RatioFitness Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 According to T-Nation, muscle-ups are the ULTIMATE upper body exercise.http://www.t-nation.com/readArticle.do?id=4945538Do you agree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Wide, no lean, or non false grip ring MU would be a fine exercise, I don't see anything ultimate about the standart muscle up 95% of people do. Just because it combines press and pull doesn't make it a miraculous exercise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stejskal Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 It should always be remembered that many times the "magic", or overall effectiveness, of an exercise lies not in the broad general parameters of a movement, but in the specific details of how it is performed. Yours in Fitness,Coach SommerThis quote came from Coach Sommer's post on Body Levers (and how they differ from Dragon Flags), but it seems to apply equally well to muscleups (and pretty much everything else). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razz Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Not sure I'd call it ultimate..it's just the beginning in this realm of advanced bodyweight exercises. The ultimate exercises to me are straight arm exercises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Griffin Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Not sure I'd call it ultimate..it's just the beginning in this realm of advanced bodyweight exercises. The ultimate exercises to me are straight arm exercises.I'm partial to a Straight Arm HS Press from ring support Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Sapinoso Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Well this is T-nation, guys.To be honest I'd say press handstand variations are the ultimate upper body exercise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Libke Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I think the choice of the word "ultimate" for the article was probably just harmless hyperbole. The general point of the article is to say that it is a very good exercise, which, of course, it is. I would venture to argue that there is no one ultimate upper body exercise, i.e. one that does all things for all people, in all ways. Its all relative, ultimately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Naterman Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 For a vertical pull to press with the body remaining upright, muscle up progressions probably are the single 'best' thing out there.Press handstands work a completely different set of muscles so I don't know that a fair comparison can be made, it's a completely different plane of movement as well as a different body orientation.If both are performed correctly they are both massively difficult and build excellent strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatioFitness Posted January 5, 2012 Author Share Posted January 5, 2012 Another mention of gymnastics exercises on t-nation today.http://www.t-nation.com/readArticle.do?id=50032584. Don't Underestimate Bodyweight TrainingIt's common for trainees that want to build muscle to revolve around the barbell, as it's the most fabled piece of equipment. Squats, bench presses, deadlifts – ahh, smell the manliness. But don't neglect bodyweight training like push-ups, pull-ups, chin-ups, dips, muscle-ups, and perhaps even some handstands, planche training, and front levers. Not only do these lifts keep your bodyweight in check (performance decreases if you're overly puffy), but they can build muscle and stave off body fat accumulation.I wonder how widespread such things are getting in training facilities out there? What kind of progressions are they using? Are they following Coach's, or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Chubb Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_art ... _ectomorphTip number 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Naterman Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/11_training_tips_for_the_skinny_fat_ectomorphTip number 4.Tip 5 also.Too bad there is no free plug to this place, it would have been the right thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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