POSITION
VERTICAL HANG
Hanging vertically from a suspended bar or rings using both hands.
- Full extension of elbows.
- The shoulder angle is open or rearward if the frontal plane.
Athlete hanging from a horizontal bar pulls himself up over the bar, and continues to press out finishing in a support position above the bar.
No portion of the body below the thighs can move over the top-most horizontal plane of the bar.
The athlete may not rest on top of horizontal bar in any other way than vertical support. If so happens, athlete needs to jump down to floor before achieving a new rep start.
Hanging vertically from a suspended bar or rings using both hands.
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