Mastering the Bar Muscle-Up

Dusty Hyland of CrossFit Gymnastics gives instruction on how to master the bar muscle-up.
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[@Aulorah]

The instructor reminds me of Michael from The Office. Lol.

[@hardikvashishth1300]

Sameeeeeeee... I can't believe I'm not the only one who felt that 🤣🤣

[@axuenabratan7361]

NO GOD! PLEASE NO!!! NOOOOOOOOOO

[@sadradehbashi3598]

But jacked.

[@GP2141BC]

Except Michael is less annoying

[@cesarneri5091]

Ahahhah all of us.. this is Michael, right Pam?

[@alexthumm5600]

I can do muscle ups but the form really determines whether or not you're building you're upper body. If I swing a lot I imagine that I could do at least 15. With slight swinging I can do around 8, but consistently with as little use of momentum as possible I can do only 4. The kipping works fine if you're doing cardio, but it just seems silly to me.

[@mjchecksfield914]

Yeah for sure next level is reducing the kip. I am awe of those athletes who appear to glide up from hanging position to top of the bar in one move. That is a literal muscle up requiring big power not relying on the weight transfer timing of the gymnastics kip.

[@alexc4278]

I thought the idea was to swing/Kip up until body strength developes enough to

[@videoaccount5676]

"Not perfect form, that's OK" CrossFit in one sentence.

[@yelcomuro4143]

+Video Account perfect comment xd

[@aliimrandaiyan8852]

hehe right

[@ErwinHeiser]

Exactly. Not to mention all these kipping moves are murder on your shoulders and joints.

[@ZanOGAL]

"its ok u dont need to work that hard"

[@antdx316]

Body part synergy is totally the way though. Isolation is like doing things on your on vs with a team.

[@kmacownage]

i found out while learning these, a slight swing helps, nd when you break at the hips by kicked the feet more vertical it generates more vertical momentum rather than transfering the direction of power by pulling the kipping swing which takes alot of strength from the grip back nd lats along with the rest of the body as a whole. these are tips i rarely hear of but have helped me the most

[@MX-127]

Do a slow muscle up

[@MX-127]

They are using momentum a lot

[@szymusiek1980]

+Cody sansbury Exactly. What's the purpose of bounced muscle-ups? We may as well put a trampoline under the feet and jump up off this to make muscle-ups easier. We may also swing our body so much that we can do muscle-ups from the horizontal position of our body, then's it's easier. If we want to get real strength and muscles, we have to do muscle-ups with no tricks.

[@patrickpiazza5482]

+szymusiek1980 We're all waiting on your video submission to show us how to do slow and controlled muscle ups for reps. Thanks in advance.

[@MX-127]

+Patrick Piazza just look it up

[@szymusiek1980]

Patrick Piazza No no no, muscle-ups for reps don't have to be slow! You may do it fast, because fast reps also build mass and strength, but also explosive strength, what don't build slow muscle-ups. Swinged and bounced muscle-ups are not the real test of strengh, they just shows your skills at the bar.

[@richkindle8647]

I was in traditional gymnastics (horizontal bar, parallel bars), so I understand that the movements for each sport are different, but the term "gymnastics" means to display physical agility and coordination. Crossfit does borrow a gymnastics move (kip) to perform a strength movement faster over time. Of course we teach strict pull-ups as a strength move, but the kip is used as part of a workout when you're up against the clock. Again, why the hate? There are ego-filled athletes in all sports, including gymnastics, but I don't judge the sport based on the behavior of a few.

[@LarsRyeJeppesen]

So don't call it a muscle up.. the "hate" is because Crossfit takes any movement, makes all cheats possible, and don't mention that at all...

[@elih2462]

@@LarsRyeJeppesen Crossfit doesn't call a 'kipping pull-up' a strict pull-up, but I assure you that many ego heads in the gym will kip with their legs and call it a strict pull-up. Same goes for the muscle-up we don't call a so called 'crossfit muscle up' a strict muscle up but we do call a strict muscle up.. well... a strict muscle up. We aren't cheating, we have terms that we know and use for certain things.

[@SPACYtunes]

"A few" I have never seen a crossfitter do a proper pullup or muscle up.

[@jaimexcas]

Crossfit is not a sport.

[@geronimolondono6742]

I understand you, i train CrossFit Since months ago and i don't like the kipping moves but when you are against time sometimes you have to use kipping, thats why i'm training in my bar at home and i can do muscle ups without kipping but throwing legs to chest while i get stronger to do ir clen. So my goal is to become strong enough to do Wods with good form

[@Hassy171717]

Awesome Vid... I'm so close to getting this after 3 months of Crossfit. Getting some info on technique is what I think I've been needing. Will be giving this a shot again soon. Thx

[@AliAliOxenFree]

Man thank you for uploading this. Well presented. Clear concise explanation. +

[@campbehr]

When did Steve Carell start instructing Crossfit?

[@lanman2000]

i thought the exact same thing.

[@CuCuiX]

me too :D

[@hermes.trismegistus616]

I don't even know the guy but I suppose when crossfit shit became so popular that he could make money out of it.

[@Tealslayer]

He reminded me so much of Micheal Scott

[@FernandoOrtega10]

That was my first thought!

[@Chumongocho]

good explanation of the kipping muscle-up but mastering the strict bar muscle-up is a different beast altogether.

[@daakrolb]

Word up. This Kip flop thing is NOT a muscle up at all, in my opinion. Just like many things cross fit....

[@gookusa99]

Great tips, got my first MU for 16.3! thanks for sharing

[@ThePanos88]

Thank you so much coach!You help me like no other!

[@nodnarb5]

2:52 'We don't see any breakage in the line." Translation: Her booty is chewing those pants alive

[@Mancavor]

+nodnarb5 I thought he meant her curves are tender!

[@jonanbahnsen3935]

what's up with all the hate guys? ye its not gymnastics. they never claimed to be. this is crossfit training. and it's actually quite fun. and this video is the best well defined technical instructions i have seen about this movement. a thought for imrpovement. if you guys need that. show it in slow motion. with a story teller. it is the easiest way to describe dynamic exercises

[@dmc7884]

Jonan Bahnsen Instead of all that talking, he can cut the time to properly teach them to perform the movement by just getting on the damn bar. I have taught children and adults by SHOWING, none that "technical, Albert Einstein MC2, explaination was COMPLETELY unnecessary. Didnt here not one emphasis on the fundamental value of pull ups in order to progressively perform the movement without use of momentum or kipping. 3 minutes top and a first timer with the strength up and over the bar, just have to SHOW them

[@KevinPartridge]

+DeMarco Campbell Or you can explain it better and someone with less strength can also get over the bar.

[@dmc7884]

+Kevin Partridge I don't recommend even trying muscle ups until you have at least 10-15 clean pullups. That indicates they have the strength to start attempting it.

[@justmessi1474]

+DeMarco Campbell I've heard that before but would you it's absolutely impossible without clean set of pull ups?

[@justmessi1474]

+messi mooqs say*

[@bartbtsful]

The best BMU video I can find. Thanks a lot!!!!

[@naasirsalafee]

Great instructional post....keep 'em coming. Muscle ups kill me!

[@mRasode11]

This is disrespectful to calisthenics

[@eduardoc4405]

+AceandScotch2 don't do that, that's rude XD

[@mRasode11]

+AceandScotch2 lol you make no sense...

[@eduardoc4405]

+AceandScotch2 ain't no body here trying to be the ambassador of anything, you just took things way too seriously and overreacted and now you sound like a bitch.

[@mikec3246]

Sadly we aren't all barstarz:)

[@reddevils9758]

crossfit is a troll version of calithenics . watch chris heria

[@Gusto181]

1st part has some great fundamentals to work on (hollow, point toes, squeeze, superman). 3rd part shows some pretty good bar muscle ups. Guess I missed the 2nd part where you get huge. Guess I'll hit part 3 after I can do 100lb weighted strict pull ups.

[@Luisnunezcanlayoutub]

the most helpful video for muscle up, thanks!!!

[@spidse]

AWESOME Video!!! Looking forward to mastering this exercise, this vid really gona let that happen :)

[@JANJAN-vw3km]

More like a momentum up

[@naydsoe27]

Ok this is a 2 year old comment but LMAOO

[@emilio7616]

I love you for this comment

[@bennythebear0711]

JAN JAN u better not be using any momentum in cleans or jumping if u got a problem with the kip in a muscle up

[@boomertunes9924]

@@bennythebear0711 The fuck do those things have to do with a muscle up? Muscle ups aren't supposed to be violent bar swinging like crossfit pullups are.

[@AikiNickAMV2]

Gymnasts use kipping for completely different reasons. These guys are just using it to make the exercise easier.

[@ChipKempston]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure maybe 2 people in this video could actually do a strict muscle up. Probably the trainer and the guy in the blue shirt. Other than keeping orthopaedic shoulder surgeons in business when these guys hit middle age, I'm not sure what the purpose is, other than CrossFit ego.

[@navsquid32]

So why do gymnasts use kipping?

[@ChipKempston]

Matt Williams Kipping is one of the earliest skills gymnasts learn as it's used to get you into position to do other more advanced moves. It's used most on high bar (uneven bars for girls), parallel bars, and can be used on rings. It's a required skill, but as a repetitive exercise, you're doing more damage to your joints than exercising your muscles.

[@ReallyCuteBoys]

whatever u dont know what oure talking about

[@Seba__llanos]

en una competencia de crossfit en elemental poder hacer muchas repeticiones del Muscle Up, por eso es que se usa el kipping, a parte el muscle up es solo una parte de la competencia, sin contar los hang power clen/snatch/jerk etc

[@mackenziecrawford9518]

Wow I learnt so many tips in this video,this is so great,this is going to help me a lot !!!!!!

[@activeREDlive]

Great clip. Im hopeless at muscle ups but I think the tips here will help a lot. Thanks for posting

[@DrunkYetis]

8:10 i feel like i'm watching the office, Michael Scott looks into the camera and makes a joke about another employee

[@bittermelon8749]

How does kipping qualify as mastery? I would think mastery of the muscle up would be a slow controlled muscle up...

[@ianstratton1629]

There are 2 different types of muscle up. Kipping and strict. A strict one does indeed show greater strength. A kipping one does show mastery however, because you are achieving the same end goal using half if not less the strength. In other words, a strict one is for brute strength and show. Whereas a kipping one is for efficiency, which is what crossfit is all about.

[@chrisbeatty743]

Ian Stratton I didn’t realize that actually using your muscles to do a muscle up instead of momentum was showing off

[@uflpro]

i think they meant mastering the CROSSFIT muscle up

[@anish3827]

Ian Stratton Different type my ass!The whole point of muscle up is to use your muscles not momentum

[@FernandoOrtega10]

It sounds like saying that there's 2 types of running: with your feet and with skates

[@jasonwilcox73]

I have been struggling with these. Thanks for the video. Hopefully it will help!

[@leecox5218]

it wont. but this will kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2Grf4KIedanodk

[@emelendez84]

Great clip, definitely a huge help

[@ChuckieMcHaggis]

Steve Carell's looking in good shape these days.

[@juandoe7802]

Dayum, all these ladies look amazing...thank goodness for Crossfit!!!!

[@paulrossiter9567]

This is a good start to understanding the fundamentals of a muscle up ...Chad does it quite clean with full range of motion 👏 Can’t believe people on here slating this guy ..... All you haters/slaters you must be so perfect........lmao.

[@TrainerHutch]

Wow I learned a lot! Have to put it to use!

[@arditavdolli5681]

I am still waiting to see a muscle up!!!😂

[@ishaqueahmad3004]

Wow, after this i actually learned how to do a muscle up.

[@benpaynter]

Excellent video, please keep them coming

[@armando1381]

very helpful! thanks for posting the video

[@neostorm45]

Trying to get muscle up before 16.3 crew checking in

[@anoygamingyt978]

Hello guys here’s how you can train muscle fast => twitter.com/5b4e13d3fcd4e4b9b/status/725900499803758592?pidid=655bf579-75a7-4785-99ce-17ed4c2036a2 Mastering the Bar Muscle-Up

[@neostorm45]

update I got it before 16.3

[@ioannisalexandropoulos2616]

Nice.

[@ohaiderr2]

By far the best muscle up instructional video I've seen. This will definitely help improve my form, thanks guys.

[@99timochou]

this coach knows what he does! he made everyone work legs

[@JakeHolman78]

best muscleup vid I've found. Nice!

[@Kuron3ko666]

"Zero", as someone would say...

[@trianglechokeU]

cross shit where bad form is the norm!

[@cweb1988]

wish I had a place that I could do muscle ups. Don't have enough space above my pull up bar. :/ drat

[@jlghfe36]

Find scaffolding

[@bahlztodawhalzawsome]

Wow I got my workout in for the week watching this

[@notenoughtime9515]

Excellent video. Very instructive.

[@ivaylokozhuharov366]

I am so sorry to announce it: This is not a muscle up. Have a great day/night.

[@jaytavui9740]

true

[@loicpeyrouny7731]

+Ivaylo Kozhuharov Fuckin true..

[@ivaylokozhuharov366]

+AceandScotch2 ok, mister, have a great weekend

[@kelsypaints9389]

+Ivaylo Kozhuharov don't real muscle ups not include the swinging crap?

[@kelsypaints9389]

***** thank you! Some people say this is harmful to shoulders and that you're going to pull something is this true?

[@apollyon96]

"Master"? Not a single muscle up had been done in this gym

[@Simon604311]

Very good! Muito bom! Congratulations! Parabéns!

[@WAFallatah]

Its nice to learn the technique,,, very inspiring 💪🏾🤓🦾

[@xNachos]

Well people are just hating but maybe they forgeted they were on a crossfit channel, if u don't want to see crossfit technics, then move to an other channel x) Thanks for the vidéo guys, helped me a lot as usual ;)

[@cranebeg]

It's bad to forgeted.

[@T0BBi94]

YES there is the problem! People are calling it out because crossfit is so focused on quantity instead of quality...

[@kevinlamour3055]

you're missing the point of a "muscle-up" - you use your muscles to pull yourself up and over the bar not inertia. this is a swing-up.

[@robertozarrabal3251]

Bro, people been doin' Calisthenics the entire life of the human breed, Crossfit is stupid as fuck.

[@robertozarrabal3251]

Brother, Calisthenics is just a made up word for Body weight exercises. Have you ever seen the legs of a runner? a sprinter or even a marathon runner? They all have different bodies but use the same concept or motion, using your body and the laws of physics in favor to exercise. And don't make me go into Gymnastics. Basically, any body weight (free-weights) exercise is Calisthenics (If you still believe in that made up word), here is the meaning anyways. Calisthenics are exercises consisting of a variety of gross motor movements-running, standing, grasping, pushing, etc-often performed rhythmical (we walk at a certain rhythm) and generally WITHOUT EQUIPMENT OR APPARATUS.(If it isn't clear for you, remember, Calisthenics is a made up word). Cheers.

[@drew6090]

Dame swinging like that surly going snap the back 😂

[@hermes.trismegistus616]

Roberto Zarrabal actually callisthenics is a combination of 2 Greek words, "kalos" means beauty and "sthenos" means courage", and was the way Spartan warriors used to train, so make your research before you call something "made up".

[@Jess-Rabbit]

Um its still very hard..why dont you try and see if you can even do one

[@fusmf1]

great video... heading out back to give it a go now.

[@kotiuili2383]

Man this is so kool. Thank you coach

[@AudreySelking]

I'm just gonna let this crossfit trend ride, go get my doctorate as an orthopedic surgeon and make bank.

[@getrekt7613]

Fuck, I was too late and took neurology instead. But hey, maybe they'll start wrecking their spines instead of rotator cuffs and I'll make profit, who knows?

[@mrrhombus716]

+Get Rekt there was that one guy, but he needed a casket not surgery :*(

[@MurrayHealthFitness]

+Audrey Selking "Back surgery is super successful in repairing the spinal cord without long term dysfunction," - Says no current research study.

[@spencergsmith]

How’s that working out for you? All of the members at my gym are healthier and stronger than the day they first walked in.

[@Smuddpie]

@@spencergsmith Work in ortho setting for a while. Tons of crossfitters. You only see the ones still healthy in your gym. We see the other side. Neither is the objective truth.

[@byKamii]

Learning how to muscle up by a guy who cant muscle up

[@MadisonGymnastics]

He did one in the video

[@werbnnerf]

Tyler Martin No Muscle-ups were performs in the making of this video.

[@carterfogelman4613]

He was a D1 gymnast. I'm pretty sure he could do a strict one if he tried.

[@brandonluke6424]

Apparently, you didn't watch the whole video but rather commented before you had a chance to see him do one. **insert foot**

[@tickitsneso2903]

watch the whole video bitch

[@roninglx]

awesome video tutorial !! thanks

[@shanewilson.drizzlingdance5179]

Im from india..'i was wondering to muculeup... I watched lots of videos... But now I watched ur video.. My mind is clear tips by u

[@Chief_Ten_Bears]

THEMS QUADS BE LIKE DAMN

[@TrumpGaylord69]

Not gonna lie, we all did this "muscle up" when we started doing muscle ups

[@mjchecksfield914]

Finally someone teaching the technically correct kip muscle up. Nice job.

[@frumpty_cumpty]

you make it look so easy!

[@vaibhavkhavare]

he looks like Frank Lampard slightly

[@akrLaB19s]

i feel like if this was my cf coach i would be really irritated haha

[@DrewRodneyDMD]

LOVE THIS :) Thanks.

[@mathiascelis]

thanks ! finally got it !

[@fbblove1]

Cross Fit woman are unbelievably beautiful!

[@pablonunez4397]

***** yeah and that is fucking sexy!!!

[@AtgreatR9]

But can they do atleast 5 controled dead hang no leg movement muscle ups?

[@dmc7884]

***** Nah, I doubt it

[@redbaron6305]

Great coaching!!!!

[@bagginshates]

Great video! I think I can do this.

[@Amundstvoll]

when the concern is tearing the skin of the fingers from swinging, is it really a muscle up though?

[@Rodrigo-lq2iy]

Looks like a young fitness Steve Carell. I like that guy!

[@mamertofernandez8709]

Thanks for your knowledge

[@caycoo]

brilliant explanation thanks man

[@blaneysiktube]

This guy would not motivate me in the slightest, would just irritate me...

[@XKobe]

Girl in green top has amazing legs

[@anti_prophet666]

Oh God my body is shaping like that, thnaks crossfit!

[@luisalbertofernandezdecord3197]

Great teaching!

[@chaslewis3334]

"This is the most common place we see breakage in crossfit" But, I thought that was deadlifting?

[@danielrvt]

Didn't know Steve Carell was a crossfit instructor

[@kellray]

U read my mind !

[@johns7310]

Daniel Rodriguez del Villar Trimarchi b

[@chrisere9]

I was creasing at your comment haha

[@JakubRubas]

Simply said, very helpful.

[@vitao1997]

this video help me alot thanks.

[@tyhaley7]

When did Steve Carrell become so versed in CrossFit?

[@markvogt9462]

Steve Carell coaches Crossfit?

[@TheMekilove]

+Mark Vogt think the same LOL

[@MonizMusic]

+Mark Vogt why does this not have more upvotes

[@lagarotica]

el muscle up es mi preferido, aun no lo hago por completo pero cada dia lo hago mejor. me encanta

[@yassertimimy3206]

nice coaching man you can make anyone do muscle ups!!!

[@pablonunez4397]

holly crap! those legs! i would trade my girl, 1 sister and 2 cousins for one girl like those

[@teotheman6082]

Agree

[@karlet323mia]

hell yeah.

[@kevinjohnstone2911]

Must be some low quality girls ya got

[@pablonunez4397]

Kevin Johnstone kinda... :/

[@dantedemello]

You can do this as long as you call it something different like kip-up or swing-up or something instead

[@yunyun508]

I like this it’s good I do this and slow muscle up it’s different adventages

[@allsin03]

awesome video

[@thekkl]

Michael Scott repping Crossfit

[@sebasbarrera2084]

Aquí está el comentario en español que estabas buscando Pd: Arriva la calistenia ogts 👍🏻😎

[@doublebassrox]

I did crossfit. I was able to do a MU beforehand and honestly I learned watching ppl do it. Honestly there's nothing to it but to do it. I learned strict form only.

[@WilliamGoo98]

I haven't seen a single muscle up in this video

[@jonnyscottdavies]

Just managed my first muscle up with just watching a tutorial

[@anfrale4657]

thats a shitty muscle up.

[@luismorgas]

Thank you Dusty!

[@kirksman]

Bloody good video!

[@Danilomath2012]

CALISTHENICS>>>>>>>>crossfit

[@angelvergaracod]

danilo gutierrez HAHAHAHA good try tho

[@werewolf.of.wysteria7698]

2 sports totaly différent like tennis and football

[@samuelchoong2611]

I understand what they are doing here..... But this is not a muscle up.... But no hate.... They are learning something

[@Mahlvhis]

Yes, they are learning to bust their shoulders.

[@samuelchoong2611]

***** some people just cannot learn new ways of doing stuff.... now i am training to be more efficient, incorporated some cross fit stuff but not all.... haha

[@TeroPajunen]

Amazing!

[@7ackass]

Thank you so much. I do calisthenics but I used to do Gymnastics a long time ago. I totally forgot the technique. I will use this to get me the form and technique I need. Sometimes poor form and technique are the cause of failure and possible muscle injury. Now that I have this down I can always make it more challenging by relying less on my technique and form and more on my muscles without struggling do to poor understanding of the movement. The dislikes are a joke. This is one of the best muscle up vids I have seen.

[@Gameplayery]

crossfit has the most hottests chicks ever, damn

[@salvadorquirarte4133]

Lmao my dad signed us up for a 10 day pass, crossfit is not my thing but I only wanted to continue to workout at the gym because the chicks were gorgeous