Hanging vs Pull Up

Maximizing Your Back Workout Plan

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Deciding between Pull Up and Hanging for your back training? Curious about which yields greater gains or the ideal moment to include each for peak performance?

Customize Your Back Workout: Explore the Benefits of Hanging and Pull Up for Better Comparison.

Planfit Users' Choice about Hanging vs Pull Up : Which is Better?

Based on randomly selected data from 1 million completed workouts, Planfit users seem to prefer Hanging with a total of 486 compared to 15,437 for Pull Up

However, this is just a matter of preference for the majority. If you are wondering which of the two exercises to do right away, please read the text below. Compare the pros and cons of each exercise and choose the one that suits you better to proceed with.

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How to Hanging

Hanging gif

Hanging muscles worked: Back

Form

  1. 1. Grab the bar with both hands and hang.
  2. 2. Stretch your arms and elongate your upper body.
  3. 3. Hold for a certain amount of time and breathe.

Coach's Comment

  1. Be careful not to strain your wrists and shoulders when hanging.

If you want to know a detailed guide to Hanging, alternative exercises, and its benefits, check it out here. Check out the Hanging Guide page of our blog!

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How to Pull Up

Pull Up gif

Pull Up muscles worked: Back

Form

  1. 1. Please pull your arms back until your chest touches the bar.
  2. 2. While bringing your shoulder blades together, gently pull your arms back.
  3. 3. Slowly return to the starting position while keeping your chest relaxed.

Coach's Comment

  1. 1. Please be careful not to lose your starting position when you come down.
  2. 2. Please rise using the strength of your shoulder blades, not your arms.

If you want to know a detailed guide to Pull Up, alternative exercises, and its benefits, check it out here. Check out the Pull Up Guide page of our blog!

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