Unconventional Athletes Issue 9

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Then it’s very useful to train with a
resistance band. In the muscle up it
is important that you have a little
swing.
You can practice this swing by
standing on a platform and then
jump off into that swing. Make sure
your hips are straight all the way.
After that, you pull yourself up and try
to get the transfer into the dip. You
can use different sizes of resistance
bands. The thicker they are the more
help you will get. So if one size gets
easy, you can move on to a thinner
band. And as soon as you understand
the swing you can do it without
platform.
6) (I call it false grip) You can use false
grip to get the transfer done more
easily, but I only use false grip with
my slow muscle up. If you want to do
a muscle up in the rings a false grip
is needed. Look at the pictures to see
what a false grip is. Bend your wrist
and hold the bar/rings. The pressure
is now on the side of your hand. This
way your hands are already in the
perfect position to get your transfer!
7) ?
There are more woman
than ever with my level, and
that’s a very good thing because
it gives me even more motivation
to keep training!
8) The more often you train it, the
faster you will learn it. But your
body also needs rest to recover. I
would say start training it 3-4 times
a week and always a day of rest in
between. I’m sure you will have it
very soon then!
And if you have it, make sure to post
it in Instagram and tag me in it: @
melanie.driessen I would love to see
you make a muscle up!
Article by Melanie Dreissen.
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