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Muscle Up Transition

The Muscle Up is an explosive upper body exercise that will build a powerful upper body if performed regularly. Practice this exercise by performing explosive pull ups and high rep pull ups and chin ups. At the top of the muscle up, performing a side to side hop will increase your core and arm strength and turn the muscle up into a unstoppable strength building exercise.

Purpose/Focus:	Strength, Power
Body Parts Used:	Shoulders, Back, Arms, Core
Difficulty:	Hard

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Exercise Steps

	Perform a muscle up on a sturdy pull up bar
	At the top of the bar hop over a few inches to a foot and drop back down into the bottom of the muscle up.
	Perform another muscle up, hop over and repeat for as long desired.
	Perform this on a bar that will not sway. Only perform this if you feel 100% comfortable with your muscle up abilities. Maintain a tight core when transitioning to the other side before the muscle up.

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Contributor Information
	George PKA Hit is part of Calisthenics Kingz. The Calisthenics Kingz is an organization of professional performance-based fitness training gurus who promote fitness through natural body weight exercises known as Calisthenics. Our mission is to "Challenge YOU to Challenge Yourself." Find out more at www.CalisthenicsKingz.com