Kipping Muscle Up

An intermediate compound strength exercise that works the upper back.

Kipping Muscle Up — Starting position Starting position
Kipping Muscle Up — End position End position
Difficulty Intermediate
Type Strength
Equipment Not specified
Primary Muscle Upper Back
AI Rep Counting Log manually

How to Do Kipping Muscle Up

  1. Grip the rings using a false grip, with the base of your palms on top of the rings.
  2. Begin with a movement swinging your legs backward slightly.
  3. Counter that movement by swinging your legs forward and up, jerking your chin and chest back, pulling yourself up with both arms as you do so. As you reach the top position of the pull-up, pull the rings to your armpits as you roll your shoulders forward, allowing your elbows to move straight back behind you. This puts you into the proper position to continue into the dip portion of the movement.
  4. Maintaining control and stability, extend through the elbow to complete the motion.
  5. Use care when lowering yourself to the ground.

Muscles Worked

Front
Back

Primary

Where Kipping Muscle Up does most of its work.

Secondary

Assisting and stabilising muscles.

Alternatives to Kipping Muscle Up

10 movements that train the same primary muscle, closest substitutes first — same kind of training, then variations of the movement itself, then a similar difficulty.

  1. 1 Muscle Up

    Muscle Up

    An intermediate compound strength exercise that works the upper back.

    intermediate Not specified
  2. 2 Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover

    Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover

    An intermediate compound strength exercise that works the upper back, using a barbell.

    intermediate Barbell
  3. 3 Full Range-Of-Motion Lat Pulldown

    Full Range-Of-Motion Lat Pulldown

    An intermediate compound strength exercise that works the upper back, using a cable machine.

    intermediate Cable Machine
  4. 4 Reverse Grip Bent-Over Rows

    Reverse Grip Bent-Over Rows

    An intermediate compound strength exercise that works the upper back, using a barbell.

    intermediate Barbell
  5. 5 Seated One-arm Cable Pulley Rows

    Seated One-arm Cable Pulley Rows

    An intermediate compound strength exercise that works the upper back, using a cable machine.

    intermediate Cable Machine
  6. 6 V-Bar Pulldown

    V-Bar Pulldown

    An intermediate compound strength exercise that works the upper back, using a cable machine.

    intermediate Cable Machine
  7. 7 Wide-Grip Pulldown Behind The Neck

    Wide-Grip Pulldown Behind The Neck

    An intermediate compound strength exercise that works the upper back, using a cable machine.

    intermediate Cable Machine
  8. 8 Wide-Grip Rear Pull-Up

    Wide-Grip Rear Pull-Up

    An intermediate compound strength exercise that works the upper back, needing no equipment.

    intermediate No Equipment
  9. 9 Alternating Kettlebell Row

    Alternating Kettlebell Row

    An intermediate isolation strength exercise that works the upper back, using a kettlebell.

    intermediate Kettlebell
  10. 10 Bent Over Two-Arm Long Bar Row

    Bent Over Two-Arm Long Bar Row

    An intermediate compound strength exercise that works the upper back, using a barbell.

    intermediate Barbell

Frequently Asked Questions

What muscles do kipping muscle up work?

Kipping Muscle Up primarily works the upper back. The abs, biceps, forearms, shoulders, traps and triceps assist as secondary muscles.

What equipment do I need for kipping muscle up?

The source dataset does not record equipment for kipping muscle up. Check the instructions above before you set up.

Kipping Muscle Up: is it suitable for beginners?

Kipping Muscle Up is rated intermediate. Movements that assume you already own the basic pattern and are ready to load it.

What can I do instead of kipping muscle up?

Muscle Up, Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover, Full Range-Of-Motion Lat Pulldown train the same primary muscles and are listed with 7 more alternatives above.

Can Fitnit count my kipping muscle up reps automatically?

Not automatically yet. Fitnit's AI rep counting covers push-ups, squats, dumbbell curls, crunches and pull-ups today; kipping muscle up can be logged manually in the app, and tracked movements are added over time.

Photographs and step-by-step instructions from free-exercise-db, a public-domain exercise dataset. Muscle mapping and alternatives by Fitnit.

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