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muscle-up en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmʌs.əl.ʌp/ (UK, US)

Etymology

See chin-up § Etymology.

Meanings

1. An exercise done for strengthening the arms and upper body, in which one lifts one's own weight while hanging from a bar to a position above the bar.
   • The muscle-up starts from a hang with a high or false grip. 1966, Eric Lester Hughes, Gymnastics for Men, page 269:

Forms

Relateds

chin-up · pull up · push-up · pull-up

Translations (7)

bg си́лово (exercise done for strengthening the arms and upper body) · pl wejście siłowe (exercise done for strengthening the arms and upper body) · cmn 雙立臂 /双立臂 (exercise done for strengthening the arms and upper body) · bg си́лово възли́зане (exercise done for strengthening the arms and upper body) · bg си́лово наби́ране (exercise done for strengthening the arms and upper body) · fi palomiespunnerrus (exercise done for strengthening the arms and upper body) · ru выход силой (exercise done for strengthening the arms and upper body)