Tuesday, June 26, 2012

How important is technique

Well, Here is Crossfit Endurance's breakdown of Crossfit Hierarchy: Technique, intensity, then finally volume. Our program is higher volume than most. Its well thought out programming, however, everything is scalable to your technique. This was in a post recently; it is extremely important to maintain technique. Important enough that during a WOD there is absolutely no justification for sacrificing technique for a couple extra reps. When your tired its even more important. We teach and stress technique because it is what keeps us safe. Going for that one extra rep with poor technique means mechanical advantage is lost. When you fight that, especially tired, you will get injured. IT IS NOT A MATTER OF IF IT IS A MATTER OF WHEN....