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.
Demonstration
Rep Start
- Vertical hang from horizontal bar.
Rep End
- Vertical support.
Rep Requirement
- The entire body passes over top of the bar during the rep with feet leading.
- Chin breaks the horizontal plane of the pullup bar at some point before the feet break the vertical plane above the pull up bar.
Cycle & Post Rep
- 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.
Team Synchro
- Rep start and rep end
Additional Info
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Referenced by this standard
Associated Definitions
POSITION
VERTICAL SUPPORT
- Fully supported on hands, shoulders above equipment (typically horizontal bar or rings).
- Elbows fully extended.
- Chest up, straight back.
- Bodyweight is not supported with any body parts other than the hands (eg resting trunk on the bar)
BODY PART
FOOT
The terminal joint of the leg, below the ankle joint
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