutes. A lot of people who quote the book do not seem to have read it carefully. Disappointing that Bob and Brad said this actually.
I would love to see your pullup progression video!
Great video! You explained everything in the best possible way to start hanging.. no one else does this ! You rock!
I wish i saw this video sooner. I was hanging with all my weight now my shoulder has been hurting for a week and im not sure what to do.
Since being diagnosed with Spinal Stenosis, I have been binging every video to gain knowledge about how to reduce the severe pain. I have TRX bands, and a pull up bar with a cheater bar. No matter how hard I try, I have NEVER been able to do a pull up, do to me not being able to grip. I have arthritis now, even in my hands, and I cannot hold on to the bar. Tried grips, gloves, you name it I tried it. Can you recommend any product to ease the pain in my hands that will help me be able to grip long enough to be able to keep my hands on the bar? Thank you for all your videos, they are very helpful, keep up the great work!
Thanks for a very much for great video, I learned that this is what I need. I,m 78 with severe joint issues. Any further videos would be greatly appreciated.
Being someone who has been a shoulder surgery patient and how to really recover in this I really appreciate the care you guys take in explaining your exercises! Always excellent 👍💪❤ thank you!
How do I do this with a perforated TFCC that is taking years to heal?
My arm has been frozen stuck for 8 months. It’s been incredibly painful! Many times a wrong movement put me into tears or sobbing from the excruciating pain. Since I started hanging my arm is moving! Because of how frozen my shoulder was/is it’s been gradual but I can lift my arm over my head now ( not straight yet, but getting there ) and sideways I can lift past chest level and I was stuck at hip level for a long time. I still cannot lift my arm past my derrière from behind so any information on that I would be so grateful. This works!! Hanging works!! You have to listen to your body. It also hurts like hell to perform until that shoulder starts to release. Go gradual and increase in steps. You can do it!!
Thank you for sharing ❤️
I'd recommend also strengthening the muscles of the rotator cuff. Here's a good place to start: th-cam.com/video/4fytgVeSmo4/w-d-xo.html
Nice job, Shelly! :-)
So shelly, even though it hurt a lot to raise your arm overhead, you were still able to hang? I am wondering how I can even begin to hang when I can't really straighten my left arm enough to even hang without a lot of pain?
@@100toeface have you tried wall crawls as a starting point ?
@@anfieldreds_1892 Thanks for the suggestion, I managed to 'hang' not up and down but perpendicular. Then I gradually was able to get to regular hanging. Now, 8 months later with hanging for 5 minutes/day 6 days/week and doing lateral arm raises directly afterwards, my shoulder is FINALLY almost healed. As it improved I also started 2 minutes of farmers carry, bear crawls, and lately even granny pushups are possible. And also using a band to pull my arm towards my body with elbow at my side and away helped. Its a really tough and painful road I tell ya.
Great channel you have here, Matt. Found you via Bob & Brad on YT. Thanks. *Subscribed*
I’ve been hanging 1 minute with the last 10 seconds in pike. Then a plank minute. Feel good! Thanks.
excellent video, sir, thank you. I've just started to passively hang but have been doing it intuitively.
I had constant shoulder pain. I think I got it from bench pressing even though I have what I believe to be good form. I’ve been doing passive hangs for a minute straight peppered in throughout my weekends and my pain is substantially going away. Thanks
I hurt my right shoulder bench pressing from too wide a grip. Narrowing my grip nearly shoulder width works my triceps more and chest a little less but at least it's safer on my shoulders.
gotta train the opponent muscles to what you train frequently or the muscles in front will dominate and pull the muscles in back (or vice versa)
stories like that have me focused way more on dumbbell presses! so much easier on the shoulders.
Quality video btw. Really appreciate the effort you put in to lighting and sound. That hair light was a nice touch to separate you from the back ground. Makes it easy on the eyes n helps to stay focussed on what you're teaching. Awesome! 👍
Just yesterday I was doing hangs for the first time, like you said, in years. The progression techniques are really helpful. Many thanks!
Thanks for noticing the effort! Good luck on the hangs!
Very easy to follow! 😄 Summary:
1. Hang with chair assistance. Work up from few second spurts. Until 30 sec or even 1 minute before moving to next step.
2. Try lift one foot for a couple of seconds, then lower to both feet down for 30 sec total. Increase until at least 2 sets of 30 seconds with one foot up.
3. Repeat step 2 but lift both feet.
As a chiropractor I have shoulder issues. This saved me. $20 for a doorway bar. Yay!
This is very informative. Will be trying this at the gym. Thank you
Nice video, I'm still working on my first pull up and will be checking out the link below. Can you shed some more light on your pull up bar set up?
Learning the pull-ups will be great. Thank you very much
I know this aint hips but im a big fan of your vids. Im in so much pain with my front hip / top of thigh very sharp siatica im limping all the time now i dont know what to do. Im due some type of hospital scan from my doctor. Im just venting really im so fed up. Cheers bud Dave Liverpool uk
I've been doing this for a little bit and it seems to be helping my lower back pain, I don't know the mechanism for this but it feels like a release of pressure from the injured area and that release lasts for a bit.
Can you please post the link for the best hanging / pull up bar.
I’m a 6’3 290lb powerlifter/strongman the first couple of times were miserable and had to use wrist wraps lol I shouldn’t of used my full bodyweight for sure but the shoulders
And upper back are starting to feel the benefits 😊
Does it have to be an overhand grip? Does it matter?
Thanks! Very helpful. I got the book. But he doesn't cover some of the basics that you did in this video.
Hi, thanks for the video.
Question - when hanging should your shoulders be totally relaxed (your ears are low down nestled between your arms) or active (space between your ears and arms). Hope that makes sense.
Passive if you've got bad mobility and active if your shoulders are too mobile and u need to build strength in them. A mix of the two are probably better tho
@@chrisplayz253 Thank you
@@davidwright9940 no worries bro 👍
I was going to ask the same thing. If I relax totally, I get pain in my rehab shoulder and have to tense and activate my muscles to stop the pain.
Another awesome video! I never get tired of listening to you, Matt! I'm gonna try this out!
I do a lot of heavy lifting in my job and hanging as often as I can through out the day really helps with my back and shoulders
Thank you! I have heard about the surgeon and his method. Can you actually do it with the bursitis? Or do you need to wait for it to go with other exercises?
Thanks for the information. Clear and easy to follow.
Hi Matt fysio here. Great job explaining! I really like the emphasis on pregression / regression and the functional aspect of learning this movement. Cool that you even push people to try the pullup as this is pretty hard training for average person but will give tremendous amount of benifit!
Can you maybe make a video (or just comment here) what actually changes and adapts on a fysiological and anatomical point of view? I would love to hear your indsights on this as I have a hard time explaining it my self. Thank you for a good video keep it up 😄👍
Haven't found anyone's video that clarifies the word "passive" here. How passive? Are we talking literally lettting the joints get pulled out as far as they will go or are we supposed to resist that to some extent? Please advise.
I still don't know that's the point of doing this accept from "ist somehow good". What exactly does this?
Hanging has fixed my shoulder as well as a very severe case of tennis elbow , that was a bonus
I'll take this thankyou. Always need tips for shoulders; RC & spine
I really like the setup you have in the garage. Can you share some details for that? What all you used and how to?
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Is this good for a labrum tear surgery?
Hi, I always have pain and clicking sounds on both of my shoulders after lifting. Especially the left one. I went to PT and it didn't help. Then I stopped lifting for 3 months and it seemed it was getting better but now I'm back to lifting and the pain on my shoulders are back like they never left. My question is, can I still lift and do this at the same time and see improvement? Or should I stop lifting for a month and just do hanging? And after a month still do hanging everyday and go back to lifting? Btw none of the doctors I went to thinks it's a tear. They always say it is inflamation.
Im doing this with a rubber band like when im doing a pull up so the stress on the shoulders. Im operated in one shoulder but doing this exercise saved the other
Is it dangerous , some people might dislocate and make the shoulder worse?
Great stuff upright.
Is it recommended to do shoulder warm ups before hanging? Or is it okay to hang "cold"
I've been doing this for one day the whole thing all what you said said it takes about like 20 days I'm doing it in one day
This is best exercise for the treatment of prolapse Disc hanging will open up the gab between lumber vertebrae Disc will move back to normal position
Great videos. I have been trying to get my first pull up for 3 months now and feel I'm nearly there. Any help would be great
what is the difference in passive and active hang? and when i do these shown in this video, do i let my shoulders come up to my ears or do i actively keep my shoulders depressed?
are these pt exercises good for glenoid labrum tear and resultant bicep pain? thanks
Thank you, Mat you help me achieve the barefoot Asian squat. Now do the hang for 1.30 min first set then rest another 1 min up to a total of 4 or 5 min. I can do pull-ups not really full extensions but, gotta be careful because i ripped both my left & right pectoralis muscles & had both surgically repaired.
Well done but I would like to know about the passive hang itself. Do you recommend just letting your body completely go or do you position the shoulders pulling them back and swearing them up and hanging that way. Another words do you hang with your shoulders down around your ears. I ask because I've heard some say that just completely letting your shoulders drop is not healthy for the shoulder but pulling your scapula back slightly creating slight tension across your shoulders and hanging like that is appropriate please get back to me.
I was hoping to find a video explaining what position to keep your shoulders while hanging. Some say halfway through a shrug
Is this a good idea for unstable shoulder?
Edit; i've been trying this for the last week and tbh, it does not feel good for my shoulder. Extremely tight in my armpits and the anterior shoulder pain i have got a little worse.
Now i have to mention I'm so weak, I started with the assisted hang (both feet on the ground) 4 x 15 seconds. It's putting so much stress in my hands im having trouble relaxing the rest of my body and shoulders...
The little joke clips he adds are so thoughtfully hilarious, and flow so seamlessly into the teaching, that it adds SO MUCH to the experience, and makes you want to learn MORE!!! THANK YOU, Kind Sir! 🙏🤩✨ you are doing a great service for the World✨✨✨✨✨💫🔥
You need to get out more if you got any semblance of comedy from this fella. Full disclosure I don’t think he attempted to be funny even once. Watch old Curb Your Enthusiasm episodes
Good video Matt. Thanks for posting.
Bravo!
Thank you!
Keep going!
Thanks again!
Hi I currently have impingement in both shoulders and I had shoulder surgery 3 years ago due to shoulder dislocations.
I am back at the gym doing alot of rotator cuff exercises and scapular work.
When I hang i get a very slight feeling of dislocation on the operated shoulder. After I warm up and do all my shoulder stability work that feeling of dislocation slowly fades.
Is hanging recommended after shoulder dislocations?
I had impingement and hanging like this made it go away but unfortunately now I have minor AC joint (specific Acromioclavicular ligament) sprain/inflammation. Is the hanging programme still recommended in this specific situation?
Passive hanging causes strain on the ac joint. I did it for a year and all i got was thickened and painful ac joints in both shoulders.
@@ONESJKTofficial I would thank God if he just made my joint pain disappear without me having to go through months of painful therapy that has uncertain results. Until then, I question God's morality. Only a sociopath forces suffering.
Hi, would you recommend this if there's some pain in shoulders due to bursitis?
old school skateboarding is also great for body health. works those subtle small muscles. the little things take care of the big things.
What about passive hang for thoracic outlet syndrom (TOS) ?
Will this help with my ac joint pain?
Great Video and very informative. Looking forward to working on this technique. Thanks
Hi! I’ve started incorporating exercises to help with my impinged shoulder and recently began hanging. Does the grip matter? My pull up bar has 3 different grip locations. Please advise and thanks so much for the great video!
Try all 3 to get your shoulder used to different positions and remember to use your lower traps to stabilise your shoulder area
@@BabyPig3 how do you do that??
@@OMAR-vk9pi squeeze your shoulder blades together while hanging
Thank you for this great advice. I was hanging but it was so intense i could only hang for like 5 secs. Using a chair and starting off in the way you suggest is fantastic!!! Thank you so much.
How many sets do you do and how long?
Do you engage any muscles or literally just hanging off the joints?
can i do hanging exercise with bursitis problem
how did you build your bar in this video?
Hi Matt, will this also help your spine if it has really tight muscles? Thank you!
It helped me. I see the hang making space in shoulder joint, with secondary benefit of spine traction :)
What if I can do pull ups alresdy and I do it with 30 45 lbs and I injured my shoulder would this still help it’s been a month and I have grip and calluses from 1 year bar execrcises thanks sir
Does it matter on the angle of the arms,
So do they need to be parallel to each other eg arms straight up or can they be a little wider, as in a wide grip pull up postion?
Hopefully that made sense.
Thank you.
What an excellent, well-presented clip. thanks very much. :-)
I don't understand how to do a hang if I cannot lift my left arm overhead (even without hanging) without some pain. Should I just grunt through the left shoulder pain for the hang or will that make it worse? The hanging strength isnt the issue, the issue is my left shoulder is probably impinged.
Good question. I haven't seen anybody address this issue. I believe that all these TH-cam shoulder experts are regurgitating something they saw on somebody else's video. Knowledgeable people would answer this question.
Same here. Cant raise my left arm much above shoulder height without feeling intense pain.
@@algwallt869 What I did was get on a chair and then extend my arm that way. Gradually I was able to get to a more normal hanging position, then I was able to hang normally. According to the guy who wrote the hanging book you wont hurt or make your shoulder worse by hanging, despite how painful it can feel. It took about 12-15 months of hanging to get my shoulder back to normal functioning, I would do 10 30 second 'sets' of hanging followed by arm raises recommended in the guys book. I still do some hanging now but not daily. Also I'm very careful about what position I sleep in, make sure to always sleep on your back with arms at sides, any other position can really affect/prevent shoulder healing. It sucks but its the only way.
@@100toeface Cheers for the advice! I saw another vid which showed an arm/shoulder stretching excersise using a broom handle (whilst sat down). Seems to be doing the trick, should be able to hang properly within a few weeks I hope!
Love this video, I want to set up a vat in my garage. What bar or setup do you recommend?
Does hanging treat internal/posterior impingement?
can you do this with tennis elbow ?
Is it supposed to hurt? I get deep aching pain if I try to hang. Pain that will stay with me for hours.
My hands start burning from getgo. So I am able to hold only 20 secs with both feet down. The gym gloves are slipping. Please share tips to reduce burning. Chalk powder is not accessible in my gym and the powder will mess up the common floor.
Should we let shoulder loose ?
This absolutely works
I needed to hear exactly this right now
Question...
I'm overweight. 330lbs
I'm trying to lose weight, but I can't just wait until I'm a reasonable weight to start hanging. I have shoulder problems now (and the little bit of hanging I've already done seems to have made a difference in my bad shoulder already)
Anyway, my understanding of the passive shoulder hang is that you want to let go with your muscles... stretch out your tendons as best you can... only be flexing your fingers... all other muscles relax.
My question is, does being overweight make a difference here?
For example, when I passive hang, I am having trouble relaxing my muscles because I'm worried that it might be unnatural to be hanging passively with this much weight pulling straight down on my shoulders. It's not painful or anything... I'm just aware of my weight, and when I feel my shoulders relaxing and stretching, I have a mounting concern that I'm risking a dislocation or something.
Am I risking injury by RELAXING while hanging so much weight? I know the goal is to stretch the shoulders and muscles... but is there a weight limit where it's not safe to be stretching the shoulders in this way anymore?
I mean... if I were 1000 lbs, I feel like it wouldn't be safe to passive hang that amount of weight, so, where's the line? Should a 330 lb guy be refraining from full weight hanging, or is this a pretty resilient position where I can truly let lose and not worry about dislocations and such even if I'm overweight?
If i have a shoulder calcification does it benefits or is it dangerous?