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Muscle Up

How to do the Muscle Up with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.

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Primary muscles

Lats

Secondary

Abs, Biceps, Forearms, Mid Back, Shoulders, Traps, Triceps

Equipment

Other

Step by step

How to do the Muscle Up

  1. 1

    Grip the rings using a false grip, with the base of your palms on top of the rings. Initiate a pull up by pulling the elbows down to your side, flexing the elbows.

  2. 2

    As you reach the top position of the pull-up, pull the rings to your armpits as you roll your shoulders forward, allowing your elbows to move straight back behind you. This puts you into the proper position to continue into the dip portion of the movement.

  3. 3

    Maintaining control and stability, extend through the elbow to complete the motion.

  4. 4

    Use care when lowering yourself to the ground.

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Log it, see it on your body.

Every Muscle Up set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your lats volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.

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