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Muscle-up

A compound exercise for the lats and chest, with help from the triceps, biceps. Equipment: pull-up bar.

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How to do it

  1. Setup: Hang with a false grip, slight swing.
  2. Pull hard to the waist
  3. Lean over the bar and press out

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