General Physical Skills

1. Cardiovascular/respiratory endurance - Ability of body systems to gather, process, and deliver oxygen
2. Stamina - Ability of body systems to process, deliver, store, and utilize energy
3. Strength - Ability of a muscular unit or combination of muscular units to apply force
4. Flexibility - Ability to maximize the range of motion at a given joint
5. Power - Ability of a muscular unit or combination of muscular units to apply maximum force in minimum time
6. Speed - Ability to minimize the time cycle of a repeated movement
7. Coordination - Ability to combine several distinct movement patterns into a singular distinct movement
8. Agility - Ability to minimize transition time from one movement pattern to another
9. Balance - Ability to control the placement of the body's center of gravity in relation to its support base
10. Accuracy - Ability to control movement in a given direction or at a given intensity

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You are as fit as you are competent in each of these ten skills. A regimen develops fitness to the extent that it improves each of these ten skills. Importantly, improvements in endurance, stamina, strength, and flexibility come through training. Improvements in coordination, agility, balance, and accuracy come through practice. Power and speed are adaptations of both training and practice.

The Focused Person
 -Always maintains proper technique throughout training
-Does not waste much time on small muscles (they will grow as the result of functional exercise that hits the big muscles)
-Understands that it is normal to feel pain (mentally or physically) during a workout
-Knows that quitting is NOT an option! If the person gives up here, then he has given up in battle and this is unacceptable

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