Exercises / Intermediate
No-dip muscle up
- Biceps
- Lats
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- Level
- Intermediate
- Muscles
- 2
- Equipment
- Pull up bar
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01 / Steps
How to do it
Get into a pull-up bar position.
Perform a muscle up, but once you reach the transition above the bar, don't complete the dip, but instead lower yourself back down to complete a repetition.
This variation avoids any pushing work and focuses solely on the technical and pulling aspect.
02 / Muscles
Muscles worked
Biceps
Lats
03 / Skills
What it trains
How demanding this exercise is for each physical ability.
- Strength40
- Explosivity35
- Technique45
- Cardio10
- Mobility30
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