Waldo Posted July 7, 2013 Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 I've been working on these things for a long, long, time. It really has been the focus of my efforts this year. Finally got em. I've been able to do one arm at a time for about a year, but transitioning both arms at the same time is much more difficult. One arm at a time, chicken wing muscle ups, look terrible and really don't "count". This video is my very first one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9tg7g2NlAk Did 3 more good reps after this during the workout (none in succession, each was its own set with a break, can't do multiples yet). Been a long long road to get to this point. Now, to get rid of the kip..... Quote currently cutting battle log challenges: 21,20, 19,18,17,16,15,14,13,12,11,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 don't panic! Link to comment
Yuen Posted July 7, 2013 Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 I thought I would find you here! (...after I serendipitously stumbled on your Assassin's challenge update) Congratulations once again - you definitely deserve it PS: Don't dislocate your shoulder getting rid of the kip (*touches wood*) Quote Current Challenge Battle Log Link to comment
Relic Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 nice and smooth!Now I expect to see a no-kip, explosive MU from you by the end of this year. (no pressure:p )Do you think your recent cut had a lot to do with it, or just your training in general? Quote To find piece with myselfI must first find a piece of myself Link to comment
Baralien Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 Congratulations Waldo! Awesome work! Only a little kip and nice and smooth. Looked damn sexy if you ask me I've been working on these too. I'm not too far off a ring mu, but it's the bar mu I want and no where close on that! Working on my high pulls, which I suck at! Also jump mu's to get the hang of the transition. It's the hieght over the bar I struggle with, but that should come with time. Any other suggestions to add in? Congrats again fella!! Quote Level 2 Lycan Assassin | Str 19 | Dex 10 | Sta 7.5 | Con 4 | Wis 7 | Cha 3.5 |Challenge 1 Challenge 2 Challenge 3Pain is temporary, embrace it Link to comment
BarefootViking Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 Awesome! I so look forward to the day I can do that! Quote [ Level 2 ] 1/2 Ogre Viking Adventurer <Current Challenge> Str 6 / Dex 3 / Sta 2 / Con 4.5 / Wis 6 / Int 5 / Cha 4 In My Backpack: Fire Flower Power Up, Link to comment
Waldo Posted July 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 Congratulations once again - you definitely deserve it PS: Don't dislocate your shoulder getting rid of the kip (*touches wood*) Thanks! Hopefully not on the dislocated shoulder. nice and smooth! Now I expect to see a no-kip, explosive MU from you by the end of this year. (no pressure:p ) Do you think your recent cut had a lot to do with it, or just your training in general? Its hard to do them not smooth. On the rings you can get them ugly. On a bar, if you flip both elbows simultaneous, it is hard for it to look ugly. A certain level of smoothness needs to be there simply to get over the bar. I think the best training for form improvement from here on will come from doing good negatives on the way down each rep. I can control the whole negative so it should be productive. Strengthening the triceps to power through the transition on the way up. The kip really doesn't add a whole lot, I really suck at kipping. An inability to kip in a useful way has been one of my main hangups. Though I think it was helpful in the sense that I got a lot of work from the top down, I'm pretty strong throught he transition for a MU noob, I don't have much elbow flare at all. Losing weight had a lot to do with it. I'm 15 lbs lighter than I was in the early spring. When it comes to explosive pulling, thats a lot of weight. But I have been specifically training for this for a while, really focused on it pretty much all of 2013. Whooooo!! Congratulations! Getting a muscle up is a goal of mine... one day! Good work, Waldo! Thanks! Congratulations Waldo! Awesome work! Only a little kip and nice and smooth. Looked damn sexy if you ask me I've been working on these too. I'm not too far off a ring mu, but it's the bar mu I want and no where close on that! Working on my high pulls, which I suck at! Also jump mu's to get the hang of the transition. It's the hieght over the bar I struggle with, but that should come with time. Any other suggestions to add in? Congrats again fella!! Lots and lots and lots of high pulls and weighted high pulls, all of them done using a false grip (doesn't need to be an extreme false grip that borders on a wrist "grip"). Ring MU and bar MU use very different technique. For reference I can do about 8-10 bang the bar on my mid chest pulls wearing 20 lbs of ankle weights. Awesome! I so look forward to the day I can do that! Thanks, keep at it and you'll get there. Quote currently cutting battle log challenges: 21,20, 19,18,17,16,15,14,13,12,11,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 don't panic! Link to comment
Raikas Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 Brilliant! Congratulations! Quote Wood Elf Assassin -- Level 10 --STR 26 | DEX 13 | STA 19 | CON 7 | WIS 14 | CHA 14 Link to comment
jfreaksho Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 I'm jealous- bar muscle ups are on my short list. Congrats! Quote Searching the world for a cure for my wanderlust. Link to comment
Maledictus Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Brilliant. Quote "Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself" -- TolstoyNot sure if it was buzz or woody that said it though. Spartan double trifecta progess: 100%100% Tough Mudder "10 x Legionnaire": 100.0%100.0% "Run ALL the things or die tryin'" 110%110% fitocracy Ogre Magi Lvl 16 Ranger STR: 38|DEX: 58|STA: 59|baCON: 34|WIS: 30|CHA: 30 Previously Completed: Spartan Trifecta, Enough TM Headbands to make a ski mask Link to comment
Morrigainz Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Congrats! Fantastic! Quote Level ? Half-Dwarf/Half-Amazon Warrior STR:21.25 STA:15 DEX: 10.95 CON: 14 WIS:15.5 CHA:17 SWOLE BUCKS: 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Link to comment
Rooks Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Awesome work sir! Well done. Quote Link to comment
I-Jo Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 this is an awesome post!!! I'm so proud of you!!! makes me sad because I know you are much further ahead of me in the progression train- but I"m not giving up hope!!! I can't wait to watch the video!!! (stupid work!) yay- lots of success today all over everywhere- SO EXCITED! Quote Link to comment
rybo Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Great job and congrats again! Quote rybo, level 4 Human assassinSTR 16|DEX 7.5|STA 9|CON 12|WIS 8.5|CHA 5 Link to comment
bgvanbur Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Congrats and great to see the video of it. Quote Level 26, Primal Ultra Trail Scout, Non-Binary Robot Link to comment
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