Will I ever learn to finally do a muscle-up? Follow the journey
For the past nine months, since I began to work out, I have been dreaming to be able to do a muscle-up. I have always seen other people successfully do it and had always thought it was easy as long as you work out. However, I can tell you that’s not the case. I have been probably attempting a muscle up every other day since I began to see progress in my body, but yet to really see progress in my muscle-ups and stuck doing only pull-ups.
When I first heard about this assignment, the first thing that came to mind was of course learning to do a muscle-up. I had always been someone who pushes himself and strives off competition. Just weeks before our first class, my friend found out he was able to do muscle-ups, and of course, that made me want to learn it even more. I had the common misconception that it was all about strength, but I found out that technique and training to do a muscle-up is equally as important. Muscle-ups also have many benefits and are a common workout in strength training. They are a more complex version of pull-ups with many of the same benefits and more. Some benefits include, arm strength, core development, back muscles more benefits found online.
In order to learn to do such a difficult skill in such a short time, I have come up with a plan to train myself each week using articles and videos on youtube. Before training myself with different exercises each week, I am going to look into the proper techniques of performing a muscle-up. This by itself will take time and practice. In addition, I will be adding exercise to my daily routines which I come to find online that help to perform a muscle-up. I will be starting with basic experiences due to being in the beginning stages of performing a muscle-up.
Enjoy a good laugh at my first attempt!
Hey Gledi!
As someone who goes to the gym every day, I can fully agree that doing a muscle up is extremely hard! It looks easy, but in reality it is something a lot of people struggle to do. I think this is a great idea for your learning project and one that also promotes good health. I look forward to watching your progress over the next few weeks! Good luck!
I think this is awesome. I used to attend the gym regularly but have neglected going for some time now. I envy your devotion to work on yourself and I can’t wait to see the progress you make throughout this learning project! I like how you shared a video of yourself attempting to do a muscle up even though you did not feel confident in your ability to do it. Good luck with the rest of your learning project (crossing my fingers you finally learn how to do a muscle-up)
Hey Gledi!
This is such a cool idea, and I’m so glad that someone is doing it! The idea of being able to do a muscle-up to me is VERY frightening, however, I remember back when I did work out that I always wanted to be able to do at least one of these, so seeing someone on their journey to do it is going to be awesome to follow along, I might even get some tips! Also you were so close in your video, good luck on this journey, I’m excited to follow along!