Gymnastics

The Strict Muscle Up

The muscle-up is a movement that transitions from a hanging position below the rings to a supported position, arms extended, above the rings. It is a combination movement containing both a pull-up and a dip. Far from a contrivance, the muscle-up is hugely functional. With a muscle-up, you’ll be able to surmount any object on which you can get a finger hold — if you can touch it, you can get up on it. The value here for survival, police, firefighter, and military use is impossible to overstate.

How To Perform

Muscle Groups

back arms legs glutes chest

Equipment

  • Barbell
  • Kettlebell
  • Pull-Up Bar
  • Rings
  • Box