Stop using bands to train muscle-ups! This works better.

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Muscle-ups are hard... even if you have enough strength in the push and pull portions, the transition is a whole different beast. There's a lot of ways to train your transitions strength, and people loooooove using gadgets and extra equipment like bands. But bands offer too much support at the bottom (where you probably don't need it) and not much help during the transition, where you need the most help. Here's my solution...

0:00 - There's a better way
0:16 - A brief look at using bands
0:25 - Bands between the rings
0:37 - Hanging the band from a bar
1:04 - My main issue with using bands
1:30 - The band is an additional tool
1:36 - Becoming reliant upon the band
1:44 - What's really going to help you get the Muscle-Up
1:54 - Sure, you can use bands but...
2:22 - My preferred way to train the muscle-up
2:38 - Why you should be using the Baby Muscle-Up
3:32 - Better awareness thanks to the Baby Muscle-Up
3:47 - Scalability and feedback trumps bands

Stop using bands! Use the Baby Muscle-up to finally get the full Muscle-Up.

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[a.l.alexander]

Makes perfect sense to me. I am so happy I found your channel. I am working towards completing my first muscle up at age 62.

[Alpenlachs]

Thanks, that’s right what I needed to get to the muscle up again.
Great vid, even greater dog 🐶

[a.l.alexander]

I’ve performed resistance training off and on since my senior year in high school, but just now at age 62 I have fallen in love with calisthenics.

[VelhaGuardaTricolor]

Best tutorial for Ring Muscle Ups you will ever find. 🥰🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍😘😘 1:41

[kantilalchiba]

Agree 💯, I got the muscle-up editor the bands using the baby muscle-up

[martin]

For me the band helped a lot on my way doing one single MU repetition to multiple singles.
I mainly struggled with the transition. My weak point was that I was not able to lean forward when I was at the top of the pull up.
It was relatively easy with one leg on the ground because I used it to slightly lift my butt and so my chest came forward and I got it.
I used the band and did only the movement of the top of the pull up to the bottom of the dip and back (the transition). I did it without momentum and only with support, that allowed me 2-3 repetitions in one set.
This helped me to focus on what my shoulder girdle has to do get the transition done.
I am now able to do 2 reps in a row and still use the bands to do some additional transitions after the MU sets.
It takes some time to get used to the band and I also wont recommend it for learning the whole movement. But you want to do tranisitions in isolation without allow you to cheat this could be an option.

But as always a really good video and I am happy that you do so much new content 👍

[ShurikGi]

💪The best advice for beginner rings training 🙏

[JohanNederhof]

I agree. Thank you.
Question: do you think this concept might also be applicable with the bar muscle up?

[Jenesis]

Can you place the band on sole of feet instead of the seat?

[thaanswer]

Your dog can sleep through anything lol😂

[drorfrom]

Great Vid! All you need is Zero Band and Xero shoes 😉
But more important, where's Bree? And how you make them dogs sleep like that?❤

[NiekLipper]

Great video. But we all know is what we really need to get the MU is a sleeping dog to cheer you on while you train 😂

[PM-dyxs]

Hi, Im getting stuck with the transition, i just can't seem to get that extra height when doing the false grip pull up to make the transition. Should i go back to practising more pull ups or baby muscle ups to overcome this problem.

Michael

[PlayfulTraining]

Nice! Do you think this could also be a helpful method to progress one arm pullups?

[pedroguerra]

Great info, as always 👍 I got my MU with a mix of band and baby MU, but I never got to attempt several reps. Maybe next training cycle. How can is this applicable to a bar MU? I never got to achieve it, and it's on my list.

[danielemunari]

Sorry but the first thing I noticed is you are wearing xero-shoes…my favourites 🤩🤩🤩

[candysmithdocs]

People who cannot make unsupported muscle up barely can perform such grip with rings.