{"id":221773,"date":"2020-04-06T16:48:39","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T23:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=221773"},"modified":"2020-04-06T16:53:30","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T23:53:30","slug":"how-i-did-a-muscle-up-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/06\/how-i-did-a-muscle-up-for-the-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Did a Muscle Up for the First Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My first time doing a muscle-up! Some tips:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The swing is very essential.<\/li><li>I use a &#8216;suicide grip&#8217; (thumbs over the bar, not gripping the bar).<\/li><li>I practiced on a smaller chin-up bar first, by jumping up to practice the form.<\/li><li>It seems the goal is to throw your body OVER the bar.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>New goal: to achieve a strict muscle-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='500' height='281' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/vTh71Yr5?autoPlay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1674852142'><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"874\" height=\"676\" data-attachment-id=\"221609\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/eric-kim-muscle-up\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ERIC-KIM-muscle-up.gif?fit=874%2C676&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"874,676\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ERIC KIM muscle up\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ERIC-KIM-muscle-up.gif?fit=874%2C676&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ERIC-KIM-muscle-up.gif?resize=874%2C676&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"221609\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ERIC-KIM-muscle-up.gif\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/eric-kim-muscle-up\/\" class=\"wp-image-221609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ERIC-KIM-muscle-up.gif?w=874&amp;ssl=1 874w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ERIC-KIM-muscle-up.gif?resize=768%2C594&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 874px) 100vw, 874px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"495\" data-attachment-id=\"221610\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/eric-kim-muscle-up-small\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ERIC-KIM-muscle-up-small.gif?fit=640%2C495&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,495\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ERIC KIM muscle up small\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ERIC-KIM-muscle-up-small.gif?fit=640%2C495&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ERIC-KIM-muscle-up-small.gif?resize=640%2C495&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"221610\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ERIC-KIM-muscle-up-small.gif\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/eric-kim-muscle-up-small\/\" class=\"wp-image-221610\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ERIC KIM MUSCLE UP\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0GxQ7JSs6yY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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Some tips: The swing is very essential. I use a &#8216;suicide grip&#8217; (thumbs over the bar, not gripping the bar). I practiced on a smaller chin-up bar first, by jumping up to practice the form. It seems the goal is to throw your body OVER the bar. 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