I consider myself pretty fit. I do both cardio and weights and not looking to get big. What I've always focused on was strength. For not being formally trained i.e. no coaches or personal trainers, I think my bench is pretty good and my deadlifts/squats are getting better (only recently have i started focusing on them because someone drove the point home about how good they are).
I like working out with people bigger than me (not hard since i'm only 5'5" 140lbs ) so i have something to shoot for and it gives me motivation. Other things that keep me going are music (Rocky soundtrack, of course) and finding new exercises to see if i can do what others feel are "accomplishments" in their routines.
Lately I've been reading all about crossfit routines and exercises. One thing i saw brought up a lot was the muscle up -- going from a pull-up and immediately transitioning to and doing a dip. I mostly saw them doing it on rings and thought "hmmm, i can do that". So I went out, tried, and failed miserably . I only have access to a pull-up bar but i saw videos of people doing them on high bars and felt i should be able to do them. On the one hand, it shattered all my thoughts about being pretty fit for my size; but on the other, I now have something new to work towards.
If you are able to do them, how long did it take to get your first one? Any tips on getting over that transition point from the pullup to the dip (that's my sticking point currently)?
I'm so gonna get this, I promise! Let's say before the Summer starts.
CLIFFS:
1. I thought i was fit
2. Read about muscle-ups
3. Tried to do one (April 15, 2007)
4. .....
5. No profit
6. Can you do one? Tips?
7. I will get one before the Summer.
Sample videos:
On pull-up bar, Another on bar (thanks crt1530)
On rings
Part of routine
Update 1 (04/16/07):
At the gym today, I set the cable machine (the one that can be adjusted in a sideways pendulum motion) to the highest so the cables hung straight down. It's not exactly the rings but it gives a good feel for the movement of doing a pullup and transition to dip. Wasn't my normal day to do pull-ups so wednesday i'll see what it can do.
Update 2 (04/17/07):
There's a PDF link on this page that breaks down the different stages of the muscle-up if anyone needs more pointers.
Update 3 (05/14/07):
Well, I did some over the weekend. They were slow and not very smooth and none were consecutive (had to drop down and gather myself before doing the next one) so I'll call'em Ugly-ups for now . But the main thing is I can now get up and above the bar in one motion.
I focused on making my shoulders more flexible and also practiced on a really really low bar, so low that I can sit and reach up for the bar. That way, I could practice how the transition felt with much less bodyweight to muscle up.
Now it's just a matter of doing them smooth and with several in a row.
ATOT Muscle-up club:
50cent1228
b0mbrman (and the Army 4th Infantry Division)
crt1530
edprush
mobobuff
RagingBITCH
RelaxTheMind
SociallyChallenged
I like working out with people bigger than me (not hard since i'm only 5'5" 140lbs ) so i have something to shoot for and it gives me motivation. Other things that keep me going are music (Rocky soundtrack, of course) and finding new exercises to see if i can do what others feel are "accomplishments" in their routines.
Lately I've been reading all about crossfit routines and exercises. One thing i saw brought up a lot was the muscle up -- going from a pull-up and immediately transitioning to and doing a dip. I mostly saw them doing it on rings and thought "hmmm, i can do that". So I went out, tried, and failed miserably . I only have access to a pull-up bar but i saw videos of people doing them on high bars and felt i should be able to do them. On the one hand, it shattered all my thoughts about being pretty fit for my size; but on the other, I now have something new to work towards.
If you are able to do them, how long did it take to get your first one? Any tips on getting over that transition point from the pullup to the dip (that's my sticking point currently)?
I'm so gonna get this, I promise! Let's say before the Summer starts.
CLIFFS:
1. I thought i was fit
2. Read about muscle-ups
3. Tried to do one (April 15, 2007)
4. .....
5. No profit
6. Can you do one? Tips?
7. I will get one before the Summer.
Sample videos:
On pull-up bar, Another on bar (thanks crt1530)
On rings
Part of routine
Update 1 (04/16/07):
At the gym today, I set the cable machine (the one that can be adjusted in a sideways pendulum motion) to the highest so the cables hung straight down. It's not exactly the rings but it gives a good feel for the movement of doing a pullup and transition to dip. Wasn't my normal day to do pull-ups so wednesday i'll see what it can do.
Update 2 (04/17/07):
There's a PDF link on this page that breaks down the different stages of the muscle-up if anyone needs more pointers.
Update 3 (05/14/07):
Well, I did some over the weekend. They were slow and not very smooth and none were consecutive (had to drop down and gather myself before doing the next one) so I'll call'em Ugly-ups for now . But the main thing is I can now get up and above the bar in one motion.
I focused on making my shoulders more flexible and also practiced on a really really low bar, so low that I can sit and reach up for the bar. That way, I could practice how the transition felt with much less bodyweight to muscle up.
Now it's just a matter of doing them smooth and with several in a row.
ATOT Muscle-up club:
50cent1228
b0mbrman (and the Army 4th Infantry Division)
crt1530
edprush
mobobuff
RagingBITCH
RelaxTheMind
SociallyChallenged