Hardy Evans Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Forgive my ignorance, but as I'm still relatively new to the world of GST and I've never before trained with a competitive gymnast, I must know if muscle ups really become this effortless:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YI1dy_swRxcIs this ease of execution common? I thought I had gotten pretty good at strict ring MU until I saw this one. How far along is one in GST before this is doable? Just fantasizing here...Now, back to Foundation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Burnham Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Yes. That is common. Eventually it becomes barely noticeable. About like a pullup. Muscle up is still a beginner move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurre Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 That muscle up was crazy smooth, damn. Crazy if you think how many people are still struggling with an 'easy' muscle up, if you see that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Sommer Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 It should be noted that the 'ease' with which that MU was demonstrated is a direct result of being able to safely and effectively perform more advanced straight arm work (e.g. iron cross, maltese etc).Yours in Fitness,Coach Sommer 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Svensson Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 I personally find this one, at the beginning of the clip, a lot more impressive. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardy Evans Posted August 9, 2014 Author Share Posted August 9, 2014 I completely agree, the Andreas Aguilar one is much better. But I've heard many many people refer to that as one of the greatest MU of all time, so I figured it was an exception to the typical MU strength of a gymnast. But perhaps it is not.I've been very tempted to purchase rings one just to see what the rMU training looks like, but I know it'll be much too tempting. In 2-3 years hopefully I'll be ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Chan Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 (edited) This muscle up by Gregor Saksida, GB member, is also quite impressive. Edited August 9, 2014 by Joshua Chan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurre Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Will an simple straight arm exercise like the backlever (or perhaps even planche leans) have a same (albeit smaller) result? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro Mainente Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 I really love the smoothness of this guy at european during SA muhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU4NrMirzwk 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Sørlie Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Yeah, that was very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardy Evans Posted August 10, 2014 Author Share Posted August 10, 2014 Will an simple straight arm exercise like the backlever (or perhaps even planche leans) have a same (albeit smaller) result? I'm curious about this also. My guess would be that the straight arm strength -> MU carryover has a lot to do with elbow and brachialis conditioning. I'm gathering this from the fact that in the GB curriculum the ideal progression seems to be straddle planche and RC mastery, followed by back lever and muscle up training, which come in tandem. However this is just speculation, and I'd love to hear the opinion of someone more knowledgable than I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurre Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I´d imagine there is a carry over, though it isn´t huge. I think backlever training will improve bicep strength and pulling strength in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Douglas Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Climbing a lot of rope will do more for your mu than pl leans or bl. Pullup, dip, transition. Nothing mystical, just systematic prep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwan Haque Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 He has nothing on this little guy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannibal Ahmed Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 I´d imagine there is a carry over, though it isn´t huge. I think backlever training will improve bicep strength and pulling strength in general.if you don't have a solid planche strength foundation, back lever training might be a bit risky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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