Muscle Up on Rings with this Simple Transition Trick!

[@recyclebinladen5903]

Thanks for sharing as always, Antranik! The chair transition idea is super useful, I'm going to try that

[@AntranikDotOrg]

It’s the key 🔑 to success!

[@georglehner407]

I achieved my first ring muscle up two weeks ago. I did two in today's workout. All in all I started training specifically for it back in February, with false grip practice. There's two tips I can add: Once comfortable with a few reps of the false-grip chinup, do isometric holds for around 10sec at the very top. I recommend doing those in an L-Sit hold on top of that. Somewhere between a single to 6 sets of 10sec holds is good. I achieved my first muscle up because I simply noticed during one workout that I could pull myself slightly higher than before. Tip two: When practicing the transition, instead of foot support, it can also be a good idea to use resistance bands (even strong ones) as long as you resist the temptation to use momentum and bounce. This gives a sort of more controlled environment for where you are on your journey. The lighter the band that you can handle, the closer you are. The last point I want to mention: Periodize. Take weeks off in between. I got myself the beginning stages of tendonitis after 6 months. The transition is REALLY hard on the joints and most of your training is actually just preparing your joints to handle the loads. I guess this is also why isometrics are so effective. They aren't quite as damaging on the joints.

[@AntranikDotOrg]

Good point on the importance of rest and recovery. I talk about the injury aspect a lot in this thorough video on Muscle Ups: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmeZn5ewaKmknc0 Resistance band could be good, if the setup allows for it (need a tall bar, not a tree for optimal setup). Isometric False Grip Chinup Hold at the Top is not a bad idea as well, all roads lead to Rome in this case.

[@corex9019]

You helped me so much with my bodyweight fitness journey and I just want to thank you. Your help and your content helped so many people. You are the real G

[@AntranikDotOrg]

Aww that's so nice, you're so welcome!

[@Aeshir2]

you're a real one antranik. your videos helped me originally fall in love with calisthenics

[@AntranikDotOrg]

That's great to hear, are you still in love?

[@Aeshir2]

@@AntranikDotOrg I have ehlers-danlos syndrome (faulty collagen) so I got hurt and didn't do any for a couple years but now I'm doing my rehab finally. I can't wait to get back on rings

[@mb5970]

One of the best out there, thanks always

[@AntranikDotOrg]

You’re so welcome and thank you for the kind comment!

[@SWDRProductions_]

How are you so strong but your physique isnt that good

[@AntranikDotOrg]

Because you're conflating strength with looks. The strongest people in the world (measured by absolute strength) don't have 6-packs and are actually the opposite: quite heavy and huge. Being exceptionally lean (low body fat %) makes you LOOK stronger since it makes you muscle definition pop out significantly and looking shredded makes people think you're really strong. It's true in the sense that your relative strength is dramatically better (their strength to weight ratio so they could pull off more calisthenics moves far more easily) but it doesn't mean their absolute strength is any better than a powerlifter/weightlifter who might look way beefier/fatter and have less muscle definition. My physique is very seasonal. I go through bulking and cutting cycles throughout the year. When I'm 2-3 months into a cut, I'm likely looking THE BEST I have looked in half a year (really lean, get compliments a lot, calisthenics feels far easier in general but eventually absolute strength drops off if I keep cutting endlessly). When I'm 2-3 months into a bulk, I'm looking the worst (flabby, no definition, but quite strong). So, depending on when you see me, you might think I look really good, or really bad. But I'm still the same guy. And I haven't taken any TRT, HGH or steroids to help "compete" with the slew of people in the fitness world that do to maintain a peak shredded look year round. Answer make sense?

[@Grilnid]

I think you should replace "not that good" by "not in the top .01% of best looking physiques". You clearly put the bar so much higher than this comment makes it sound. Antranik looks fit and strong af, how anyone could think that he "doesn't look that good" is truly beyond me. Nothing against you, it's just that fitness YT fucked with our perception of physique.

[@AntranikDotOrg]

​@@Grilnid thank you. When you only look at the cream of the crop, you will think that's normal. Compared to the general public, I think I'm in the top 5% (cause 95% are overweight and/or untrained). Problem is, I'm not in the top 0.01%, haha

[@georglehner407]

The infamous toxic youtube comments... :D

[@sairam71]

Dumb comment by some know it all named asdf…. Asdf go watch some world strong man videos on KZbin.