rubadub Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 What do you guys make of this36_1lEJFt5Q The heel hang is a brutal isometric contraction of the hamstrings in which you fight to hold yourself up from the downward pull of gravity. Similar to a glute ham raise, this exercise develops the posterior chain in ways that very few exercises can. By increasing the strength in the posterior chain, you will improve your leg power for jumping and sprinting.Warning - Do not perform this exercise on a bar that is more than a few inches taller than a height at which you can reach the ground with your hands in the exercise position. If you had rings it would be easy to assist yourself with them set at the correct height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Naterman Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Looks great! Thanks for the post, I like it :twisted: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Van Bockxmeer Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 actually heel hang is straight out of static trapeze and is typically performed barefoot (yes...ouch).If you had rings it would be easy to assist yourself with them set at the correct height.yes...we hang a strap off the trapeze and use the arms to take the weight off as much as necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubadub Posted December 28, 2009 Author Share Posted December 28, 2009 Looks great! Thanks for the post, I like it :twisted:Well thanks to yourself I found it! I found it when looking at your youtube channel, your "favourited" video of the wall climbing has lots of good videos.Barefoot does sound harsh, I was thinking extra padding would be needed. I have ropes on my chinup bar that I could use to assist too, since I expect you might want to work your way up & down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Naterman Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 HAHA awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregor Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 HAHAHA I'm on your "favourited" videos to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcelo Lara Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Looks brutal and scary! I tried to do that and I couldn't because I had the fear of falling myself from the hang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubadub Posted December 28, 2009 Author Share Posted December 28, 2009 I tried it and it is tough no doubt, but there is less pain/stress on the foot than I expected. I did it with trainers & socks on. I held myself with ropes which worked well, I only went a few seconds in the hang with no assistance, I was able to pull myself up with the ropes and lower myself down so it is not just an isometric hold. You could alternate the holds upside down and sort of do reps, like hold just the ropes for 20s, then hold with just feet for 5s, alternating between the 2 holds, which to the viewer could look identical.HAHAHA I'm on your "favourited" videos to Can you please give a link to your youtube channel. I find looking at favourites to be a great way to search in youtube, and would like to see your own videos too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregor Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Can you please give a link to your youtube channel. I find looking at favourites to be a great way to search in youtube, and would like to see your own videos too.Well, it's not on my channel, because I didn't filmed it and post it on youtube. Search for user piletich and I'm there among his videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Naterman Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 The video of your competition is fantastic, you really are solid with your crosses and malteses. The handstands seem a little unstable, but overall you are super impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregor Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Thanx. Yes my poor flexibility. As a child I couldn't rise my hands higher then my eyes. Now easly behind ears, but still this is not good for gymnasts...Now I have harder routine with inverted and harder first maltese...Long road to achive my latest goals :oops: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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