Crossfit Pull Up/ Chin Up Technique

Mikel

Perhaps someone could shed light on this, I've read (as usual) conflicting reccomendations....
Crossfit use the term 'active shoulders', which I think I understand in the context of pressing, ie shoulders to the ears,
but for a pull up how does this work?
I remember reading warnings about a dead hang because just the small rotator cuff muscles are supporting your entire weight... does this contradict the 'active shoulders'?
Also, compare this to the seated row where you keep your shoulders back and 'sucked in'

I don't want to mess my shoulders up!

Colm_OReilly

Active shoulders means moving them against the load/force - so for a press it's moving them up, for a pull up it would be pulling your shoulders back and down.

I hihgly doubt pull ups from a dead hang will mess you're shoulders up.

Mikel

Thanks Colm, maybe you're right, but maybe dead hang was the wrong choice of words,
I mean when you're fully relaxed at the bottom, but if you're at the bottom with the shoulders sucked in, that's different to how I was interpreting it