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We all have 2012 goals right?

I did not write any resolutions, just goals I’d like to achieve relatively soon.  At our local CrossFit box, there are 200+ people participating in a 2012 Get Fit Challenge.  This is a really great way to kick start the new year amongst friends and have our friends be our accountability partners!  Our coaches also sat down with us each individually to rewrite/tweak our goals.    Technically, we have until February 11 and that is NOT that far away, Yikes!
For those of you who don’t know, I’ve been crossfitting for more than two years. I have 100 pound Snatch {that is an Olympic Lift), lots and lots of strength that I’ve worked hard to increase and my cardio strength as never really gone away….However, there is one thing that I don’t have yet and that is a Muscle Up. The Muscle Up is essentially a pull up on rings from a standing position into the deepest ring dip ever.

Why is this so hard?

I don’t know anymore, the one thing I know is that I have not consistently trained for a muscle up in the last two years.   I’ll work on it for a while, then, move on to something else.  Now, is my chance to really focus on just this one thing with tons of witnesses!!

This is the best progression I’ve found on the internet to date. It’s well explained, simple and easy to follow. So, as of this writing, I’ll follow this one. Mainly because it’s based on strength alone. My coach has been working with me on the kipping muscle up as well….between the strength from the strict and the momentum from the kipping one, God Willing, I’ll have one in one month.

Muscle Up Training Progression By Jeff Tucker from Mike Jackson on Vimeo.

Wish me luck!