Mike Zouth

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@SinTOIC 3 күн бұрын

How long does it normally take to progress through the bands? I’m currently stuck using the thickest one 😢

@Jcubed04 4 күн бұрын

Thanks for another video, Mike! I certainly agree with the importance of warming up and doing a few reps with the purple and black bands before going to bodyweight. Your explanation of doing consecutive reps is great. I noticed that before dropping down, you first lower yourself so that the bar is around your belly button. I do that as well (maybe from watching you or maybe naturally). That might be a good tip for people.

@Nikosthenics 4 күн бұрын

I just did 5 kipping muscle ups today I still can’t do strict should i just use lighter bands to practice?

@flintsilver7 5 күн бұрын

That was the ticket for me - the two point muscle-up. Another thing I wanted to mention that you are getting at with aggressively throwing your chest over the bar - an excellent training tip when doing these with resistance bands is using a band strong enough where it feels like you are going to roll forward over the bar. Trust me, you won't, but if you aren't used to the explosive forward path over the bar, it will feel strange at first. It's hard to explain but mentally I would stop (or slow down) the explosive pulling because I thought I might actually go over the bar. This is something you need to get used to, but it also helps tell you how your explosive power is progressing. In calisthenics there are two separate movements for explosive power related to the muscle-up. One is the explosive high pull, where you go behind the bar but as high as possible (ideally the hips). The other is the explosive forward pull, where you act like you are trying to launch yourself forward over the bar. These are both good for muscle-up strength, though the forward pull will get you into perfect position for the dip.

@DanTrue 5 күн бұрын

Thanks. Your tips are great! I can do a single muscle ups with my black band now, and think I might be able to pull it off with a purple band. Any tips on programming for losing the band?😊

@DevinsCalisthenics 5 күн бұрын

Great tips Mike, as always thanks for sharing.

@beelikeceramics 9 күн бұрын

Nice video 🙌

@kristofferaxen4380 12 күн бұрын

Amazing video! One question though: what muscle-up technique has helped most of your clients?

@GregCullen-nh5kv 12 күн бұрын

This is amazing, I have seen one or two women in my park doing band MUs and they are always killing it. Hey Mike question: Do you ever have pain in your biceps when doing the MUs after a while?

@MikeZouth 12 күн бұрын

Hey Greg! Yes, my biceps can be sore after a muscle-up workout for sure, but not like an injury. The injuries I got from muscle-ups have been shoulder and pec. De you feel like it's more of the injury or soreness side of things?

@GregCullen-nh5kv 12 күн бұрын

@@MikeZouth Its really just a pulled muscle it seems to me, I will just be careful doing curls for a bit and do some habbing stretches, etc thanks Mike

@GregCullen-nh5kv 4 күн бұрын

Great! I think that is also the culprit, I will follow that advice thanks Mike , coffee coming! ☕

@kevlar.85 14 күн бұрын

Hey, Mike. I appreciate all of your helpful videos 🏆 Question: On the decent from the muscle-up until the following rep, is there any moment of rest? Is the scapula in constant depression are the abs constantly engaged? * I would love to send my muscle-up video for your criticism

@MikeZouth 13 күн бұрын

Hey! Thank you for your comment and question. I will answer your question in my next video :). Sure, send med the video and I will include some tips for you in my next video as well.

@kevlar.85 13 күн бұрын

@@MikeZouth Where do I send it to?

@MikeZouth 13 күн бұрын

@kevlar.85 to [email protected]

@sdaoud31 14 күн бұрын

Even with a band I cant do it as slow as you, when I complete the dip I fall freely a few inches before catching myself at the bottom.

@MikeZouth 12 күн бұрын

You will after some more practice for sure :)

@DevinsCalisthenics 14 күн бұрын

Great job Melissa! And Mike, sounds like a few days rest is in order. I am usually strongest on my second set as well, but sometimes 1st or 3rd. I guess it depends on the warm up.

@flintsilver7 14 күн бұрын

I definitely found the second set to be the best. Even when I would try to warm up "properly" it still seemed like it took time. This translated to EMOM-style workouts too, as on a 12-15 minute EMOM they didn't feel great until the 3rd or 4th rep, which carried through for most of the rest.

@MikeZouth 13 күн бұрын

Yeah I rested an extra day and my muscle-ups felt better today :).

@markwilliams1526 15 күн бұрын

Hi Mike great video 68 years old and last week did 8 single unassisted MUs with about 1 minute rest in between each MU. I am constantly thing of technique 1 over hand grip,2 pendulium swing, and pull just at the end, 3 pull down with arms as you are slaming down a car bonnet with all your strength.Thats my check list.Also I have more energy when I do MUs first in in my exercise routine. Also each day in the morning I practice with 5 sets of 10 pull ups alternating between hollow body and chest pull ups this helps with over all upper body mussle strength.Then in the afternoon I am off to the gym..Many thanks for your videos my Swedish MU friend Cheers Herman from New Zealand

@MikeZouth 14 күн бұрын

Wow!! 😮 That's really impressive! Send me a video and I will post it in my next video 💪🏼. Thanks for the inspiration

@belakerekes5180 14 күн бұрын

Respect Herman!! I'm just a year younger and still working on it - with less success!😕 I have to use now bands, to assist. Just a question: how is your weekly routine for the MU?! I'm still struggling for five weeks. Done twice a week mu training,like Mike says. Do you more than twice a week training?! Friendly greeting Bela from Germany!!

@MikeZouth 12 күн бұрын

Hey Bela! Send me a video of your muscle-ups and I will include it in my video with some tips for you if you would like.

@GregCullen-nh5kv 20 күн бұрын

Oh Mike I was looking forward to seeing you stay outside! I continue here in NYC even in the winter, I just layer up and get a good warm up in biking over to the city park here. When you live in a small apt like most of us do here you need to get out no matter what. Plus my gym went through a transition a couple of years ago where they took out the Rogue cage we had for doing all the MUs and pullups, really messed with my routine because of that but thats why I found the MU parks outside much better anyway. But the cold doesn’t bother me I used to be a ski instructor so its all good! 🥶🎿

@mycheezels205 21 күн бұрын

I don’t think about my core at all so maybe it is relaxed. But I will take more notice next session. Today was 1,2,3,4,5,5,4,3,2,1 green+purple band. When I go for each set I say 3 things to myself: false(-ish) grip, armpits, explosive sit up. I’m 1 month in now, started with 2 failed reps / almost-half muscle up reps with green+purple

@MikeZouth 21 күн бұрын

Wow that's amazing!! Send me a video if you want to and I will post in together with your comment in the next video ☺️💪

@mycheezels205 20 күн бұрын

@@MikeZouthSent!

@DevinsCalisthenics 22 күн бұрын

Great tips as always Mike. For those of us in the south, now the heat will be come tolerable as fall and winter approach.😅

@MikeZouth 21 күн бұрын

Sounds nice ☺️

@DevinsCalisthenics 20 күн бұрын

@@MikeZouth great in the winter! Summer is very hot and humid 🥵 Time to become a snowbird? Haha

@adamsloane1748 27 күн бұрын

For me, there's a big difference between thin and thick bars. In both gyms that I go to, the bars are fairly thick, and my muscle ups in those gyms are harder and uglier than when I do muscle ups in area parks, where the bars are thinner (and smoother). As a side note, I have never been able to start the pull slowly and explode half way up. I think my timing is just off, and it's just too much for me to think about in the midst of an explosive movement. Maybe if I can get much more secure in my muscle ups, I'll be able to do that. The tip that really has helped me (at age 66, after getting my first muscle up at age 65) is reducing the size of my swing and delaying the pull a nanosecond, so that I start the pull after I start swinging back, rather than pull at the top of the forward swing or at the first moment that I start to swing back. It's like waiting a beat before pulling. The other thing that has helped when I am having an off day is to look up at the bar throughout the pull. It may just be me, but I think the body follows the head, so that when I am looking up at the bar, everything falls into line better. Looking up at the bottom gets me into a nice relaxed arch, and as I rise, continuing to look at the bar naturally encourages me to fold forward and over the bar. Thanks for your great videos.

@s5fanytank426 27 күн бұрын

Hi mike, please give me the correct way to kip for muscle up ,I have tried 1000 times but still can't get over the bar

@KafeaviOci 27 күн бұрын

The best kip is with the knees up to elbows

@MikeZouth 26 күн бұрын

Hi! Are you also training your muscle-ups with resistance bands?

@s5fanytank426 26 күн бұрын

@@MikeZouth Yes , i can do 3 in a row muscle up with lighter band , but still can't do one muscle up with kip

@s5fanytank426 26 күн бұрын

@@KafeaviOci Pull first or kip first or do it at the same time?

@KafeaviOci 25 күн бұрын

@@s5fanytank426 Kip first and after the kip pull with biceps

@alexdenk1130 27 күн бұрын

Hey Mike! Thank you for your frequent uploads. What kind of gloves do you use for your Muscle Ups training? I figure they have to be quite thin. Thanks!

@MikeZouth 26 күн бұрын

I use thin cotton gloves (and cheap) that I buy from my local pharmacy.

@imjustmuffin9320 27 күн бұрын

Hey Mike, I've heard some people talking about starting the push part of the muscle up even before leaning over the bar. What do you think of that? Thanks

@MikeZouth 26 күн бұрын

It's always a good thin to keep pushing all the way into the dip (if we can). But that becomes harder when the muscle-up is heavier. Having strong triceps helps alot.

@DevinsCalisthenics 27 күн бұрын

Support for the best muscle up coach!

@MikeZouth 26 күн бұрын

Haha thank you brother!!

@osenhordarazao3615 27 күн бұрын

Great

@MikeZouth 26 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@Alan_calisthenics001 27 күн бұрын

What do you think about weighted pull ups? I saw a video about weighted pull ups and muscle ups most of the guys who could do muscle ups could also do at least 50% their bodyweight pull ups!

@MikeZouth 26 күн бұрын

I think this is a valid point. And you can maximize it if you are doing your weighted pull-ups muscle-up style. I will answer this more in depth in my next video, and thanks for the question!

@TheBcoolGuy 28 күн бұрын

You are Mr. Muscle-upmaxxing.

@ADAPTATION7 Ай бұрын

I'm thinking of using gloves. I use a thumbless grip to reduce friction on the bar but even then, it gets harder to overcome that resistance after five reps. Also, the bar is painted (not bare metal). I was wondering: Are you able to perform a slow muscle up?

@MikeZouth 26 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing your tips and what has worked for you! Yes, looking at the bar seems to work well for a lot of people (maybe I should start doing it is well :) ). And as you said, waiting a beat before we pull also makes the muscle-up cleaner and more efficent.

@rizzilante9989 Ай бұрын

goated, thank you so much for the video mike, after a long time of doing one muscle up, i still do it with kipping and all, do you think i should start attempting to do muscle ups for reps or do i focus on cleaning the muscle up to stop kipping and do it with straight legs first, and whichever you think i should do first, how do i start doing it, thanks again

@MikeZouth Ай бұрын

I would recommend using a light resistance band, like the red one. Work yourself up to 5 reps for 5 sets without kipping.

@Jcubed04 Ай бұрын

For keeping the legs in line with the body, besides a smaller swing and pulling later, I think you also mentioned before how the two-point pull can help. It helped me. I think it's harder to control your legs if you pull with 100% power from the start.

@MikeZouth Ай бұрын

Thats true! Thank you for the reminder 💪

@DevinsCalisthenics Ай бұрын

I use the step off approach too as I find it allows a more consistent swing. I find it helps to keep the body in one straight line too.

@GregCullen-nh5kv Ай бұрын

Thanks Mike! I will try the step off approach too 👍

@MikeZouth Ай бұрын

😊💪🏼

@flintsilver7 Ай бұрын

As for stepping in instead of jumping. not only is it easier to have more exact grip width, you can better control your swing (and thus your bar path). Also, depending on the height of your bar, your actual grip alignment will be different. With stepping in from a box or a stone, you can get closer to a false grip (making the transition easier), which is almost impossible with a jump. At my gym, the bar I use is almost exactly at the level of my raised arms, whereas at home it's a good foot higher. I would consider this is a progression. Stepping, to a low jump, to a high jump. It's nothing like going from bands to bodyweight or anything, but being "adaptable" and able to do them on bars of different heights (or when you don't have a step) is a good milestone.

@MikeZouth Ай бұрын

Agree 😊💪🏼

@Phil-dg1yg Ай бұрын

hi Mike, good time to speak about grip, specially on thicker bar, i stil working with 25 kg elastic band.. outside the bar is thiner...and it look easier to rotate the hands...and not loose the bar because tiredness...inside i use a thicker bar and it looks that i need to have a over hand grip. specially with tireness ..thanks for your answer, Philippe!

@MikeZouth Ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment and good luck with your muscle-ups 😊💪🏼

@gianlucavitellone Ай бұрын

Hey Mike any suggestions to keep your legs in line with the body ?

@MikeZouth Ай бұрын

There are a few things, will answer your question in today's video 😊💪🏼

@gianlucavitellone Ай бұрын

Thanks , will keep an eye on it 🎉

@GregCullen-nh5kv Ай бұрын

Mike I am curious about your MU start position. You use a step and step off that to the initial swing. I have never tried that before and am curious if that is better than jumping to the bar. I have always jumped to the bar and then engaged the swing that way. Does stepping off to swing have benefits vs the jump to swing? Or is it simply a matter of preference?

@MikeZouth Ай бұрын

Hey Greg! It gives me more control in the beginning, but nothing right or wrong, just a preference ☺️💪

@kristofferaxen4380 Ай бұрын

Great video!

@MikeZouth Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it ☺️💪

@giannisakrivos5955 Ай бұрын

any tip on how to rotate the hands/ change grip more efficiently?

@MikeZouth Ай бұрын

The most important tip as a beginner when it comes to rotating your hands is to not have any friction on the bar. You don't want to have chalk or sweaty hands or anythin like that. Before doing your muscle-ups check that you can rotate your hands freely around the bar with zero friction. Try it out and tell me what you think ☺️💪

@heisenberg5667 Ай бұрын

Would like to also see other skills tutorials such as handstand would be great

@MikeZouth Ай бұрын

Not at the moment, only doing muscle-ups and classic bodybuilding stuff ☺️💪

@DevinsCalisthenics Ай бұрын

Great vid Mike, cool outdoor gym too. 💪😎

@MikeZouth Ай бұрын

Thanks brother yes it's great, only thing is the second bar is too close to my head 😅

@DevinsCalisthenics Ай бұрын

@@MikeZouth yeah I can see how that would be worrisome 😂

@GregCullen-nh5kv Ай бұрын

Once again nice video here Mike! I have followed your lead regarding the rethinking of the EMOM. I found it hard as well. What I am doing now is on some of MU workouts I am solely focusing on my form and recording myself from the side to capture the motion and technique. I feel like once in a while I need to check in with myself and get an honest assessment of where I am with my technique. I will try the slightly wider grip like you are doing and then report back to you on how that works for me. I really like the new focus on the arch to hollow approach - this in particular I am concentrating on more now, I even try visualizing it in my mind when I do my daily meditation for 10 minutes before every workout. I owe you a coffee! ☕

@flintsilver7 Ай бұрын

I was introduced to the EMOM style workout when I started CrossFit almost six months ago. What I was taught going back 30 years now was that both strength and capacity build when you are past 60-70% of your maximum (how they came up with this I don't know). I have done this many times in CrossFit with different movements and it's remarkable the effect it has on your body. You might be able to bench, say, 225 for 6, but when you do it EMOM (or every 90 seconds) the fatigue is cumulative, and you will indeed build capacity. For muscle ups, when failure without a spotter doesn't mean injury or death, this is helpful in building capacity. I have experimented a bit and I think EMOM (or every 90 seconds, or 2 minutes, or whatever) are best suited to single reps. Even doing 2 reps is a set, and 3 reps is *definitely* a set. Fatigue will set in if you're doing 3 reps for sure. I think it's beneficial to do EMOM for 15 minutes (I do this, and I miss a few), because it helps you focus on technique more as your strength begins to fade. Muscle-ups should probably be single reps (maybe weighted, if you're stronger like Mike) or longer intervals. I read Muscle & Fitness from the early 90's, and there are a *lot* of different theories on workout programming. Ascending sets, descending sets, the Weider principles, all of that. EMOM is one of the most useful I've found, it just needs to be adjusted in both quantity and frequency for what you're doing.

@GregCullen-nh5kv Ай бұрын

@@flintsilver7 This is an interesting take on that. I have noticed that it is indeed easier to fine tune my technique if I am only doing single reps, whereas doing the EMOM my form started to break down at about the halfway point when I was doing a 6 min EMOM. I do like your 15min EMOM but single reps. Hmm maybe I can try that. My next big goal which I gave myself is to be able to 10 good form MUs, right now I can do about 3 before my kip takes over. It is definitely a huge goal I gave myself , maybe too big, unattainable, but we shall see as it was just a few months ago when I thought I would never be able to do a clean no kip MU. I will report my progress with you guys, I love being able to talk about this stuff with like minded bros! 💪

@MikeZouth 26 күн бұрын

Hey Greg! How are the muscle-ups coming along?

@GregCullen-nh5kv 26 күн бұрын

@@MikeZouth Hey Mike, I’m incorporating some of the shoulder pre-hab exercises you demonstrated in your video here: (kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYK3oWN4ms6JkJYsi=3tbty3_ODlPk8GaS) during my deload period! After doing muscle-ups for quite a while without a proper break, I’m adding this to my routine in hopes that when I return to the bar after about 10 days off, I’ll be more explosive and stronger. My new goal is to exceed 3 muscle-ups with strict form. In your experience, how often is it beneficial to do a deload? Do you follow a specific schedule, like every few weeks or every couple of months?

@Nikosthenics Ай бұрын

What type of glove are those?

@MikeZouth Ай бұрын

They are simple cotton gloves, I buy them from my local pharmazy for almost nothing ☺️💪

@rizzilante9989 Ай бұрын

heyyy mike, i thought i'd remind you of my comment when i asked you to talk about the height of the bar because i really think it's important and very overlooked while it can set you back here's what the comment said : "an important point that no one has ever talked to and I'd like to see your insight or in another way simply point it out, I'm late so even if you don't answer it in the next video I'll just ask it again next time, the question is about the height of the bar where you do muscle ups, like i said before I'm a tall guy and when i go to short bars where i can reach the bar standing, I can't do that slight swing properly to explode in the pulling in the right way, since I'm tall i have to bend my knees in order to swing and that kinda gets the whole movement to be chaotic and the kip gets ruined and everyone is messed, however when i try on high bars, i have to jump which generates great momentum for a thing, and allows me to comfortably extend my whole body and do the right swing motion, i have practically achieved the strength for muscle up but since i kept practicing in a short bar i took so long to actually do it until i figured this one point and went to try on a high bar" hope you talk about it it'll help tall people like me and you XDD

@MikeZouth Ай бұрын

Hey and sorry for the late replay! I adressed this topic in another video, please check it out and tell me what you think: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJLbm3uooceob7c

@rizzilante9989 Ай бұрын

@@MikeZouth ah alright i didn't know you talked about it in another video, i just watched it and thank you for addressing it !!!!

@giannisakrivos5955 Ай бұрын

m8, great content. i have a hard time rotating my hands, any tips for this? thankks

@MikeZouth Ай бұрын

@KineHunter Ай бұрын

This is actually pretty useful. I am strong enough to do one muscle up but I haven't yet because my technique lacks and I don't want to kip or do it with a bad form. Will try this one next time I do a pull up workout. Thanks a lot.

@MikeZouth Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! ☺️💪

@mihaiudroiu9368 Ай бұрын

Hi Mike, as I told you some days ago, I did my first muscle up at 46 years young after 2 months of training for it. Now I am trying to add quality reps, not kipping. And I use the resistance bands to perfect it. I am now at the last band and doing 5 sets of five with good form. Last workout I discovered exactly this trick, to do the muscle up in 2 moves. One arch and imediatly to hollow. I just imagine a stop point between them. And it works. The only difference is that I try to keep my body tight during the movement. I found it easier when my body is like a spring.

@Jcubed04 Ай бұрын

Great outdoor calisthenics park at your new gym, Mike! I think I'm going to try a slightly wider grip for my next MU workout. Those hollow holds you were demonstrating are also a great ab workout!

@MikeZouth Ай бұрын

Did you try them? How did it feel?

@Jcubed04 Ай бұрын

@@MikeZouth I did! A wider grip felt good, but I think maybe I have the most power with a grip a bit wider than shoulder-width apart (not too narrow, not too wide).

@armnakornthab6867 Ай бұрын

Thanks Mike for answering my question in this video! Here is more detail of my training. My 17 kg weighted pull up is 3 reps x 3 sets and 2 reps for the 4th set. If I do 15 kg normally I do 5 sets with 4,4,3,3,3 reps. Mt pull up (arch back) is about 10-12 but if I struggle, I can do 15 but my back is no longer arched. My green band high pull up can pull to lower chest which means I can also do green band MU about 8 reps per set. (Maximum is 12-13 if I rest a bit on the bar). My purple band high pull up is just about middle chest so I cannot proceed to purple band MU. (Currently I do purple+black bands MU fpr 8 repsx6sets folllwed by basic exercises.)

@karlklatsch6181 Ай бұрын

this is by far the most helpful muscle up tutorial I've seen so far

@MikeZouth Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Glad you liked it ☺️💪

@DevinsCalisthenics Ай бұрын

Thank you Mike for sharing all of your muscle up tips. How did you find the slightly wider grip? I'm guessing it would activate the lats a little bit more.

@MikeZouth Ай бұрын

Yes, it activates the lats more and makes the transition easier because you don't have to pull as high ☺️💪

@Phil-dg1yg Ай бұрын

hi from Switzerland, just discovered your channel today...i am 54 and training myself to achieve a muscle up without band.... thanks!¨

@MikeZouth Ай бұрын

Hey! Nice to have you here, and good luck on your muscle-up journey!

@Goku_SAAD Ай бұрын

Thank you bro , you are the best ❤️🔥

@MikeZouth Ай бұрын

Thank you bro!

@anomaly3215 Ай бұрын

i don't understand how people even confuse this, you need to train strength AND explosiveness, so just pullups will not train both

@MikeZouth Ай бұрын

I made the same mistake in the beginning 😆

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