Couldn't resist

Warm-up:
back squat
overhead squat
good mornings
shoulder press

5x3 back squat (185)
5x3 clean pull (135)

15-15-7 kipping pullups (~1 min rest between sets, meant to be 3x15, but failed to hold onto the bar on last set)

Finally getting over my illness. Still pretty congested, but I was itching to do some lifting. Took it easy cause everything was pretty tiring; mostly just checking that my body still functions.

Kipping is getting more consistent. I am much better with the Twight-style kip than the full-swing kip, but I need to keep an eye on ROM. It's not a chin over the bar problem, but rather a tendency to short the bottom position by keeping the shoulders "packed" (you can see what I mean from Howe's and Twight's pullups in this video); keeping the shoulder packed prevents full extension of the elbow. Crossfit folks seem to advocate and active shoulder (shoulders shrugged into ears, image here), but the bottom position seems very rough on the shoulder joint. Any thoughts?

Oh, thought you guys might enjoy one-armed kipping pullups: