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Whispering_Pines's avatar

I think that plateaus are frustrating when you are trying too hard to grind it out.

I find them to be puzzles and solving them should be fun.

One thing I’m doing is stretching to learn similar skills on a kick scooter for example scalloping turns to pump and gain momentum was proving a challenge. Yet I found it simpler on the scooter than the bike... once I had it, I was able to apply the skill to slalom drills which let to better bike-body separation, which lead to some success on the bike. Rinse - repeat.

Importantly for me, it was all fun. Playing with the vehicles, exploring potential, exaggerating movement, and trying drills in new venues (riding at night on the parking lot really gets you a different focus) to trigger dopamine and flow.

I was certainly analyzing but being too

much up in my head breaks the process. Talking about it afterwards helped.

Also I enjoyed the podcast!

Cheers.

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Dogtank's avatar

For me the hard bit with plateaus is believing that there is an 'up' to come. It makes sense that at some point I will inevitably plateau out so maybe I am there already? Approaching the drills with curiosity and fun instead of a focus to acheive will make a difference I think.

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