Up Again...

Rough night with kids so there was no waking up for DP going on today. Wouldn't be able to make it to Prevail tonight either so I put a little something together during my lunch again to keep me from hanging around in the teacher's lounge (if you didn't know this...it's the worse place to hang out at if you are trying to eat healthy...and YES I love hanging out there most days).

Skill
4 HSPUs OTM for 10:00
4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4(1 kip) - 4(3 kip) - 4(all kip) - 4(all kip) - 4(all kip)
- Been working on better technique for awhile now. Had to take some time off due to the shoulder problems though so it's been awhile.
- Really focusing on strong hollow hold, descending to a tripod position, driving up in a pressing motion (as if under a barbell) to transfer strength. On the kip, keeping that hollow hold through the loading and driving the heels straight up, instead of into the wall.
- Technique seems to be working. Got through the first 5 sets unbroken and felt very strong. Most of the kips felt strong as well. There were a couple I could instantly tell I kicked more into the wall and struggled to lock out. The ones where my position is good on the load and kick is up feel weightless, literally.
- This was a very big confidence booster for me. I tried this back in late Nov.  - early Dec. and did 5s, instead of 4s, and struggled badly. I couldn't complete the 5 reps in the minute on any of the last rounds I believe, even with kipping.

First set of HSPUs...all strict

Last set of HSPUs...all kips

WOD

4 rounds of:

2 Muscle Ups

30 DUs

= 7:16

- Nothing too crazy here. Second attempt at incorporating MUs into a WOD and finally successful!! I wanted to wear the shoulders out just a bit while still being able to pull off MUs. I did the first two rounds unbroken for both movements. On the third round, I got the first MU and struggled for a while to get the second. Finished third round in 4:52. Really had to work for the last 2 MUs. 

- Definitely good progress. Just gotta keep hitting it weekly.