if i can do 4 muscle ups but with a minor chicken wing motion when my left elbow goes over the bar 1 second faster than my right. Shoud i keep doing sets like this or should i go on lower level muscle up exercises like negatives? i ahve the strength for muscle ups just my technique isnt the best.
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That depends. A lot of people say it's okay to do chicken wing muscle ups in the start, but a lot of people say it's not okay because you can develop a bad habit and not be able to do muscle ups with 2 hands symmetrically but that's not much of a problem as much as you can seriously injure your shoulder joint (rotator cuff) if your shoulder is not enough mobile. However if it's mobile enough, and you don't have any pain, I'd say it's fine, but focus on negative muscle ups, tigerbend push ups and maybe use a resistance band if you have one. Good luck! :)
I agree with Gligor on this one, I think you should stick to negative muscle ups, tigerbend push-ups and muscle ups with resistance band if you have one(or buy one, highly recommended). Other than that, I would recommend doing muscle ups(without chicken wing if you can) when you do workout push, even if you just do one or two, at least your muscles and body get used to the movement. If you can't do muscle ups without chicken wing, then don't do them. But relax, muscle ups is just an exercise, so you should keep up building strength doing other exercises like explosive pull-ups, explosive dips, and tigerbend push-ups. Good luck man!
Exactly. I'd rather use the energy to do exercises that actually help towards the regular muscle up without chicken-wing, than do something like chicken wing muscle up that doesn't forward to the actual muscle up.
And don't worry about it too much. I can't do it perfect either, I still use a resistance band. If you're overweight, the best thing you can do is cut down fat, makes things a lot easier, just wanted to point that out if you are overweight, if not, keep working out and eventually you'll get it! Salute! :)