I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about form, since beginning to teach the Elements classes. I’ve had to re-tool my squat and my deadlift recently. At my certification, we were told to keep strict form while doing Fight Gone Bad. The most common mistakes at the cert seemed to be not putting the bar in the proper overhead position and rebending the legs in the push press. A lot (though not most) of people seemed to sacrifice a good push press for higher scores. I’d be a big a liar as Dean Ornish, if I said I never do this, but I do try and keep good form.
It is true that good form allows us to apply power more efficiently. But does it necessarily lead to lower scores? Defaulting to rebending the knees and not putting the bar actually overhead during push presses might get you higher scores, but is it adhereing to CrossFit’s motto: Do you want good form or high intensity? Yes, both. At the heart of the issue is whether there is something outside of power output that form bestows on us.
A while back an interesting debate broke out in the CrossFit blogosphere here and here and finally here. Check out Coach Glassman’s opinion here too. Post your thoughts on form versus intensity here.

–Nick

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Also Ozzi brought up a good point that we didn’t even explain what parkour was! Oops. So here is it is.

What is Parkour?

Parkour has been defined as the art of displacement, a recreational activity of French origin, the aim of which is to move from point A to point B as efficiently and quickly as possible, using principally the instinctive abilities of the human body. It is meant to help one overcome obstacles, which can be anything in the surrounding environment; from branches and rocks to rails and concrete walls. Parkour can be practiced in both rural and urban areas. It can include running, jumping, climbing, even crawling, if that is the most suitable movement for the situation. Parkour is also taken up for entertainment or as a pastime and is quickly spreading throughout the continents.

Check out this video here too.

If you are interested in our Pk camp just contact us for more info.

-Bryant