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I've had a running deal with the girls team that for any girl who gets a muscle-up on rings, I'll by them a drink from the machine at the front of the gym, and add their name to the records board where I keep track of the boys' records (consecutive double-leg circles, consecutive muscle-ups, etc).
For the longest time, none of the girls got it. Then, a couple weeks ago, one of my girls (just turned 10) got her muscle up, and has since made a point of trying to break her record of consecutive muscle-ups every time she walks by low rings (she can currently knock out 3 consecutive muscle-ups pretty consistantly -- which is more than most of my boys' team)
Well, after a couple weeks, now a bunch of the other girls have determined to try to learn muscle-ups as well. I now have three girls that can do muscle-ups, and several others who are close, and clearly very motivated to get it.
And all of this is essentially the result of one girl who got excited about showing off her muscle-up; it doesn't seem to be the prospect of me buying them a drink that motivates them; they clearly take pride in the skill itself.
Anybody else seen anything like this? Anybody have ideas for how to get a similar effect with other skills? If I can get my kids to take a similar approach to other strength skills, or to flexibility skills, I'm sure it could produce some fantastic results.
For the longest time, none of the girls got it. Then, a couple weeks ago, one of my girls (just turned 10) got her muscle up, and has since made a point of trying to break her record of consecutive muscle-ups every time she walks by low rings (she can currently knock out 3 consecutive muscle-ups pretty consistantly -- which is more than most of my boys' team)
Well, after a couple weeks, now a bunch of the other girls have determined to try to learn muscle-ups as well. I now have three girls that can do muscle-ups, and several others who are close, and clearly very motivated to get it.
And all of this is essentially the result of one girl who got excited about showing off her muscle-up; it doesn't seem to be the prospect of me buying them a drink that motivates them; they clearly take pride in the skill itself.
Anybody else seen anything like this? Anybody have ideas for how to get a similar effect with other skills? If I can get my kids to take a similar approach to other strength skills, or to flexibility skills, I'm sure it could produce some fantastic results.