Muscle Up

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Learn how to do the Muscle Up with proper form and technique. This body weight exercise primarily targets your Lats, with secondary emphasis on Biceps, Triceps, Shoulders, Chest.

Muscle Up exercise demonstration showing proper form

How to Do the Muscle Up

Follow these steps to perform the Muscle Up with correct form:

  1. 1Start by hanging from a pull-up bar with your palms facing away from you and your arms fully extended.
  2. 2Engage your core and pull your body up towards the bar, leading with your chest.
  3. 3As you reach the top of the movement, transition your grip so that your palms are facing towards you.
  4. 4Continue pulling yourself up until your chest is above the bar and your arms are fully flexed.
  5. 5Reverse the movement by slowly lowering yourself back down to the starting position.
  6. 6Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscle Up Muscles Worked

Primary

lats

Secondary

bicepstricepsshoulderschest

Exercise Details

Equipment
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Body Part
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Category
Extended

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