07/09/2026
This is Shaakira on day one.
A couple of pull ups, zero muscle ups, and a bar she's spent years feeling intimidated by.
By the end of this series she'll have her first muscle up, and I'm documenting every step.
Because a muscle up isn't a move you force.
It's a position the body has to earn first.
Most people start on the bar, kip, swing, and fail for months.
We start somewhere else:
- The straight arm pull, so the shoulders can actually load.
- Strict pull strength, so there's something to transition out of.
- Control at the top, before we ever add speed.
No shortcuts.
No before and after magic.
Just the real build, week by week, from exactly where she is right now.
Follow along and watch how a first muscle up is actually earned.
Comment ME if you want the same path mapped for you.