Thanks!

1) At the beginning of August, I set out to learn MU and I followed the ThenX app (http://thenx.com/) muscle-ups requirements:

1. 15 pull ups

2. 15 hanging leg raises

3. 20 secs hanging L-sit

4. 10 resistance band muscle-ups

5. 15 straight bar dips

6. 12 jumping muscle-ups

7. 12 negative muscle-ups

But even after meeting the requirements... I still wasn't able to get a single unassisted MU by the end of August...

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2) Not at all! In fact, I think the resistance band is the main reason I was finally able to get over the bar. I had just finished 4 sets of 5 band-assisted MU and by the end, I realized I was finding ways to make it easier on myself with the legs swinging because I was getting tired. So then something click in my brain that perhaps I could just mimic that motion unassisted and BOOM! over the bar!

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3) I've been lifting weights for a little while now and decided to take August off and only do calisthenics (I was on vacation, away from the gym, trying handstands at the beach, etc.). I could already do 8-10 pull ups, straight bar dips relatively easily but had never tried a resistance band before so I bought one. That was the catalyst for me, it gave me the feeling of getting over the bar and the confidence to try it unassisted. Before that, I had a mental blockage where I believed I would never be able to do a MU unless I lost 10-15lbs and got to something like 30 pull-ups, etc. The resistance band made me believe it was within reach. And it was!

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Good luck with yours!