Skip This Bodyweight Exercise

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While there are is an almost endless exercise selection out there for your workouts, there are likely a few that you are cautious of doing or that you skip doing altogether. I’m no different. There are definitely some exercises out there that I will never do again, for one reason or another. In some cases, they bother an orthopedic issue I already have, others require the practice and skill work that I haven’t put the necessary time into, and some are just down right bad exercises.

For me, one of the exercises that I like to avoid is the muscle up. Now, there is nothing inherently wrong with the movement, but with a torn labrum in each shoulder, it certainly aggravates my existing orthopedic issues. This comes in the form of the required internal rotation and elevation of the shoulders that causes this pain whenever I try the exercise.

Instead, I like to break down the muscle up into it’s two main components - the pullup and the dip. Both of these exercises are great for building muscle strength and size and are staples of any calisthenics routine. The pullup is the best way to target the posterior chain with a bodyweight exercise selection, while the dip is a great way to overload the chest without having to make use of dumbbells, barbells, or cables.

Does that mean you should stop doing the muscle-up too? Well, that depends on how your shoulders feel when you do them. If you have no problems with pain or discomfort when doing muscle-ups, then by all means, continue to do them. However, if you are indeed experiencing issues, then I would recommend you to follow suit with me and skip the exercise as there is no need to aggravate an existing injury.

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Jeff Cavaliere MSPT, CSCS served as both the head physical therapist and assistant strength coach for the New York Mets. Jeff earned his Masters of Physical Therapy and Bachelor’s of Physioneurobiology from the College of Health Sciences University of Connecticut Storrs. He is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).
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Agreed, it's mainly a show-off skill or a strength goal and as an exercise it does make little sense. Just do pull ups and dips separately.

TheNamigo
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Loved how he framed his statement. “It is a good exercise for many people but just not me”

wafigraduan
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I cannot do muscle-ups for this particular reason too

AznJsn
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Agreed, rings are the best way to doo muscle ups cause they twist so you shoulder doesn’t have to internally rotate too much

dillonpatel
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From what I understand it’s kind of like a display of progress not an actual calisthenic workout.

presidentcovfefe
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This very move is how 50 year-old me (after dropping 44 lbs. in 14 months and thinking I was a badass and could start doing “Cross Fit”) re-tore my rotator cuff on the second one up. 🥴 Never again. 👍🏼😎

patrickbump
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The way you explain things is amazing!

PercivalDunlop
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200% True, I suffered from supraspinatus tendinitis and this routine further damaged and lead to calcification, I had to be on recovery for 2 months and to get back in form took another 4 months. Jeff has nailed it once again.

joeantonyy
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I hope you’ll make a video specifically with the word torn labrum as its title. Need more video exercises for people with torn labrum who want to still get gains

tiggerchen
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Yup I've transitioned into calisthenics from weight lifting and I'm not trying to do any muscle ups. Old rotator cuff injury from tennis flares up with any odd use and muscle up is def one of them. Doing the two separately is def the way to go

roar
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Was able to pull off 2 in the park one evening, my buddy who was with me tried to do it and tore his labrum, had to drive him home. Be careful guys

augustojoseramonpinochetug
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Thank you for shedding light on how bad the muscle up can be on the shoulders. It's never been comfy for me.

KEubanks
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Also have a torn labrum. Did gymnastics when I was younger, and would do set after set. These absolutely deteriorated my shoulders.

AJ-rugl
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I want to get back into free running and this skill is so damn crucial for me to practice

jonathanflood
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dips on a pull up bar are a next level chest workout

brandon
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This was my first thought since I saw this exercise being done for the first . We just let them be as we wish the same for us 💪

d.soldier
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Jeff is FLYING up on those muscle ups.

limitisillusion
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Calesthenic is not about hypertropy but life skills too

toni.wijaya
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I’ve been using a warmup exercise I found online where you hang from one arm and then rotate your body using your shoulders. That helps with my mobility. I also like to practice iron cross to help with the shoulder flexibility and mobility as well

blazingsausage
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Not bad for your shoulder’s if you have a solid high pull up(when you reach to your waistline)

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