WOD: 04/25/19

“When Helen met Kelly”
20 minute AMRAP of:
400m Run
21 KB Swings, 53/35-lbs.
12 Pull-ups
400m Run
30 Box Jumps, 24”/20”
30 Wall-balls, 20/14-lbs.

WHAT IS FITNESS?

By Greg Glassman

A Theoretical Hierarchy of Development

A theoretical hierarchy exists for the development of an athlete (Figure 3). It starts with nutrition and moves to metabolic conditioning, gymnastics, weightlifting and finally sport. This hierarchy largely reflects foundational dependence, skill, and to some degree, time ordering of development. The logical flow is from molecular foundations to cardiovascular sufficiency, body control, external object control, and ultimately mastery and application. This model has greatest utility in analyzing athletes’ shortcomings or difficulties. We do not deliberately order these components, but nature will. If you have a deficiency at any level of “the pyramid,” the components above will suffer.

Figure 3: Theoretical Hierarchy of Development

Article and image borrowed from https://journal.crossfit.com/article/what-is-fitness