Muscle-up cheat sheet | FitnessFAQs

Let’s talk about those ‘cheat’ reps, where it’s 99% momentum and 1% muscle contraction - if MOST of your reps look like this, it could be the reason you’re not seeing progress 👀🫣 The simple truth is: if your technique sucks, your results will too - and bypassing proper technique in order to lift a weight that’s a little too heavy, definitely falls in that category. Does that mean you should NEVER use momentum? Nope. On the final 1-2 reps of your final set, it’s totally ok. But, the key is to s