How I learnt the Muscle Up in 3 Months. Age 55 Years.
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Learn to Muscle-Up. This is the ultimate Calisthenics skill. It took me three months of training before I did my first one. I was aged 55. This video is my journey.
Now at the age of 59, I am getting stronger and fitter with age. I am able to perform multiple muscle-ups, and my form is still improving. I wouldn't call them strict muscle-ups, but the kipping of the legs is massively less than in this video. Please join, subscribe and support me in turning the clock backwards.
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I'm only 35, but I gave up trying to do muscle-ups after only 2 months. Thanks for the inspiration, I'm going back to training👍
Pleased to hear it. Don’t quit this time.. think of the good it will do you as you train.. 😊👍
Same, I gave up at 28 years old, it was so frustrating. I think the easiest way would be some kind of personal trainer, who can tell were your weakness is and what body part you have to work on. This video is quite an inspiration for going back to training.
Totally agree, it’s so frustrating. Once you’ve cracked the technique you’ll be laughing. Try watching a video by Adam Frater.. another RUclipsr. He has a great tutorial that helped me a lot.
If you start with bent arms it needs zero strength only kip
@@P2541-kz1cuwhere's your video?
This is the most practical video I've seen on Muscle Up's. No false optimism. Just do the hard work and you'll get there.
This video was all very real, a complete newbie, with no idea, with really bad beginners form, struggling and persevering until finally he achieved his goal. In the years that followed, he cleans up his form.
LOL Hard work???? Kipping and Swinging = CHEATING ( not accepting the actual hard work required and cutting corners that have detrimental effect on your health and strength )
AKA the CrossFit generation
@@funwithcalisthenicssalute 🫡 to you, man.
@@VelhaGuardaTricolorok show us your videos then. You have a link to it?
@@CryptoWolf1 what me having videos or not has any baring on what I've said? Kipping is a crime against your body and fitness. It is not so hard to understand it either. If you know anything about physiology and anatomy it is as straightforward as you can get. What part you don't understand?
Your experience is inspiring for many of us. Tons of faith and persistence are the key. Thanks for sharing your calisthenic wisdom. Congratulations! Subscribed.
Thank you.
Very inspirational💯👍💪 you have yourself a new subscriber
Thank you so much!
Major Props and Respect !
Hey, thanks so much.
This is awesome! keep it up, super inspiring I want to be this active at your age!
My plan is to get stronger every year! And not entertaining any thoughts that don’t help me achieve this. I know it’s crazy, but I’m not ready for my pipe and slippers haha
I am trying too and its so hard. Never give up ob your dreams . Thanks for sharing
This is awesome.. been trying for years.. I think I need to focus my practise / technique..
If you have the power, you just need to focus on the technique.
When I was 20 I could do 25 good pull ups . Injured my shoulder walking onl my hands so had a pain in my left shoulder most days . At 64 without training and 30 lbs heavier I did 3 chins . I saw a you tube that stated most shoulder pain can be resolved by dead hanging I tried it two months ago and the pain went. At 66 retired I have the time work on pull ups . I have installed a pull up bar on the wall and built a pyramid of platforms 6 inch levels from fully stretched out to my chest just above the bar. Using the pyramid I have done negative chins and dips to the floor starting at the lowest level . The lowering is now 15 seconds at the bottom so I’m progressing up the pyramid. My overall pull up strength is increasing rapidly now. Losing body weight also.
Impressive!
Congrats Man, this inspires
I’m pleased.
Doing muscle up is one of my goals as well. I am 51. That and handstand pushups.
Yes, I too would love to do handstand push-ups, and a handstand too!
Amazing strength, keep it up👏
This was a heartfelt video.
It certainly was. I made that video three or fours years ago. Put everything into it.
@@funwithcalisthenicsRUclipsr muscular mans, just acting in front of cameras. But their videos should contain all process like this video. Thanks for that. Who watch can see realities.
@muctebaubeydsagcan7293 thank you. Yes I keep things very real in my videos.
This is awesome share. Great job. New amiga here. God bless
Thank you!
Thanks for this, I learned a few tricks
Keep it up sir
You are welcome. Stay strong and stay safe. 👍💪🙏
Amazing method. That is helpful!
Thank you so much.
Ive subed to your channel
Thanks so much.
great job!
Thanks for the visit
Congratulations ❤❤
Thank you..
well done mate
Thank you.
Nice ❤️
Thank you.
Hello my friend
Thank you
W O N D E R F U L
That’s a lovely comment, thank you so much.
Good job! Now work on doing a slow muscle up without the kip. Then you will be Ironman.
So true. I’m working on it. But I’m still miles away.
I'm 63 and will be 64 in a few days. I just started my journey to accomplish the muscle up. I can do about 15 pull ups, 30 ab rollers and push ups. I went and bought an assist band yesterday and tried this morning. Even my trainer said it was hard, but he did one. So, I'm not going to quit, your video is great and has given me the motivation. Thanks, and keep up the great work.
Bernard, great to hear you are able to do the prerequisites of 15 pull-ups. And being 64 in a few days times makes it even more special. You sound like you are in great shape. Buying the resistance bands gets you used to the feeling of flying upwards over bar. If you can crack the technique, ie , the swing, when to pull, etc, you’ve got this.. when you pull, pull as hard as you can and drive the knees upwards the bar at the same time. It will be a kipping muscle up, but they all count. Receiving comments like yours inspire me to want to make another video. The one you watched i made three years ago. I’ve improved a lot since then. Let me know how you get on.. excited for you.
I'm probably late but, happy birthday!!
Hahah thanks.. on the 27th so you are early! 👍
Learn to do it strict first not with kip motion, I'm 53 and learned at crossfit, I can do ring or bar muscle ups in sets
I’m trying ..
Thanks for your well done video. I'm 78 (female) and worked for months to do my first unassisted pull-up. Sometimes, I can do three, so my new goal is five. I've seen several young women at the gym doing pull-ups; love it.
That’s brilliant, especially when you think most women of any age can’t do one. Big congrats to you. Keep going!
Finally a dad spending his free time on something smart instead of following daily news or conspiracy theories. I hope I'll manage to stay this cool at your age.
Haha, that made me smile.. I do enjoy keeping informed about the crazy world we live in, so guilty of being a news watcher.. haha.. but prefer to do pull-ups any day..
@@funwithcalisthenics 😅 Oh well... At least you have something cool to talk about and not just the usual corona/Ukraine/government crap that most guys your age keep on rambling about. My father in law does Kung Fu and works out as well. So once he's done with his political statements, the rest of the conversation is actually pretty enjoyable. With my dad, it's hard sometimes. I love him and all, but I'm really not motivated on visiting him often cuz I know it'll end up being a 1-2h monologue again where I already know 80% of the content by heart and the other 20% is just news about China, Russia or America. Even when times were more peaceful, he'd always Google out a random war somewhere that he can "keep on getting informed about". Don't get me wrong though. I agree with most of his opinions and I really don't have a high opinion about humanity and the direction this world is going. But as long as you are blessed to be able to lead a decent life on this planet where so many suffer, use that time for something smarter than to just Google how many people are suffering. You're neither helping yourself nor them by doing that. You who did a muscle up at your age surely inspired more people than all the other dads together with their boring government stories.
Robert that was a great read. Being a dad myself with kids, I think you really nailed it. I’m also guilty of many things your dad does. Although in recent years I have probably become a little more approachable, and entertaining I guess. I didn’t visit my dad too often, and my kids don’t visit me that frequently. I think it’s a little to do with the crazy world we live in. Let’s leave it at that. Anyway, personally, I find having a hobby or interest like this really helps me mentally to deal with many things. People often say that about sports. Go easy on your dad, he probably loves you more than you’ll ever know.
@@funwithcalisthenics Don't worry, I don't blame him for anything. I'm actually grateful to have a dad like him cuz he opened my eyes and my mind in many ways. I agree with him in many of his opinions, it just gets annoying when he keeps on talking about the same stuff instead of just realizing that I agree with him, that most people will never agree with him, that this world will still be f*cked up no matter how much we discuss it, and that he could do so much more with his time and energy instead of just watching ex-CIA agents talking about America's undercover plans and stuff like that. I'd love to go with him to the streetworkout park or just play a video game in coop mode. But he kinda stopped doing anything else than "keeping himself informed" and that's the biggest dad-move of them all and that's what makes me frustrated. Like you said, having hobbies helps a lot. The world doesn't really offer much positivity by default. So if you forget how to behave like a little kid and create your own childish positivity, you're pretty much stranded. That's why I don't mind still allowing myself to get excited about muscle ups, bike rides, video games, playing the guitar and stuff like that. I know that all-in-all it's just a bunch of stupid and meaningless activities, but at least it has a positive effect on me. My dad is a pretty intelligent person and thus suffers from the biggest demise of such people - he can't stop behaving less intelligent and can't allow himself to have some simpleminded fun. 😅
The world doesn’t offer much positivity by default… that’s deep. But probably quite true. Thought provoking statement!
Very inspiring video. Congrats and thank you. I'm 62 and just did 17 pull-ups. I had open heart surgery 17 months ago. I hadn't considered trying to do a muscle-up. 🤔 This is now a goal of mine! ... along with 20 pull-ups.
You sound like you are in incredible shape! 17 pull-ups at any age means you are strong enough to pass the UK Army Marine Pull-Up test. Well done, and after heart surgery is amazing. Build up slowly… I’m marking a video today that I’ll upload at the end of next week.. hopefully it will help you get the muscle up.
Were you able to muscle up?
@tapelkidd yes at the end of the video, I get my first one.
Ur no WannaB. You're the real deal.
Hey brother..a little late but I just came across this vid...congrats to you on your consistency, perseverance, and work ethic..obviously pays off!...having just hit my first muscle up at age 58 I can empathize with the struggle😉...but the feeling of hitting that first one made it all worth it for sure !! Best wishes from New Jersey..age is just a number...keep grinding and STAY HEALTHY👑💯👑💪💪👍
Thanks so much for your kind comments. Yes it’s certainly great, when you get your first muscle up. I did mine a few years ago, and my form is very slowly improving. But consistency is the key. I’ve ha da quick look at your channel and will look more thoroughly soon.. have a great day..
@@funwithcalisthenics… This is amazing being 42 and cannot do a muscle up. I really need to start practicing more
@@Dadbodfinessefit it’s really rewarding. Takes commitment and time. But worth every minute. Enjoy the journey.
I was going to send you this video but found your comment.
@@rgmtb Antony is a BEAST💯👑💯
I'm very inspired by your journey. I'm a woman and recently got my first pullup after training for 6 months. I think the muscle up will be my 5 year goal. Thank you for sharing this
Hi Susan, I’m pleased you feel inspired. It always surprises me how far I have come, and what is possible if you really apply ourselves. I have made another video… uploaded it yesterday showing more progress. ruclips.net/video/P7NdZNGmO6c/видео.htmlsi=q_FMSptXQb5H9Xsu
What you’ve achieved after 6 months of training is brilliant. Most people would have given up. You should be really proud, well done!
Just found this. Subscribed immediately. No gimmick, no talking to cam. Just the process. ❤love this
That’s my style. Thanks so much for subscribing. More videos to come.
Thats incredible man, love the dedication and enthusiasm, 😊
Thank you.
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Agreed .. I hit subscribe.. Ty
I am 52, started with calisthenics a year ago. Planning to do my first muscle up by the age of 55 too. Your example is inspiring.
I’m pleased you found that video inspiring. It does take time, getting all the technical bits in place, like the swing, when to pull etc.
Good quality pull ups is a great starting point.. I wish you well on your journey. Calisthenics over the last few years has made me so much stronger, and enabled me to do things I couldn’t previously.
me too. same story 🙂
Two years after making this video, I have progressed and completed a 100 Muscle Up Challenge. Watch this video now! ruclips.net/video/yGF2yIdd2WM/видео.htmlsi=XrB6UZ7vmzY9yv8A
legend
Hey thanks.. 🤪
What!!?? Dang. Spoiler alert- he gets er done.
You are a great inspiration! I will be 60 this year and my goal is to achieve a muscle-up. I started 10 months ago with 2 bands totalling 80kg and have gradually progressed to a single medium band of 25kg where i seem to have stagnated. How long did it take you and did you encounter any sticking points or was it smooth and steady progress all the way? Many thanks again for sharing your journey!
Hiya, thanks for commenting. Firstly, the progress you’ve made from 80kg in bands to 25kg is seriously impressive. I don’t think there are many 60 year olds that could claim that! It seemed like an I possible task for me, and although it was progressing and I was single minded it wasn’t easy. What you don’t see in my video, is that during the three months it took me, I also managed to lose about 1/2 stone in weight while working hard on my pull-ups. Immediately after completing this video I picked up a shoulder injury so I couldn’t progress and clean up the form. Know I have a minor elbow ache, hopefully I’ll be getting back to muscle-ups again soon.
My recommendation is to watch loads of videos on the technique, and visualise performing it.
Think .. explosive pull downs like you are slamming the hood of your car and pulling your knees up (kipping) at the same time. And come around the bar, in a curve.. whilst working hard on building your pull-up max. How many can you do?
@@funwithcalisthenics
Thanks for the quick response! Yes, i have watched dozens of youtube videos and i know the theory behind a successful muscle-up, just seem to lack the explosive strength needed. I can do 12-14 pull-ups, probably 12 clean and at least 15 straight bar dips. Am now practicing chest-to-bar pull-ups to improve on explosiveness but it's a really slow process and i haven't seen any progress since reaching 25kg band around 2 months ago :(
@@surefire888 you got your first muscle ups?
Hi Alex, oh yes! It took a while, but now I’ve unlocked it. Can do them on the bar, and on the gym rings too. How are you getting on?
@@funwithcalisthenics I find epicondylitis is a major setback when trying to progress pull ups. I had it for 18 months before it settled down.
Respect! Awesome to see the whole journey, not just the results. Well done!
Thank you very much. I uploads videos every Wednesday and try to keep them different, and motivational. Please do subscribe.
I’m 44 and just became able to do banded muscle up, but struggling A LOT. My goal is to be able to do muscle up by my next birthday. You video is so encouraging. Thank you!
That’s a great goal to have. Using the bands really helped me. Good luck!
44 here as well, consistency is key, I was able to do it with thin band couple of weeks back, started to do more pull ups to get stronger yet I can do more consecutive pull ups now, but cant do a muscle up on the same band. Step back and I'll be grinding the movement again with the band. Don't stop lads, we will get it
Wicked cool and congrats. I turned 55 in August (last month) and you inspired me to legitimately try with progression. 🤙🙏
Rock on! That’s exciting… Top tip…. Don’t push it too hard and get injured… it takes time, months in most cases!
That's awesome! Love seeing the REAL process/progress...Inspiring!
More to come! Another video coming in a weeks time.
You made me laugh with this video.
I had a similar experience getting my first muscle up. Great work!
Thanks so much Larry. I laugh too when I look back. When I started I was completely clueless!
@@funwithcalisthenics Do you still do it?
When kids want play in the park but have to wait for their turn :) great job with your muscle up journey
Yes, the kids have to wait for the pensioners to finish their work outs 😂. Thanks for watching. Just watched your WOD Jordan video.. it reminded me of when I did it in a collaboration. It hurts 👍. And I had a smaller kettle bell!
yes you did it sir. that's the fruit of patience and your hardwork. very inspiring.
Well thank you very much my friend. 👏👋🔥
Wow wow you are aged but you have achieved your goal wow great work I m very happy by your great achievement 👏 😀 👍
Thank you so much. Appreciate your support. 😀
Just subscribed!
This is amazing! He was clearly diligent in his efforts to achieve his goal. Practice, patience and diligence. Way to go!
Thank you. 👍
Once again I am watching my idol. I love your dedication.
Haha thank you so much.. pleased you enjoyed it. 👍
Awesome progress! Much respect. - That structure looks kind of fragile, watch out you don't muscle-up into the neighbors garden.
Hahaha it is a bit bobbly. And really close to the neighbour. While using my resistance bands, I was wearing slides on my feet and they got caught in the bands and ended up flying over the fence!
This is really helpful, I’m still working on my form but from this to your latest videos is inspiration and at 57 💪🏾
I’m so pleased you’ve found it helpful. I’m continuing with my struggles and hoping to improve my form too. It’s incredible how are body’s can adapt.
I really wanted to be able to help you, I suffered too much to make this movement too
That’s ok my friend. No worries.
I love the honesty of this journey - brilliant 👍
Hey, thanks so much for your comment. It’s very much appreciated. 😀
Just watched this and i'm SUPER inspired!! I've only seen 2 or 3 people who can muscle up at your age.
Awww thank you so much. I don’t see my age as a barrier in Calisthenics. I still have so much to learn and improve. Hoping to get stronger and better at more skills too. I’m super excited about this journey. I don’t find muscle ups easy. Some days I can do it, and some I still can’t quite get there. So I’m still working and practising with the bands and focusing on technique. That’s for you kind words! 👍
@@funwithcalisthenics Everything takes time 🙌🏻 and great things take the longest. Keep working hard no matter how many times you fail to see any progress even if it were for weeks. & btw i recommend you watch my muscle up workout video for more diverse progressions rather than just doing hangs and pull ups! Stay safe
@@zaynassi8818 i will do, thanks again for your support.
Great step by step.. I was like-double up the bands!! 2 greens! Love the swing! It's all core!
Haha, I started with so many bands! Couldn’t believe that one day I could do it with none. But even now, most of my training I still use them. 👍
Welcome to the 1% club, old fella...
Thanks so much. Appreciate the welcome.
Você é uma inspiração para mim, ainda vou conseguir fazer o muscle up!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Thank you so much.. appreciate your support.
The guy at the beginning of the video and the guy from around 8:00 onwards look like father and son, to say the least... Just amazing. Congrats!!!
Thanks so much. Appreciate that. I made that video 4 years ago, have lost a bit more hair since then! 😂
Hi sir
Hello! Thanks for dropping by.
Thank you so much for subscribing. I really appreciate your support. Hope you’ll enjoy my videos, I upload every Wednesday! 😀👍
In my experience, bands did not help me at all. What helped me the most was practicing explosive pullups.
I guess we are all different. The bands helped m in the early days. Then the explosive pull-ups after that.
I was once in the same struggle. I learned how to do muscle ups right after my 50th Bday. I also practiced on a bar that was neck level, where I had to hop to complete the task. Anyways great determination 👊
It’s great to achieve these things at our age.. feels good.. well done 👍
So during the beginning of the muscle up journey, could you do pull-ups?
Yes, I could do around 7 or 8 with really bad form. In this video, I get 14 with terrible form. I like to think I’ve improved a bit since then!
Wow nice edit 👍
I’m learning lots about this editing business! 👍
@@funwithcalisthenics yeah inevitable skills at this era!
Well done!!!!! Huge respect for that 👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿
Thanks so much! 👍💪
You are a legend sir!!! keep inspiring us :)
Sorry for my late reply. Thank you so much for your comment. 👍🔥
Thank you old man. I'm 28 years old and just learned the muscle ups after almost 2 months of nearly everyday training. I watched your videos and get very inspired.
Nice to see the start to finish of that journey.
Yep.. that’s all of it. 👍
Incredible! Only thing that's left is cleaning up the form
Agreed. That video was three years ago, so I’m a bit better now.
Nice video 🔥
Thank you!
it took me around 3 months as well to do my first muscle up, its all about consistency in working on building your body (specifically your arms), then technique for the muscle up.
since i didn't give up, i'm able to rapid fire them (with a 10 second pause in between haha)
Very nice MUSCLE UP JOURNEY video. Love seeing the progress. 👍🏾
Just noticed I never thank you for your comments. We have both progressed so much since these earlier days.
@@funwithcalisthenics You know what... that's one of the things that I love about RUclips. It really gives you an opportunity to go back and SEE how far you've come. I never really did that before.
Congratulations! I really am! I had this goal a few years ago, maybe 3 or 4 years, and I'll have you know that it took me almost 1 year to get the damn movement haha! I know the effect of that reward for hard work and persistence. I was like a madman the first time I went over that bar without bands. Unbelievable!
I am laughing.. yes I understand the madman feeling. The first time is the best ! Life changing..
Great work. I will try myself to do it.
Good. It’s a challenge!
idunno, to me a muscle-ups purpose is so that if you're hanging from a ledge (roof top, concrete wall etc) you can pull yourself over the ledge. if you do this excessive swing with a bar I don't really consider it a muscle up
Inspirational🙌🙌
Thank you Adam.
Congratulations you gave me what I needed to try it myself and I just turned 55 👍
Another great video. Fantastic work
Thank you.
The most important is never give up.
Correct !!
It's years old that video, but it shows what it takes to reach your goal. It's just a big load of hard work and self confidence that you can do it. Inspiring 💪 I'm working also on my first muscle up...and I'm just 41.
You’ve got years on me, so I’m sure you’ll get there, if you train hard. Thanks for watching and I wish you well.
Great work, I will say this, the MUSCLE up done properly takes a long time to develop. By done properly I mean not swinging. Doing it like this is fine if thats what you want but personally I prefer the route of taking the months required to develop it as a true muscle up, powered strictly by muscle pull, not swing or kipping. Starting with the chest to bar pullup from a dead hang, moving to chest to waist, and finally muscle up. Yes it takes a long time and like all Calisthenics moves requires discipline and commitment but for me thats part of the reason for doing it. Its achievable by strengthening the back, bicep and forearms to the point they can pull you up sequentially using strength alone from almost a dead hang. Sure it takes much longer to achieve but the strength developed is transferrable to so many other skills.
Totally agree with you. This video was made nearly 4 years ago as I was just getting in to Calisthenics. I still train hard every week and I’m making good progress. Thanks for taking the time to leave the comment.
Totally understandable, I think everyone starts the same because its hard to accept the reality of Calisthenics which is quite simply, as you seem to know now as well, that its one day at a time to every skill. What seems like slow progress becomes constant progress and the results as the body gets stronger are amazing. Personally the first 8 months for me are the hardest, I think after that it gets easier to settle into a discipline of patience and accepting the time it takes to build the strength day by day. Im almost 50 now as well, but I love Calisthenics training and train 4 sessions a week every week, 2 push 2 pull. The results in ower and body development are far better than I ever achieved in a gym!@@funwithcalisthenics
@MultiMyNickName Same here. My results are better than ever achieved at a gym too. What I like is that I can do it at home. So it’s easier to stay consistent. I’m 4 years in to Calisthenics now, and I’m still making progress and gains. But most of all, I enjoy it.
Amazing man, you remind me of my father. He’s really strong as you. Keep it up sir.
Thank you so much! I’ll keep going, you too
Bunun yasindaki dayilar bizden otobuste yer istiyor. Vucudu her yas calistirmak lazim.
I am laughing. 😂👍👍👍
The wobbly bar made it much harder. Good job!
It certainly did!
way to go brotha 🔥
Thank you.. loving the journey.
3:15 in "FINALLY ACHIEVED 14 STRAIGHT PULL-UPS" I'm sorry but not one pull up was achieved that day. Those are not calisthenics pull-ups.
Totally agree. I was a complete beginner and they were terrible. I cringe when I watch those pull-ups. That was 3 years ago.
Good shit!!!!! I am a woman in my 30's (almost 40 lol). I can do 7 pull ups. My goal is to muscle up by October. this was helpful.
That’s good to hear. Three years after making that video, I made this tutorial. Hope it helps, ruclips.net/video/P7NdZNGmO6c/видео.htmlsi=lmoU2rfx5QF_aNqX
Great video I can relate to so much of it. You toned up massively and lost belly fat as well, congrats bro. I am 61 and doing a lot of calisthenics, mainly bar work. I started 2 years ago at age 59. Age is not a deterrent if you are determined
Absolutely. I made that video about 4 years ago, and I’m still improving.
Yeah man…I’m 60 and just discovered the muscle up last year….I think I’m nearly there…This is the Summer….Your video was great…Cricket ..Great
It’s such a great move to learn.. and feels amazing once you’ve got in the bag! Best of luck!
First of all, huge thumbs up for the dedication and hard work Sir! :) I really hope to have the same fitness level in this age in the future! :) On the other hand, I would suggest working on the basic pull up and chin up strength. I would recommend building up a strong foundationon those: at least 10-12 reps of pull ups per sets with perfect form, without kipping. Also you might find useful practising explosive pull ups. Then the muscle up should be a piece of cake. :) Keep up the great work! 🙏
Thanks for your advice. I am always learning.
ROM and form wasn't great but this was an AMAZING real world show of how progress towards a muscle up. And at his age and relatively high body fat (as far as calisthenics athletes go), it's very impressive.
Thanks for your comment. Much appreciated, still working in the body fat😂
So many things...most of all I want to say respect for the work and determination. Two, would you please secure that bar in your backyard...man that's gonna fall. I also wanted to make a straight pull up joke (definitely kipping) but I guess I won't because I'm overall just too impressed with your work and determination. Congrats on achieving your goal.
We’re all constantly learning… thanks for watching. You’ll be pleased to hear that the old bar is no longer in existence 😂😂
I think your doing Awesome 👍 working out on just bars alone can get you the body that 99% of the people would love to have !! Stay with it it’s way easier , and way more productive in both the short term , and long term 👍👍👍
I’m so pleased I didn’t give up after getting my first muscle up. 4 years later my body had changed dramatically. Never thought it would.
Sir how can I contact you...Ur body asm ...thys also
My email is funwithcalisthenics@gmail.com
I’m not trying to be mean since this is still impressive for your age. But those are VERY bad pull-ups/muscle ups. The form is atrocious with the swinging and kicking up for mostly momentum doing the work.
Just work on good form to build the muscle and you will do them properly with enough time. That is not an easy task. But calling these pull-ups and muscle-ups…. Maybe only in the CrossFit community.
I totally agree. I made that video 3 years ago, and my form was terrible. Fortunately I have improved since making that video, and I’ll be uploading another progress video this weekend, so be sure to watch it!
I remember my muscle up journey
- The bands really helped me understand the position needed
- You want to go up and over the bar not just straight up, aiming for your abdomen to be above the bar
- I learned there's such a thing as an over-swing. You have to find the "sweet spot"
- Being explosive! I found that I had to use more explosive energy than I thought
- High pull ups will help and once again aim for the abdomen to be at bar height, but a muscle up is different technique as it's up and over the bar like a "C" shape
- As you can over swing in the setup you can also over swing by how far you're shooting out to go above the bar it's a "sweet spot" on each.
That’s all so true. Since making that video some 4 years ago, I’ve found the sweet spot! So now I can do it on remand.. so much easier.
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How many session per week and how long ? I guess you're also praticing other muscular groups. in other words, how was your calisthenics programm at that very moment you made this video ?
Omg, thats was about 3 or 4 years ago. I was doing a little jogging, push-ups and pull-ups. That was it. No fixed program.
Hi! What do you recommend for doing muscle ups without experiencing severe elbow pain afterwards? I recently started doing them with resistance bands, but the pain in my elbow joints and the resulting loss of strength in my entire arm are making me consider giving up on learning the muscle up.
Do you have any advice for me?
Thank you!
My advice is not to try and perform anything that causes you pain.
How doing muscle up is important for health comparing to pull ups ? Also is there any down side doing muscle ups ? Risk of injury?
Muscle ups work more muscle groups than just pull-ups, and yes the risk of injury is greater than doing a pull-up. So build up slowly.
Cool video good progess. You shouldve focused more on building proper strength for pullups. When you said you finally reached 14, your form was crap. No offense but those were hardly actual pullups.
Totally agree with you, I’m so embarrassed when I look back at that old video I made 4 years ago. But it shows my journey and I’ve improved since then. Thanks for watching.
Well it's something to do I guess. Better than sitting around eating. I'm 54 5'10" 220lbs with abs. I view this movement as something that thin teenagers learn to impress. At 220lbs I can do 15 pull-ups, but I'm too focused on looking like Conan to mess with gimmicky moves to impress teenage boys.
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Nice work! Would also help if you briefly introduce your starting point so people can relate to your progress. Nonetheless, fanastic job on your achievement! Hopefully I can follow your steps!
That’s a great idea, and I’ve made a note to make video on this in the future.
However, for me, it all started with push-ups. I just started doing these 4 or 5 days a week, for months, became obsessive about them. Then I brought in indoor door frame pull-up bar.