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Muscle Up

Monday, 19 January 2009

The muscle up is the fundamental skill that enables you to get on top of anything you can grab and hang from. Whether you are climbing up a wall from a hang, pulling up to a support position on top of a scaffolding bar, or performing a basic pop vault over a tall wall, the ability to do a muscle up will greatly improve the speed and fluidity of which you overcome the obstacle.

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1. 03-15-2009 16:33

thies things are very hard
wut can i do to improve them?
like just work at them?
or do more pull-ups first?

Ch3xican

2. 03-25-2009 15:22

wow thanks im just starting parkour (just found out what it was like two days ago) and need to get fit >.

ninja_skillZ

3. 03-25-2009 16:41

yeah me too

jkw

4. 03-31-2009 16:09

well, I've been funing on my own for a while, but i've never yet figured out how to get up a wall... I'm just not strong enough. I hope this will help me!!

hiddenshadow

5. 04-15-2009 10:40

I just started too but these dont seem too hard maybe

i just need to find a good rail like that

Lionheart33

6. 05-01-2009 09:19

You can just use a pull up bar at a park or something (although I don't think they're called pull up bars if they're at a park. I think they're called monkey bars? Maybe?).

I haven't tried this yet with a kip, but it's going to obviously be easier than doing a muscle up from a dead still.

iforgot120

7. 05-23-2009 19:29

this vid is a good exercise trust me

crazylamb101

8. 07-27-2009 16:17

i can do it but is there anyway to make better or easier

gnarlysurfdog

9. 07-29-2009 05:31

eaiser said than done