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Muscle Up

3 Β· IntermediatecalisthenicsπŸ‹οΈ Bar

A pull-up that keeps going until the whole upper body is above the bar, finished with a dip to straight-arm support. The crux is the transition: the pull must be explosive and high β€” toward the chest or even the waist, not just the chin β€” with elbows tucked in, so the chest can tip forward over the bar before the press-out. The pull is nearly always the limiting factor rather than the dip, and a base of around ten strict pull-ups plus dedicated explosive high pulls is the standard entry ticket. Negatives, starting in support and lowering slowly back through the transition, are the drill every source leans on. A small pendulum kip is acceptable while learning as long as it shrinks as strength grows; a one-elbow-at-a-time transition is the classic sign the strength is not there yet.

Key cues

  1. Build ten strict pull-ups first
  2. Pull explosively to chest or waist height
  3. Keep the elbows tucked in
  4. Tip the chest forward over the bar
  5. Press out to straight arms
  6. Practice slow negatives from the top
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How to learn it

Muscle Up Tutorial for Parkour, Free Running, Calisthenics, etc | Fraser Malik
Bar Muscle Up Tutorial
3 Exercises To Get Your Muscle Up - Tapp Brothers
Muscle Up on Bar β€” TrickAtlas