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Originally Posted by Slava
Hey Goodlad, how would you recommend upgrading my barbell now? Like for someone who has a cheaper barbell I don't really want two...but I can see the advantages of a better one now. Frankly when I bought mine I gave it zero thought and just wanted a 7 foot bar for my cage. I haven't had any issues, but of course I don't want any either. Is there somewhere where you can basically trade these in, or just buy a new one and post this one on kijiji?
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Your best bet would be putting it on Kijiji. You won't get what you paid for it, but you'll get something at least. I actually do have a cheap chain brand barbell that I keep around exclusively for back squats because it's the only bar I have with the central knurling. It's really not a great solution though because I don't have spotter bars on my squat rack, so one of these times when I have to dump the bar it's probably going to break.
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Originally Posted by Kybosh
Yeah, I've definitely been working on the false grip with a strict muscle up in mind. I don't have the space to kip and I'm not 100% sold on the long term health safety of doing kips. Maybe I'm old school, but strict everything is more appealing to me. It's funny, I can do multiple band assisted muscle up (that one of those videos showed) quite easily, even with a light resistance band, but moving onto the unassisted strict is very challenging. Certainly one of the most challenging exercises I've encountered in my life. For now though, I'm mostly working the fundamentals (dips, various holds like L sits, various pulling exercises etc.) to keep building the specific ring strength.
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In that case I don't think I can really help you. I'm still trying to get my first strict muscle up, but for me it's a strength issue. I'm just not there yet. Still building up strength in the false grip and transition. It's one of my goals for this year.