I first started CrossFit in December of 2007, nearly 3.5 years ago. Since that time, I’ve increased my fitness, well-being and overall health probably by an order of magnitude. I’ve accomplished things I never thought I would, such as 10 consecutive handstand pushups, a 400-lb deadlift, a 225-lb clean & jerk, a 6:30 mile…. and many other things I give myself a pat on the back for.

However, one of the things I’ve never been able to do (until this week) is a muscle up. Here is a quick description of a muscle-up from CrossFit.com:

“The muscle-up is astonishingly difficult to perform, unrivaled in building upper body strength, a critical survival skill, and most amazingly of all, virtually unknown.“

Anyway, without further ado, here is mine. I’ll work on making it prettier to look at over time!