Today's the day!

Congratulations to Mark on getting his first muscle up today!  

He has been so close for so long and today was the day!  Great job!

I've included a video chronicle of Mark's journey.  

P.S. Todd enjoy your cheeseburger!  Mark earned it for you!

Thanks to everyone who joined us for group this morning.  You all did an awesome job with a tough workout!  

Workout was:

1 minute at each station with a running clock

dumbbell thrusters

push-ups

sumo deadlift high pull

box jumps

ring rows

rest two minutes in between each set

row, swing, clean

Practicing the turkish get-up

Congratulations to Jeff on his first muscle up!  Great job!

Chantel looking strong on her ring holds

row

swing

clean

Tonight in group we warmed up with some kettlebell swings, figure 8's, high pulls, overhead squats and turkish get-ups.  Everyone got a chance to work on pull-ups, ring holds and handstands.  

Workout was:

with a continuously running clock

5 rounds

row for calories

2 hand swing

med ball cleans

spend one minute at each station, rest two minutes between rounds

Muscle Ups

Congratulations to Ben on getting his first muscle up on only his second attempt. Workout tonight was a chipper.

30 dumbell deadlifts men 40 lb/women 25 lb

15/15 one arm push press men 35 lb/women 20 lb (15 each arm)

100 jump rope

30 push-ups

15/15 lunges

30 sit-ups

30 wall ball men 20 lb/women 12 lb

15/15 one arm swing men 36 lb/women 25 lb

30 jumping dips

Muscle Ups

The muscle up is one of the best upper body exercises there is. It starts from a dead hang pull up and transitions to a dip ending up on top of the rings
The false grip is critical component of the muscle up. It shortens the lever arm.
Here Blake is in the middle of driving his chest through the rings in the transition phase from the pull up to the dip of the muscle up. Without driving the chest through the rings the muscle up would be extremely hard to finish

Muscle up practice

Here's Nichole working on the transition phase for the muscle up

Muscle Ups

Here is something that you wouldn't see in a commercial gym. Nichole is working on her muscle ups which is a combination of a ring pull up that transitions into a dip.

Muscle up day at Everyday Athlete

Nathan gets a pr 3 consecutive muscle ups!




XX gets his first muscle up ever! Way to go!!