Ring Support Hold
A step-by-step form guide from the Ægir Iron exercise library: how to do the lift, what to watch for, and the muscles it trains.
- Equipment
- Rings
This is a technical lift, best learned under a coach’s eye before loading heavy.
HOW TO PERFORM
- Press to a support on the rings, arms locked at your sides.
- Push the rings down and slightly out; shoulders away from the ears.
- Hold steady; turn the rings out (RTO) to progress.
TARGET MUSCLES
Primary
- Shoulders
- Triceps
Secondary
- Traps
- Chest
In the app
This guide covers these exercises in the Ægir Iron library:
- Ring Support Hold
- Ring Support Hold (RTO)
Log it in Ægir Iron to track your PRs and estimated 1RM, and to see the sets each muscle gets every week. Free for individual lifters.