The Performance Pyramid: Movement, Capacity & Skill

The Performance Pyramid: Movement, Capacity & Skill

June 18, 2026 · 58 min · Season 7 · Episode 100

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The episode discusses the performance pyramid and the importance of understanding movement, capacity, and skill in performance.

Performance is not just about strength, power, conditioning, or sport-specific skill. In this episode of the Movement Podcast, Gray Cook and Lee Burton revisit one of the foundational ideas behind Functional Movement Systems: the performance pyramid. At the base is movement. Above that is performance. At the top is skill. The conversation explores why performance cannot be understood by looking at one test, one lift, one movement, or one sport-specific task in isolation. Before asking how ...

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