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.
