Getting Started
Dead Hang for Beginners and How Long You Should Hold It
You jump up to a bar, grab it, and ten seconds later your hands are burning and you drop.
Technique and beginner specialist, page 2 of 8
Tom spent years coaching beginners and people returning to training after injury. He writes about movement quality, form corrections, and the progressions that bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to be.
Getting Started
You jump up to a bar, grab it, and ten seconds later your hands are burning and you drop.
Exercise Technique
You can do 50 bodyweight squats without stopping, yet the moment you stand on one leg and try to sit down, you fall backwards...
Getting Started
You get down on the floor, lower yourself halfway, and your chest hits the carpet before your arms can push you back up.
Exercise Technique
Your knees ache after lunges, or your back foot wobbles every time you step, and you are starting to wonder whether lunges are...
Gear and Tools
Your knees ache after a set of lunges on the living room floor, but the thick yoga mat you bought makes your push-ups wobble...
Getting Started
Most beginners quit bodyweight training around week three, and it is rarely because the exercises are too hard.