Six Components to Sport Performance

Written by: Cody Waite, 2015

It’s common thought that to become a better athlete you simply need to train more and push harder to be successful. Many athletes are familiar with the 10,000 hour rule which states that it requires 10,000 hours of deliberate practice to obtain elite level proficiency in your sport. In many ways this concept holds true; you need to put in the time for your body to adapt to and learn the skills and movements required to perform at a high level of sport.

However, we have a found that there is more to the equation of improvement in sports than simply just training more.

In fact, what we have found is that success in sport hinges on several different factors. Through working with hundreds of different athletes coming from all shapes and sizes of background in sport, we have found that there are six essential components required to maximize fitness and athletic development.

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Saturday WOD (9/12/15) Med Ball/4 Corners Partner Fun

Complete 2 Rounds for Time:

40 Pull-overs with med ball in gym (20 each)

With one med ball (14/10):

Run to Corner #1: complete 12 Med Ball Cleans (each)

Run to Corner #2: complete 15 Med Ball Push-ups (each) in grass by Jewell Ave.

Run to Corner #3: complete 18 Med Ball Ground to Overhead (each)

Run to Corner #4: complete 21 Med Ball Plyo Jumps (each) on retaining wall

*Take turns running with the med ball.

Labor Day WOD & Potluck (begins at 10:30)

“Loredo”

Complete 6 Rounds for Time:
24 Squats
24 Push-ups
24 Walking Lunges
Run 400 meters

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Edwardo Loredo, 34, of Houston, Texas, assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, based in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, was killed on June 24, 2010 in Jelewar, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He is survived by his wife, First Sergeant Jennifer Loredo; his daughter, Laura Isabelle; his stepdaughter, Alexis; and his son, Eduardo Enrique.