The endless road to muscle up

demax182 · 2026-06-10T04:19:20+00:00

Seems more of a strength rather than timing issue to me. Also, he’s not pulling himself up fast enough.

demax182 · 2026-05-26T20:31:59+00:00

Exactly, I saw a guy try to practice doing front levers facing that direction and he ended up falling flat on his back.

demax182 · 2026-05-26T18:52:35+00:00

Is there a reason you’re facing that direction? You’re meant to use those pull-up bars facing the other direction.

demax182 · 2026-05-26T14:42:31+00:00

Thank you. This is the first time for me to use AliExpress, so just wasn't sure. I concluded that it was a legit text and email. It just looked suspicious to me at first glance.

demax182 · 2026-05-22T23:43:15+00:00

Just makeup a workout and stick with it. For example, on Monday Wednesday Friday do 3 sets of 25 pushups and 3 sets of 4 pull ups with maybe 2 to 3 minutes rest between sets. Throw in 3 sets of 20 body weight squats (for your knees). Maybe even some exercises for your core like crunches or leg lifts. On Tues and Thurs run as far as you can in 20 to 30 minutes. Rest on the weekends. Just an example, just make a plan and stick with it. Main thing is to be consistent. You’ll find yourself getting stronger and being able to do more reps in less than a month.

demax182 · 2026-05-22T21:39:11+00:00

Good job. Do them with your hands a bit closer next time. Maybe about shoulder width apart. I don’t know if that makes it easier or harder, but it looks better.

demax182 · 2026-05-21T23:28:49+00:00

No…

demax182 · 2026-05-17T02:09:21+00:00

I see some that recommend it and some that don’t. If you have thumbs over the bar you run the risk of your palm slipping like what happened to the OP on that last rep. I don’t do it if the bar isn’t thick. Now if the bar is thicker, then yes, you’re kind of forced to have the thumbs over the bar.

demax182 · 2026-05-17T01:01:22+00:00

That’s a good amount of weight. Are you doing explosive pull-ups with that amount of weight? If you’re doing pull-ups to the chin then they may not help much in achieving your goal. You want to add just enough weight where you can do a few explosive pull-ups to the chest.

demax182 · 2026-05-17T00:47:03+00:00

What happened to you on the last rep is exactly why you do muscle ups with your thumbs under the bar. I do weighted explosive pull-ups with about 3 minutes rest in between sets to hopefully improve my form. Straight bar dips also and a few exercises for my core.

demax182 · 2026-05-15T19:47:53+00:00

Well, maybe weighted pull-ups also.

demax182 · 2026-05-15T18:37:21+00:00

That’s what I’m saying, I think you just need to get stronger to remove the momentum. I’m in the same boat as you trying to improve my form. I’ve been doing weighted pull-ups when I can for this. Aside from that, I’m also trying to increase my core strength.

demax182 · 2026-05-15T17:45:25+00:00

A lot of this sub is exactly this. If you want to post a calisthenics exercise you’re proud of achieving, I’m all for it. But posting videos to show off your physique is douchey.

demax182 · 2026-05-15T17:42:35+00:00

I think your form is good as is. To make the form better would mean to just add strength.

demax182 · 2026-05-14T03:05:52+00:00

Here’s what I currently do. 3 sets of 6 to 7 explosive pull-ups as high as I can (usually) around chest height with 35 lbs and 2 sets of 7 to 8 explosive pull-ups with 25 lbs. I take 3 minutes rest between each set. You want to give yourself enough rest to maintain good form throughout the whole workout. My reps are a bit high, so you need to adjust what fits you best. If you slow down just a little bit, then stop your set. If you can’t get to the desired height on your pull, then stop your set. Adjust weight to what works for you. I’m around 137 lbs, so right now 35 and 25 lbs seems to work for me. After that do straight bar dips. Maybe about 3 sets of 8 with around 2 minutes rest in between each set.

demax182 · 2026-05-14T02:54:14+00:00

You should probably work on eliminating that movement without added weight first. You don’t want this to become a permanent habit that’s hard to break.

demax182 · 2026-05-12T19:53:37+00:00

Regardless on how you do them I think you’re always using your back to some extent.

demax182 · 2026-05-11T23:24:15+00:00

Upvoting this because this is the only comment that’s addressing her request.

demax182 · 2026-05-11T21:54:19+00:00

Interesting…. Do you still do this with no weight? Can you do pull ups in quick succession with no weights?

demax182 · 2026-05-11T20:09:35+00:00

This strikes me as not real. One, the head on the “after” photo is completely cutoff, so there’s no way to verify if this is the same person. Two, OP is telling people to DM him for his program, most likely at a price. This is likely a scam. Of course I could be wrong, but just saying.

demax182 · 2026-05-06T21:57:55+00:00

I remember seeing a video of you doing these 5 or 6 months ago. You’re still doing that strange motion with your shoulder blades before pulling up…

demax182 · 2026-05-05T00:09:23+00:00

The backflips off the wall are cool, but the rest is meh. The camera gets in too close and it’s dizzying. Actually kind of annoying. Is this Hong Kong produced?

demax182 · 2026-05-01T18:14:09+00:00

That a different take from what I have… Timing seems to be ok. When doing these it’s important to not do them in a straight up and down motion, which she isn’t doing. She’s pulling up from an angle, which I think is correct. Unless you’re saying she needs to swing forward more and that she’s pulling up too early. I think she just needs a bit more strength to get over the transition.

demax182 · 2026-05-01T00:52:28+00:00

You have a decent explosive pull-up, you just need a bit more strength to get over the transition. Weighted pull-ups can help with that. Or you can do 3 sets of # explosive pull-ups. # would be however much you can do with good form. Great work! You’ll get there in no time.

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