Muscle up

How to do it

1. 1Start hanging from a pull‑up bar with palms facing outward and arms fully extended.
2. 2Engage your core and pull your body up toward the bar, leading with your chest.
3. 3When you reach the top of the movement, switch your grip so the palms face you.
4. 4Continue pulling up until your chest is above the bar and your arms are fully bent.
5. 5Reverse the motion by lowering slowly back to the starting position.
6. 6Repeat the desired number of repetitions.

More lats exercises

• Weighted muscle upWeighted
• Mixed grip chin-upBodyweight
• Band kneeling one arm pulldownResistance band
• Barbell pullover to pressBarbell
• Band assisted pull-upResistance band
• Kipping muscle upBodyweight
• Muscle-up (on vertical bar)Bodyweight
• Wide grip pull-upBodyweight

This page is for information and doesn’t replace a professional. If you have an injury or a medical condition, ask first. Data from the open catalogue hasaneyldrm/exercises-dataset, MIT licence.