Cutting The Fat

Ouch.  That’s all I got to say at the moment.  This was a mostly upper body and body weight workout.  I’m just getting in touch with my upper body so this was really hard for me.
Rx’d Workout:

21-15-9 reps of

handstand push-up, ring dips, push-ups

For time

What I did

21-15-9

db shoulder press (started with 35s, dropped to 30s during [...]

Warmup

2 rounds of
50 double unders
20 situps
15 pushups
10 pullups (did most unassissted by kipping. Did need a band for last 5 of second set)

Workout

5 rounds of

1 minute row
1 minute wall ball (20 lb med ball)
1 minute rest

Score = row calories + wall ball reps = 33, 32, 33, 28, 28
Total: 154

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