20 Pull-ups But No Muscle-up?? (Solution)

[@mihaiudroiu9368]

I did my first muscle up at 46 years young in about 2 month of training for the exercise following some of your tips. Thanks! I am no stranger to training, I have been training for 30 years but the muscle up was an objective I set myself recently.

[@MikeZouth]

🥳💪!! So happy for you. Send me the video and I will include it in my next video if you'd like! Great inspiration for all of us! ([e-mail])

[@mycheezels205]

Thanks Mike. Great recap on the general basics.

[@MikeZouth]

Thank you ☺️🙌

[@rizzilante9989]

Thank you for the video mike, I really love the point regarding the rest week because the fatigue has accumulated a lot on me and every MU session was worse than the one before like i really can't go as explosivly as i used to keeping in mind that i haven't lost muscle or gained weight and i could do it just one week ago so even if you separate muscle groups for good recovery, things we overlook like CNS fatigue and overall tiredness are so important so don't let yourself end up burned out

[@MikeZouth]

Totally agree!

[@flintsilver7]

He says it all the time but muscle-ups are very taxing on the tendons and ligaments as well as the muscles. When you really train them, regardless of how (jumping, bands, bodyweight), there is a period shortly after (perhaps between 2 and 8 hours) where you can feel the soreness in the muscles as well as the tendons and ligaments. It's hard to explain but it is very different than soreness from normal exercise like weightlifting and running. It's a very obvious sign from your body to rest, and I believe at this point it should require at least one day of rest. It's hard to work in MU training if you're doing another fitness methodology (CrossFit, powerlifting, whatever) because it becomes harder to rest. But training under slight fatigue is beneficial as well. Also as you mentioned CNS fatigue is a thing, especially with newer neural pathways (like we are training with this). Even if your muscles might be able to do it, your brain isn't sending the signals. This is perhaps the worst, because it induces a mental discouragement (like you may start to think you forgot how to do them). It's challenging because when you are able to break this barrier that so few can you want to train well, but I am becoming a big believer in leaving one rep left in the tank. It's easier said than done but your mental state will be so much better (and your confidence) when you end on a good note (that was hard, but I got over the bar and pushed it out) rather than failing because you went one rep too far.

[@MikeZouth]

Well said, everything you wrote is so true!

[@rizzilante9989]

@@flintsilver7 yes exactly, you know how i got my burnout? I workout five days a week, 3 of em at the gym weighted Calisthenics + body building, and 2 of em are skill training that is intense , that leaves only 2 rest days in which i run about 5 km and i also run another random day, imagine all of these accumulating, my body simply couldn't allow any more

[@Jcubed04]

Great comment about when to take a deload/rest week, Mike. During my last muscle-up workout I felt a bit weaker than usual and my traps got sore. So, I think it is time for me to take a rest week.

[@MikeZouth]

Yes, those are the signs! A rest week will probably make you come back much stronger!

[@DevinsCalisthenics]

The best MU coach. 💪😁

[@MikeZouth]

Thanks brother ☺️🙌

[@Goku_SAAD]

Yo mike , i finally learned the muscle up , I did 3 reps in a row in the first day 🔥, a tip for you guys , Explossiveness is the key , Chest to bar pull ups are the best variation that will get you that needed explosive power . Thank you mike ❤️

[@MikeZouth]

🥳💪!! So happy for you. Send me the video and I will include it in my next video if you'd like! Great inspiration for all of us! ([e-mail])

[@KafeaviOci]

@@MikeZouth Mike by sending videos in the link videos have best quality ?

[@vomilksined8047]

Guys listen, quantity is endurance, muscle up need explosive strength, to get it you should increase the load. Can do 10 clean pull ups? Get 5 kilo weight on, try to get 7-8 reps, can do 15 clean pull ups? Get 10 kilo and try to get to 5-6 reps with it After that trainings u will feel the explosive strength. U can go further and keep gaining it and the more strength u gain, the easier it will be to do muscle up 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@MikeZouth]

Simple to the point advice, love it 💥👊🏼💪🏼

[@rizzilante9989]

Hello again mike, i remembered 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

[@MikeZouth]

Will answer you in my next video!

[@choppchopp9975]

currently at 23 pullups and 6 muscle ups. Idk if i can do more muscle ups because i can only do them every so often because only my schools gym has a pullup bar and roof high enough to do a muscle up so maybe i can actually do more but just never tried

[@MikeZouth]

Strong!!

[@anomaly3215]

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

[@MikeZouth]

I made the same mistake in the beginning 😆

[@parigisantogermanomosconi]

I can do about 14 pull ups and my max of weighted pull up is +20kg.But I can't even do a single explosive pull up or at least a chest to bar pull up.I really struggle with the technique

[@MikeZouth]

I would recommend to also add resistance band muscle-up training. Getting reps of 5 for 3 sets working band by band.

[@parigisantogermanomosconi]

@@MikeZouth Thank you so much

[@Alan_calisthenics001]

Thank you so much Mike! I will rewind the video and study the techniques carefully! Hope I get it this month! Just followed on Instagram btw.

[@flintsilver7]

I am pretty sure I was one of the people he was referring to. I had 20+ strict pull-ups and a weighted pull-up at roughly 60% of my bodyweight. But no luck with the muscle-up. Mike is 100% correct on the bar path, as you will feel the difference when you are correct - swinging backwards and going up and around the bar - and when you are not as there will feel like a wall stopping you. Before I started with Mike, I had done jumping progressions, which helps get a feel for the transition, and then moved to bands. I made progress with bands, using the Rogue green band (40# rating) and the Rogue blue band (30#) rating. But I was familiar with the movement, and pulling as hard as possible from the bottom. What helped me get over the bar was the cue of pulling with 50%-70% strength until your elbows are roughly at a 90 degree angle, then exploding over the bar. I went from barely able to get a rep with the red band (18#) to three bodyweight reps instantly with that cue.

[@MikeZouth]

AMAZING results!! ☺️🙌

[@MikeZouth]

Happy you liked it! Just reach out if you have any questions on your MU journey! Thanks brother ☺️🙌

[@Alan_calisthenics001]

@@flintsilver7 thanks for your tips! I will try the next session.

[@sergiolalopez3598]

TALK TOO MUCH! Get on with it 🥱