https://reddit.com/link/1t1rmj7/video/qgku3c8mjqyg1/player
I recently got my first muscle ups and I’d really like some honest feedback to help clean them up.
In the video you can see that when I pull, my knees bend and come up. I am not trying to kip on purpose, it just feels like they come up naturally with the pull, and I do not feel like they are doing much for the transition. Over time I want to move towards a stricter, cleaner muscle up, not just “get over the bar at any cost”.
A bit more context:
- I have been training weighted chin ups regularly, and that helped me get the muscle up.
- I do not chicken wing the transition, but the leg bend is still there and I am not sure if that is just my current strength level or if I am building bad habits.
- My long term goal is a strong, controlled muscle up with as little leg drive as possible.
My questions for you:
- Does this look mainly like a strength issue, where I need a stronger, more explosive pull and higher chest to bar?
- Should I focus on explosive strict pull ups and chest to bar work to make the movement feel less “kippy” over time?
- Would using a resistance band to practice cleaner reps help, or is it likely to create a pattern I cannot repeat without the band?
I am posting this because I really want to improve, not just to show off. Any cues, drills, or progressions you have used to turn a “just got it” muscle up into a strict, controlled one would help a lot.
u/Both_Compote_8688 — 12 days ago