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Welcome to the MTB Practice Lab
Science-based strategies to help you get better at practicing mountain biking skills
Griff Wigley
Jul 1
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I'm stuck on an MTB boulder plateau
Yes, I can ride over sizeable boulders and logs, but I do it incorrectly. This means I can't do big or tricky ones
Griff Wigley
Jul 20
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I'm stuck on an MTB boulder plateau
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Quote of the week: Authors Peter Brown and Daniel Coyle on reflection, note-taking, and conversation as elements of practice
There are ways to make reflection fun, interesting, and beneficial for developing your mountain biking skills
Griff Wigley
Jul 5
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Quote of the week: Authors Peter Brown and Daniel Coyle on reflection, note-taking, and conversation as elements of practice
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Why I integrate tricks into my MTB practice sessions
Getting better at showing off is not only fun. It can make your mountain biking skills practice more effective
Griff Wigley
Jul 10
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Quote of the week: neuroscientist Andrew Huberman on the myth of muscle memory
It's a handy phrase that can lead to problems when practicing MTB skills
Griff Wigley
Jul 14
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Quote of the week: neuroscientist Andrew Huberman on the myth of muscle memory
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Quotes of the week: Josh Kaufman on a new skill’s frustration barrier; James Clear on being uncomfortable for 5 minutes
It's usually hard to practice an MTB skill when you're new at it, bad at it, or stuck on a plateau
Griff Wigley
Jul 30
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Quotes of the week: Josh Kaufman on a new skill’s frustration barrier; James Clear on being uncomfortable for 5 minutes
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Quote of the week: Musician Noa Kageyama on why trying to make practice fun might be the wrong approach
But "active, thoughtful, problem-solving" has its own rewards for learning MTB skills
Griff Wigley
Aug 1
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Quote of the week: Musician Noa Kageyama on why trying to make practice fun might be the wrong approach
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I've been applying the problem-solving variety of practice to my MTB boulder plateau
No significant progress to report but the process is encouraging
Griff Wigley
Aug 9
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I've been applying the problem-solving variety of practice to my MTB boulder plateau
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The difficulty is how the light gets in
Musical inspiration from Leonard Cohen for when you've hit the frustration barrier on developing your MTB skills
Griff Wigley
Jul 12
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Chunk your way to learning a mountain biking skill
MTB how-to instructions identify the big chunks for you. But they sometimes miss the small ones
Griff Wigley
Jul 25
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