Exercises / Intermediate
Muscle up to front lever
- Biceps
- Triceps
- Abs
- Lats
- Lower Chest
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- Level
- Intermediate
- Muscles
- 5
- Equipment
- Pull up bar
On this page
01 / Steps
How to do it
Perform a muscle up.
On the way down, instead of hanging, go directly into a front lever position.
If you place a false grip on the way down (leave your wrists above the bar), then you can relatively easily go back up.
02 / Muscles
Muscles worked
Biceps
Triceps
Abs
Lats
Lower Chest
03 / Skills
What it trains
How demanding this exercise is for each physical ability.
- Strength80
- Explosivity35
- Technique60
- Cardio5
- Mobility40
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