I finally achieved the muscle up at age 38. It’s never too late!

[graciet]

@rohitce Whoo! You got this. I use rings on a free standing pullup bar and it works great. You’re off to a fantastic start at 8 reps!

 

[annad]

@graciet Thanks your giving me hope for one before i turn 41. Got about 6 months to go.

 

[graciet]

@annad That’s great! I hope you get it. Don’t get discouraged. Just 2 weeks ago I was feeling discouraged that I was never going to get it and then boom!

 

[dawnjennifer]

@graciet You God damn machine sir!

 

[graciet]

@dawnjennifer Hahaha thank you!

 

[1simus]

@graciet So cool! I've been wanting to get mine back -- I used to do them somewhat regularly in my mid 20s, but now I'm 33 and haven't done a muscle up in probably 5 years. I guess it's time to start working on my false grip again. Thanks for the encouragement!

 

[graciet]

@1simus Hey glad I could help encourage you! Muscle memory is real so it probably wouldn’t take you that long to get back into it.

 

[raj1227]

@graciet You are an inspiration, what I was looking today in this sub.

Success

 

[artur77]

@graciet Congratulations, how often were you training pull-ups ect ?

 

[srnordtvedt]

@graciet I did at 13, it took me 2-3 months to do it.just don't give up you weakling come on Give me 10 pull up and 20 push up stop scrolling through this app do exercise

 

[henge]

@graciet People live to 90
You’re barely a full person until around 25
And at 35 your “it’s never too late”
I’m 56.
Sometimes it’s too fucking late buddy , you haven’t even started yet

 

[hlvenkman]

@henge I'm 13 have been on reddit since I was 8. I will never be as old as you. I am going to die young so my tattoos dont get wrinkly

 

[88lance]

@graciet Great job - but a video would be good for verification.

 

[hollywood3307]

@graciet I seriously do not think a muscle up is a skill. It’s a simple stat check. I for myself am still having a beer belly and could do it. Now I can barely get 15 pull ups when rested (but clean ones at least) and the trick for me is always grip strength. As soon as I started to hangboard again I could do one muscle up again (making it easier to overgrip the bar), although for the first time in my life while actually still being chubby.

I don’t want to be an asshole- congratz man but I just wanted to explain why I think the muscle up is after all a stat check. All you need is a surplus in pulling strength and the grip strength to apply it.

 

[graciet]

@hollywood3307 For me the MU was a skill as the transition was the piece I was missing. I could do 15 clean bodyweight pull-ups, chest to bar pull-ups, and RTO dips through full ROM and deep dips. But I was always getting stuck on the transition. Practicing with an assistance band helped me to train the technique specifically.

 

[eternal09]

@graciet Agree with OP. The transition is a skill.

 

[dearlord]

@graciet Might actually try this

 

[graciet]

@dearlord I credit the band to helping me breakthrough. I had been debating getting one for a long time and glad I finally did. Being able to do the transition, even with help, was huge.

 

[zealforlife]

@graciet Fuck, I'm 39.

 

[dawn16]

@graciet What do you recommend to do I can't do false grip hangs? I even tried the mixed false grip and still only hold for 6 seconds lol.