“Proficiency in the Olympic lifts is arguably becoming the biggest differentiator between the guys who make it to regionals and the guys who make it to the games. As one Outlaw coach who is also a national USAW competitor, Spencer Arnold put it at the end of the weekend, “You can be a good lifter and not be good at CrossFit. You cannot be good at CrossFit if you are not a good lifter”.”

Read the blog post here:
http://atlascrossfit.com/acf-blog/2012/10/09/you-cannot-be-good-at-crossfit-if-you-are-not-a-good-lifter/