Assisted Hanging Side Lat
The Assisted Hanging Side Lat is an intense lat stretch along the athlete's extended side. This step allows the athlete to ease into the full stretch as they support their weight by standing on a surface.
- Type Of Exercise: Flexibility
- Muscles: Lats, Obliques
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Equipment: Stall Bars
Assisted Hanging Side Lat
![Assisted Hanging Side Lat 1 Assisted Hanging Side Lat Beginning](https://www.gymnasticbodies.com//gymfit/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/22-AssistedHangingSideLat-1.jpg)
![Assisted Hanging Side Lat 2 Assisted Hanging Side Lat End](https://www.gymnasticbodies.com//gymfit/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/22-Assisted_Hanging_Side_Lat-2.jpg)
![Assisted Hanging Side Lat 3 Assisted Hanging Side Lat](https://www.gymnasticbodies.com/gymfit/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/AssistedHangingSideLat.jpg)
- To set up, place your right foot on a low stall bar rung with your left side facing out.
- Grab on overhead with your left hand at a height that allows full arm extension.
- Place your right forearm comfortably along a rung at about chest height.
- To initiate the stretch, sink low into the hang, drop your left foot down, and press outward with your forearm and hips.
- Maintain the outward and downward pressure, keep your left shoulder elevated near your ear, and hold for time before switching sides.
![Assisted Hanging Side Lat 4 Side Lat](https://www.gymnasticbodies.com//gymfit/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Front_Lever_Pull-3.jpg)
- Exercise: Side Pancake
- Type of Exercise: Flexibility
- Muscles: Lats, Obliques
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Equipment: Stall Bars
![Assisted Hanging Side Lat 5 Half Front Lever Pull](https://www.gymnasticbodies.com//gymfit/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/TOPS-3.jpg)
- Exercise: Half Front Lever Pull
- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Middle Back, Lats, Biceps, Forearms
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Equipment: Pull-up Bar