Reply With QuoteMy gym ceiling isn't tall enough. I've seen those in the past and would like to do them, they look tough.
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01-30-2008, 07:42 PM #1Senior Member ELITE MEMBER
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Anyone do these? I wish I could try but my basement is not tall enough.
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01-30-2008, 08:53 PM #2fiendish thingy ELITE MEMBER
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01-31-2008, 12:05 AM #3Succinct ELITE MEMBER
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They're better known as muscle ups. Gymnasts do a lot of them in the rings. They're not a (typical) bodybuilding movement.
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01-31-2008, 12:15 AM #4Follow @TheUnzippedFly
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How'd you make out?
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02-01-2008, 07:18 PM #6Registered User
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ive done them before ive only heard them called muscle ups tho. theyre realy hard.
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02-02-2008, 10:15 AM #7Back from the grave. ELITE MEMBER
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Realy? Surely not as hard as spelling. Originally Posted by danny81
Used to.. DL:375lb, Sqt:335lb, Bnch:260lb
Now... Weak as a kitten, but fighting back.
Age:38. Trained 11/06-12/09. Feet surgeries & hip problems:12/09-12/11. Fighting back:12/11+. New Training Journal and Food Log.
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They are tough.....I did them two weeks ago. I only got 4 Originally Posted by Doublebase
Check out youtube - some vids are amazing
being from philly so might like this one...
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02-02-2008, 12:22 PM #9Senior Member ELITE MEMBER
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I was just getting ready to say they are referred as muscle ups. Ive been trying to get those down, but its seems like I have been trying forever.
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