# @dellespeegle on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BpW-ixrHpuu
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/14412169-dellespeegle-instagram
- **Posted:** 2018-10-25T14:35:14.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dani Elle Speegle (@dellespeegle) — https://gondola.cc/dellespeegle

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Ring muscle ups. I used to hate this skill. I would run from wods with them in it, and avoid them at all costs. For longest time they were the biggest hole in my fitness, and I couldn’t understand why they weren’t progressing like everything else. I was continuously told “just keep doing them”, “do EMOM workouts with them”, “don’t worry eventually they will come” and honestly it was all bullshit. What coaches and everyone failed to realize and tell me is that even though I was a strong athlete, I was incredibly weak in my upper body compared to my weight. But I kept practicing, kept catching them extremely low, kept practicing a skill I wasn’t ready for. Eventually it led to a shoulder injury that took a VERY long time to bounce back from. 
Over this past year someone finally sat me down and said “stop practicing this skill you can’t handle. Break it back down and build the strength you need.” So I did TONS of strict pull up work. I did COUNTLESS dips, dip holds, and ring stability drills....and ya those things aren’t fancy, and typically they’re not fun to do. But fast forward to the present day....instead of struggling with just 1 muscle up and fighting through pain....i now feel comfortable with sets like 7 and 8 at the end of a workout under a lot of fatigue. Best part....no pain. 🙌🏼
I see what I went through in other athletes all the time in gyms. Athletes want to just do the “cool” high level skills and they will swing around on the rings for 30 minutes getting no where and making no progress...and still be told “just keep practicing.” I’m here to tell you to STOP. Build your strength. Build your foundation. It’s worth it. 
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Injury, impingement, or overall mobility issues? Sign up for mobility_mvmnt to help keep your body healthy and mobile while building strength. Flexible muscles are healthy muscles! Link to sign up below 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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