From quad killer to shoulder killer

I'm sooooooooo stoked... Normally when I do a workout that calls for a muscle-up, I do a modified version. I sit on the floor on my butt, feet out in front of me, and I pull myself up from there. I have to admit, they've been quite "easy."

Tonight, I took C Wiss's advice and got one step closer to taking the muscle up off "the holy grail" category as she called it. I did a jumping muscle up tonight. I actually did 12 of them before coming to the conclusion that my arms were not going to do another one, no matter how badly I wanted to keep going.

Standing, I put the rings above my head (eye level, maybe, not sure) and jumped, then pushed up from that position. They were pretty ugly, but it's a huge step forward regardless. It's one less hurdle I have to tackle, that's the way I'm choosing to think of it...

I *heart* progress!

So here's what I did-
AMRAP20
2 jumping muscle-ups
4 handstand push-ups (feet on the wall)
8 kettlebell swings (35#)

I did 6 rounds of the above then switched over to my old modified muscle ups with my arse on the ground. I did 3 more rounds of
4 modified muscle-ups
4 handstand push-ups (feet on the wall)
8 kettlebell swings (35#)

As you can tell, it's a lot of shoulder work so they will be feeling it tomorrow. Considering the stress I'm carrying in my neck and shoulders right now from the past few weeks of work, I'm thinking of getting a massage this weekend.

Until tomorrow,
KelsaLynn