Free dead hang timer
A hold-and-rest clock for hanging from a bar. Set how long to hold, how long to rest and how many sets, then start it and take the bar.
It is a clock you operate by hand. It cannot see you, so it cannot tell whether you are hanging, how you are hanging, or whether hanging suits your shoulder. Stop whenever you want: the clock running to the end is not a record that a set was done. It is free, needs no account, asks for no camera, and keeps nothing.
The timer
Ready
Set 1 of 3
The clock has finished. That is the clock, not a record of a set: to log what you did, use the practice links below.
A timer does not make hanging right for you. It cannot see your shoulder or your grip, and it does not judge technique. The hangs are part ofShoulder: kipping works, strict pull-ups do not — read who it is and is not for. If a clinician has already given you a plan, follow theirs.
Warning signs: see a clinician first
Do not start, or stop, if any of these apply to you:
- The pain started with a fall, a dislocation, or a sudden pop or tear, and you cannot lift the arm since.
- Numbness, tingling or pins and needles running down the arm or into the hand.
- Weakness that is getting worse, or the arm suddenly much weaker than the other.
- Pain that wakes you at night and does not ease when you change position.
- Swelling, redness, heat or a fever with the pain.
- Pain in the chest, jaw or left arm with breathlessness or sweating — call emergency services.
- A visible lump, change in shape, or the shoulder looking different from the other.
These are general reasons to have a shoulder examined. They are not a complete list.
How to do a relaxed hang
Hang from a bar with straight arms and let the shoulders go up. Keep some toes on the box to take weight off if a full hang hurts.
- Take an overhand grip a little wider than your shoulders. Use a box so you can step down at any moment.
- Take your feet off the box and hang with straight arms, letting the shoulders rise towards your ears.
- Breathe normally. Step back onto the box before your grip fails, not after.
The relaxed hang in full ·Log or film a relaxed hang
Active hang: From a relaxed hang, draw the shoulders down away from the ears and hold, arms still straight.How to do it ·Log or film an active hang
What this timer does not do
- It saves nothing. A run of the timer is not a logged set, has no landmark proof, records no pain, and passes no phase test.
- If the page goes into the background or the screen locks, the clock stops and asks you to continue or reset when you come back, rather than counting time it could not show.
- There are no records, rankings or automatic increases. Your progress page only changes from a set you log on the practice page, typed in or filmed.
To have the camera time a hang from a clip, see how to film itor watch it read a sample set.