Thinking about performance standards and metrics this hit me; I was able to do a muscle up without proper training or the “required” prerequisites that are often stated. I’ve seen various numbers for both dips and chin ups listed around the internet before you should attempt muscle ups, and I know for a fact I do not have the pull up ability, yet I was able to muscle up. Please note I have not been able to hit another rep since that video, in the video I’d been off work for 2 or 3 days, the last 6 attempts have been after work. I want to get consistent at them (preferably while fatigued), add reps to muscle ups, and clean up the form.
I can now hang comfortably one handed from pull up bars…at ~245lbs with either hand. It’s entirely labor related.
So 2 things:
1.”Swingers” – I’d seen this done on CnP, and did them the other day, now that I can, they’re a fun as hell way to do pullups.
2. One Arms Pull Ups- Why not try to get to them despite tendonitis warnings and not having the “prerequisites”? I had an idea, and I feel like running with it.
Training:
Why not simply play with lifting again?
Do monkey bars and swingers. Hang from one hand and attempt to pull up.
There’s the money, one hand pulling.
Could one build a one arm pullup simply starting one handed at the bottom and straining as hard as possible for height?
I’d say its possible, and it’s probably been done before, its just not the commonly advised way to get to a one arm pullup. Hell, its definitely not how I got one arm pushups, I just did about a million pushups and some benching then could do it.
Come up with your own ideas, and experiment. If you fail, its on you, and you move on, try something else. If you succeed, you did it your way and built some pride in yourself, and used your brain and heart to formulate and test.
One arm pullups at ~240. That is going to be sweet. Focus, prioritize, and see what happens.
-J