Sean Matsuda 0 Posted October 19 How much body weight percentage in weighted pull ups to reach STRICT muscle ups? "No swing, np momentum, no false grip" I am around 195lbs and now can do about 5 reps with just 50lbs though. I am guessing I should reach 100lbs pull ups first? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Sommer 11,116 Posted October 19 Hi Sean, Not sure that the question really applies. What makes muscle ups difficult is weakness through the transition and a lack of shoulder extension mobility; not a lack of maximal pull up strength. This is not to say that weighted pull-ups do not have value, they do; just not really for muscle ups. By the way, as something to shoot for in the future, at their best my athletes did weighted muscle ups with just shy of half bodyweight hanging on them. Yours in Fitness, Coach Sommer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alessandro Mainente 9,854 Posted October 19 I can confirm at 100% what Coach is saying! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frank Santasiero 44 Posted October 19 4 hours ago, Alessandro Mainente said: I can confirm at 100% what Coach is saying! Coach is absolutely right. In my prime I was able to do a one arm chin up in each arm and still failed to do a muscle up. Nearing age 55 I lost the one arm pull up but over the last few years I have been working on increased mobility through the shoulders and also refined my technique to do a muscle up and can now do a muscle up. Of course you have to be able to do at least one pull up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean Matsuda 0 Posted October 22 Thanks Coach and everyone else. I can see how weighted pullups can transfer more directly to one arms and less to muscle ups. But what about transferring to HIGH PULLUPS? or is high pullups also all about things like should mobility as Coach mentioned? Muscle ups work with my long ass arms seem like an impossible task to me, I'll get a full front lever "since im at straddle now" before I ever get one clean muscle up But if High Pullups are more so related to raw strength than things like transition, mobility and technique etc, I rather aim for that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Sommer 11,116 Posted October 22 Hi Sean, Arm length is inconsequential for muscle ups if you are properly trained. I am a case in point, my wingspan is longer than I am tall and I never particularly noticed muscle ups. Once again it is a issue of weakness thru the transition and poor shoulder extension mobility. Negative MU may be a good choice for you. Especially if you really slow down and concentrate on spending as much time per rep as possible in the transition. And make sure you are hitting that shoulder extension mobility hard! Yours in Fitness, Coach Sommer 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
