One of the definitions of fitness used by CrossFit relates to the development of 10 physical skills: endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, balance, coordination, accuracy, agility, speed and power.
At the seminar I attended this past weekend, part of the discussion was about which of these physical skills is the most important. A compelling argument was made for strength. Part of the justification was that development of strength can lead to an improvement of all other nine skills. For instance, increased strength can allow you to effectively move your body through a greater range of motion (flexibility). The same cannot be said about any of the other nine skills.
What do you think? Can strength truly help improve the other nine skills? Is it the most important? Post thoughts to comments.
February 9, 2010 WOD
Overhead Squat
5-5-3-3-1-1-1
