Vertical Pike Hang
The Vertical Pike Hang uses gravity to stretch the posterior chain from shoulders, through the lower back, through the back of the legs. It's a great lower back stretch, hamstring stretch, and calf stretch.
- Type Of Exercise: Flexibility
- Muscles: Hamstrings, Lats, Shoulders
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Equipment: Stall Bars
Vertical Pike Hang
- Begin standing on the bottom rung of stall bars (feet together) with your hands gripping the bar nearest waist level.
- Lean back and drop down, with straight arms and knees.
- Lower down into a comfortable stretch; do not force the pike.
- Keep straight arms and legs as you hold for time.
- Exercise: Jefferson Curl
- Type of Exercise: Mobility
- Muscles: Hamstrings, Middle Back, Lower Back
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Equipment: Dumbbell, Barbell
- Exercise: Bench Pike Hang
- Type of Exercise: Flexibility
- Muscles: Hamstrings
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Equipment: Bench, Weight Plate
