In the pursuit of athletic greatness, you have a limited time table to tap into your full potential. So how can you squeeze the most juice from the berry and not finish a career full of what could’ve been.

Here’s an easy 3 step formula I use with my athletes based off something George St. Pierre, one of the greats in UFC history said.

GSP described his training as a pyramid.

· Physical- body is in shape for the sport

· Technical- have the individual skills

· Tactical- Sport IQ, your ability to put it all together

I love the pyramid model because

1. A pyramid is only as high as its base.

2. It allows us to ID the difference between Problems & Circumstances that can lead to poor performance and injury.

· Problem: a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome

· Circumstance: an event or fact that causes or helps to cause something to happen, typically something undesirable

Building off GSP’s pyramid I’ve adapted my version based off my own experiences, wisdom, knowledge gained in going from an S&C intern to Sports Med clinician through learning from and working with some of the best minds in Sports Med & Performance. This model is how I’ve been able to develop my clinical skills and help elite hockey players reach peak performance after injuries and long careers without the frustration of being lost in the mix of team doctors, therapists, trainers and coaches.

The Performance Pyramid is how I correlate where my athletes should be in health at each point of the season. And determine if we are dealing with a problem or circumstance if they are under performing or dealing with injury.