# Towel Hang

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/towel-hang

Also known as: Towel Dead Hang, Towel Grip Hang

Body region: Arms, Back

## Muscles

- Main: Flexor Digitorum Superficialis, Flexor Digitorum Profundus, Flexor Pollicis Longus
- Helps: Latissimus Dorsi, Brachioradialis
- Holds: Trapezius, Rectus Abdominis

## Equipment

- Pull-Up Bar

## Technique

1. Drape a towel over a pull-up bar and take one end in each hand.
2. Step up and hang with arms straight and your hands gripping the towel.
3. Keep your shoulders active and lightly pulled down.
4. Hold for time, then step down when you can no longer hold safely.

### Cues

- Squeeze the towel hard.
- Hang from a bar that can bear your weight.

### Common mistakes

- Jumping off the bar while fatigued.
- Letting the shoulders shrug passively around the ears.
- Using a worn towel that may tear.

## Alternatives

- [Dead Hang](https://heatsy.app/ex/dead-hang)
- [Farmer's Hold](https://heatsy.app/ex/farmers-hold)