HOW TO DO SKIN THE CAT
- Hang from low, secure rings or a bar with enough clearance and a mat below.
- Tuck the knees, raise the hips, and pass the legs between the arms into an inverted hang.
- Continue backward only through a comfortable range toward a German hang, where the arms extend behind the body, then pull through the shoulders and reverse the path under control.
- Skin the cat combines trunk compression with heavily loaded shoulder extension and return strength.
- It is not a beginner stretch.
- First practise low with feet able to reach the floor, use a tight tuck and partial range, and increase depth only when both entry and exit remain pain-free and controlled.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Open Skin the Cat in LIFTAG, or tap the NFC tag / scan the QR code on the machine at a partner gym. Log each working set as weight × reps · time. The rest timer starts after you save the set, and PRs plus estimated 1RM update automatically.
