I COULDN'T Muscle Up … Until I UNDERSTOOD THIS

The muscle up is a skill which inspires many athletes. But how far away are you really from achieving this awesome skill? Today, I go over the biggest hindrance to achieving the muscle up, as well as what to do avoid it.
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[@jakobottesen]

Do you have any tips I did not cover in the video? Feel free to share them below! :D

[@jakobottesen]

@@KZbinCensorship you've got a point, but where would you start with strict deadhang muscle up if you don't have any swing? False grip or what you thinking?

[@jakobottesen]

@@KZbinCensorship interesting stuff, I've never heard of that forearm dip exercise

[@jakobottesen]

@@KZbinCensorship awesome, lmk if you do

[@CEO_Amine]

Sick video man. Definitely gonna unlock my muscle up soon

[@jakobottesen]

Yea buddy, let me know how it goes! 💪

[@CEO_Amine]

Improving every week. Good energy man

[@jakobottesen]

Thanks man 💥

[@12forfit]

Great explanation!

[@jakobottesen]

Thanks bro 💪 anything else you'd like to see videos about in the future?

[@branislavmatic9175]

This actually made a lot more sense than the tutorials that say "imagine a magic button or trampoline in front and then pull", i've been hunting the supinated/chin up muscle up for quite some time now and this was a game changer for sure. You explained everything crystal clear and the examples for wrong technique are superb. Thanks a lot man

[@jakobottesen]

I'm glad it helped out! The chin up muscle up is awesome, it's on my list of future skills to learn fosure 💪 keep up the training and let me know how it goes 🔥

[@neilliu8118]

J sir,this is definitely the most underrated and overlooked muscle up tutorial. Without extravagant claims or descriptions like other famed youtubers,you just give the detailed imformation that people always get neglected,especially for those who struggle with the muscle up for months or years. I totally agree with your point that straighten your arm under the bar instead of in a half lock position before execute the movement,that is just like tennis player move back their arms to generate the force before hit the ball. I didn’t know you have a solid foundation through rockclimbing until I saw this vedio,I hope I could incorporate rockclimbing into my daughter’s training routine to get her a strong foundation (finger and grip strength) for calisthenics. Finally,I just follow those suggestion from your previous video,”training seated L sit pull up". Magically after one month I saw a significant strength gain in my pulling games,I was so surprised and happy but fell regret why I didn’t saw your vedio until the 2023 🥲 Thank you for your selfless attitude for sharing all these secret to those who wants to unlock your calisthenics skills and make a breakthrough to the next level. Love and respect form Taiwan. 😁😁

[@jakobottesen]

Wow, thank you so much for your kind words ❤️ Happy to hear that you're seeing improvements. Keep it up 💪

[@maheshtamang6158]

This video is gold. KZbin should recommend this video to more people

[@jakobottesen]

Thanks buddy, really appreciate your kind words 🔥💪

[@macnlinux69]

Welp, years of crossfit and I never "understood" how people did muscle ups despite being able to do 20+ strict pullups. Now, it sort of makes sense! I'm gonna have to try this out! Thank you!! Best clearest 'technique' explanation I have seen.

[@jakobottesen]

Wow, thanks for the kind words, awesome to hear! Good luck, let me know how it goes 💪🔥

[@janmartens3313]

Hi Jacob, your tip to extend the arms helped me a lot. I can pull it of with banded muscle ups not quite with my muscle up attempts. But i am slowly slowly getting there... best wishes

[@jakobottesen]

Awesome to hear, let me know how it goes! 💪

[@jakobottesen]

Also, if you have questions just book a free calendly coaching slot (link in description)

[@janmartens3313]

@jakobottesen I am probably the oldest guy learning the MU and I am documenting the stuff on KZbin to keep the pressure high

[@jakobottesen]

Cool! I looked over your videos, and I think the problem is that without the band you pull too far back, so you have a very low angle. This makes it difficult to go around the bar, and just pushes you further away. It would also be easier to perform this move on a higher bar

[@janmartens3313]

@@jakobottesen that's what I thought secretly. May be less kipping is the answer? Thank you very much

[@HarrisAsync]

Thanks for the video, any tips on doing reps on reps? At the moment I can only muster 3-4 reps. I think timing becomes way more important the further you go into the reps. Maybe a potential part 2 video?

[@jakobottesen]

I would agree with the timing element. There are other factors as well, such as endurance, and optimal form, but I can look more into it, and if I find anything interesting I'll definitely make a part 2! 💪

[@robbydimmitt4462]

Thx

[@amineroudani5786]

Thanks for all the good tips man

[@jakobottesen]

Glad you're enjoying the content!

[@jasonshih3633]

Timing has always been an issue, I keep chicken winging, but I feel like I should have more than enough strength to perform it, so hopefully with some more training I can get both arms at the same time.

[@jakobottesen]

Chicken-winging is at least a step in the right direction (compared to no muscle up at all). I would intuitively think there's a lack of explosive power though. You might have enough strength, but might struggle with expressing that strength as explosive power on the bar. I'd take a few weeks of training for a more explosive pull-up (take video before vs after to evaluate progress)

[@jakobottesen]

For the timing specifically, it might be good to just work the initiation phase of the movement. So not really pulling all that hard, but focusing on pulling at the right time until your body gets more used to this part of the movement

[@jerryreuss5755]

Another tip that I find helpful is to use a slippery bar so your hands can rotate much easier and to always be warm for it so your muscle aren’t stiff and unable to perform.

[@jakobottesen]

Good tips!

[@brunocoppens8434]

Great video. Would starting with straight arms but already with scapula activated (like with scapula pullups) be the best way to start the pull? (I ask because I had to do my normal pullups with first scapula pullups and then continue the normal pulls ups because of a scapula imbalance) Or would you say dead hang (so no scapulas pulled up) and pulling up is the best choice?

[@jakobottesen]

I would initiate the pull from dead hang

[@Asadc1995]

How is your Oap training atm?. I currently do those finger assisted variations with DUP Progression model which is heavy medium and light intensity on different sessions. I find it works best for making strength/hypertrophy gains It also gave me a deadhang concentric Oap however i am stuck at the middle upper ROM. But The video where you mention counterweight method. It definitely can be used with DUP progression method just like finger assisted. For adjusting the volume and intensity on different sessions. Also remember to do those One arm active iso deadhangs. For the main initial part

[@jakobottesen]

Nice! But if you get stuck for many sessions, you might want to change your focus to different exercises. My OAPU training is going alright. Still testing different training protocols. So more videos coming soon. Anything in particular you would be interested in seeing?