Bodyweight Skills · Book 2 · Mat Harvey
The Ring Muscle Up
A six-level training guide from your first ring hang to strict ring muscle ups.
Kindle US$4.99 (£3.99, A$7.99) · Paperback US$9.99 (£7.99, A$14.99) · About 36 pages
Inside
Six levels to a strict ring muscle up, with no kipping.
This book breaks the ring muscle up into six levels, from your first ring hang to strict, controlled muscle ups and a conditioning workout to help make them feel easier. Each level gives you a clear workout, photos of the exercises, links to demonstration videos and a graduation test.
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A benchmark test to find your starting level
- 02
False grip and arm extension mobility
- 03
Ring rows, transition rows, pull ups and dips
- 04
False grip pull ups, ring dips with turn out and bent arm hangs
- 05
Tempo eccentric muscle ups to own the transition
- 06
The full ring muscle up and a muscle up conditioning workout
It is built around strict strength and patience, with care for your elbows and wrists. For most people starting from scratch it takes many months.
Watch three of the drills
The book links to a demonstration video for every exercise. These are three of them.
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Drill 1 of 3
Anatomy of a muscle up
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Drill 2 of 3
Bent arm false grip hang
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Drill 3 of 3
False grip pull up
