muscle-up

noun

mus·​cle-up ˈmə-səl-ˌəp 

variants or less commonly muscle up or muscleup

plural muscle-ups also muscle ups or muscleups

: an exercise in which one hangs by the hands from a support (such as a horizontal bar or rings), executes a pull-up and then continues to press against the support until the hips are level with the support and the arms are straight

Muscle ups are arguably one of the coolest-looking and most impressive calisthenics exercises. The movement is relatively straightforward, but performing it requires tremendous upper body strength, explosiveness, and control.

—Philip Stefanov

Word History

First Known Use

1997, in the meaning defined above