0:32: Introduction to the Climbing Competition 1:53: Qualifiers for the Climbing Competition 6:47: Presentation at Berkeley Campus 8:58: Traversing the Berkeley Campus 14:42: Applying Flow to Climbing and Life 16:14: Tips on Achieving Flow 18:19: Transcient Hypofrontality 18:35: Flow Triggers 19:00: Challenge-Skill Ratio 19:35: Breathing Routines 20:32: Visualization 21:22: Combining Techniques 21:47: Clinic 27:10: Conclusion
Man, been here since you’ve started this channel, your improvement in editing made me better at my craft , plus im a coffee addict right now 😂. Bottom line, alot of hard work and dedication goes on behind the scenes and I cherish you for those times 🥂🍾 Love from iran
When I reflect on what you're saying, it seems to me that "elite performance" in anything hinges on the ability to consciously and intentionally enter "hyper"- and "hypo" frontal states that are 100% focused and 100% timed correctly. Visualising boulder performance requires (if I'm not mistaken)? focused activity in the PFC. Doing the boulder well then requires that the PFC takes a backseat to our hard-earned instincts as if we are watching ourselves move in the third person. Then reflecting back on the experience to correct errors requires intense reengagement of the PFC. This cycle seems to go hand in hand with the concept of "struggle and release" - and the intentional separation of the two. I'm a new climber, but I can relate closely to your discussion on flow in reflecting on an area of life I find myself always flowing in: language learning and speaking those languages in a variety of situations. It's the one area where I find myself consistently "visualising" a conversation (verbalizing) in an unfamiliar situation, which feels like deliberate drilling and definitely a struggle at times, then completely detaching it and just pocketing it as unconditionally valuable practice, to then be able to face the real-life person and situation exactly as they are and listening to myself in third person, then reflecting back in first person and identifying what I could have improved, or new ways of expressing things I would learn for next time. Having now fallen in love with climbing and having made a commitment to becoming the best climber I can be, it hits me that I might have had it backwards all this time: I had thought that my present love for languages was because I was naturally disposed to them and raised in a multilingual environment, and that this initial "being good at it" then created the flow state, and that this was particular to my "personality". But as I'm discovering a personal climbing practice, I'm realizing that these "flow habits" are teachable, repeatable, and trainable and can be applied to anything no matter how much of a beginner you are, or something you don't even "like" at first. It's these habits and the deliberate practice of flow - that creates love for, I believe, anything. Those were just some reflections - your video has hit the spot today!
In other words, there is an ideal "macrobeta" when it comes to "frontality". If the sequence is botched, or is not taken sequentially, then you have too much thinking interfering with doing, or too much doing interfering with thinking, and neither gets done well. But if the pendulum of the mind and body can swing at maximum amplitude between the two, that for me is the recipe of flow, and I can start to feel it in climbing too!
The advice with finding the similarities between flow state in climbing and school was really cool to hear, great thoughts and points throughout the video. Great content as always !!!
Hey Ross, amazing vid, absolutely loved it. Have you considered tackling the idea of how different body types approach different boulders, and of there are any general techniques to be taught? The reason I ask is because I'm a pretty tall, lanky guy with big hands, and 90% of the time, I find that the beta that works for everyone else is hopeless for me. I was wondering if this is something you've thought about.
That could be interesting. Mobility has definitely helped me to unlock shorter betas but I could definitely make a whole video about different body types
Could you pls do more videos on dyno and comp skills? Especially on breaking down advanced techniques like long horizontal jumps and complex dynos like paddle or double dynos.
Nathaniel seems so chillll while trying super hard on boulders, always fun to watch. That Berkley boulder/park parkour problem seems super funky and very compy. Something I would probably experience about 3% flow on, haha. Sweet vid yo.
I was one of the rando Berkeley people probably in the background somewhere here. Very cool to see some extremely talented climbers in my stomping grounds
I learned about flow from the book "The rise of Superman" from Steven Kotler. He also has a newer book called the "Art of Impossible" that is really good. the Book "Flow" by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is also a classic and was very influential for me. This article is also brand new and quite thorough www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763422004456#bib191
Sick edit! Thanks for the love and glad The Doe Traverse got in! So sick….you guys made the comp so much fun.
🙏🤙
I'm really interested into your recovery from climbing technics
Would love to hear from that in future vids ❤
Sweet, been wanting to make a video about that
I suspect this is gonna be epic
0:32: Introduction to the Climbing Competition
1:53: Qualifiers for the Climbing Competition
6:47: Presentation at Berkeley Campus
8:58: Traversing the Berkeley Campus
14:42: Applying Flow to Climbing and Life
16:14: Tips on Achieving Flow
18:19: Transcient Hypofrontality
18:35: Flow Triggers
19:00: Challenge-Skill Ratio
19:35: Breathing Routines
20:32: Visualization
21:22: Combining Techniques
21:47: Clinic
27:10: Conclusion
Fantastic breakdown, thank you! Just noting since I think it’s super important, that it’s hypofrontality not hyperfrontality ❤
@@crystalding5589 , thank you, updated! ❤
@@summatim Amazing! And thanks for calling my attention to my hyperfrontal self that takes focus to power down :-) will never forget the memo now.
Man, been here since you’ve started this channel, your improvement in editing made me better at my craft , plus im a coffee addict right now 😂.
Bottom line, alot of hard work and dedication goes on behind the scenes and I cherish you for those times 🥂🍾
Love from iran
Appreciate man! Sorry for facilitating the coffee addiction
The garage gym at the beginning looked dope. I wanted to see more of that.
Will do at next years comp
Always an immediate watch when these drop. Another great vid
🙏🙏
When I reflect on what you're saying, it seems to me that "elite performance" in anything hinges on the ability to consciously and intentionally enter "hyper"- and "hypo" frontal states that are 100% focused and 100% timed correctly. Visualising boulder performance requires (if I'm not mistaken)? focused activity in the PFC. Doing the boulder well then requires that the PFC takes a backseat to our hard-earned instincts as if we are watching ourselves move in the third person. Then reflecting back on the experience to correct errors requires intense reengagement of the PFC. This cycle seems to go hand in hand with the concept of "struggle and release" - and the intentional separation of the two. I'm a new climber, but I can relate closely to your discussion on flow in reflecting on an area of life I find myself always flowing in: language learning and speaking those languages in a variety of situations. It's the one area where I find myself consistently "visualising" a conversation (verbalizing) in an unfamiliar situation, which feels like deliberate drilling and definitely a struggle at times, then completely detaching it and just pocketing it as unconditionally valuable practice, to then be able to face the real-life person and situation exactly as they are and listening to myself in third person, then reflecting back in first person and identifying what I could have improved, or new ways of expressing things I would learn for next time. Having now fallen in love with climbing and having made a commitment to becoming the best climber I can be, it hits me that I might have had it backwards all this time: I had thought that my present love for languages was because I was naturally disposed to them and raised in a multilingual environment, and that this initial "being good at it" then created the flow state, and that this was particular to my "personality". But as I'm discovering a personal climbing practice, I'm realizing that these "flow habits" are teachable, repeatable, and trainable and can be applied to anything no matter how much of a beginner you are, or something you don't even "like" at first. It's these habits and the deliberate practice of flow - that creates love for, I believe, anything. Those were just some reflections - your video has hit the spot today!
In other words, there is an ideal "macrobeta" when it comes to "frontality". If the sequence is botched, or is not taken sequentially, then you have too much thinking interfering with doing, or too much doing interfering with thinking, and neither gets done well. But if the pendulum of the mind and body can swing at maximum amplitude between the two, that for me is the recipe of flow, and I can start to feel it in climbing too!
Really appreciate your thoughtful response!
Super insightful and at the same time entertaining video, as always!
Thanks Paul!
The advice with finding the similarities between flow state in climbing and school was really cool to hear, great thoughts and points throughout the video. Great content as always !!!
Glad you found it helpful
every time i see you at LB rising, you just going hard. flashing everyones projects haha! hopefully we see you soon there
Hey Ross, amazing vid, absolutely loved it. Have you considered tackling the idea of how different body types approach different boulders, and of there are any general techniques to be taught? The reason I ask is because I'm a pretty tall, lanky guy with big hands, and 90% of the time, I find that the beta that works for everyone else is hopeless for me. I was wondering if this is something you've thought about.
That could be interesting. Mobility has definitely helped me to unlock shorter betas but I could definitely make a whole video about different body types
@@Ross-Fulkerson Thanks for the response, and that's really great to hear, I think plenty of people would find a video like that pretty useful
It would be nice to get some insight on how your goals change through out the year to fit the climbing season.
Interesting, my goals have definitely changed a lot this year haha
Could you pls do more videos on dyno and comp skills? Especially on breaking down advanced techniques like long horizontal jumps and complex dynos like paddle or double dynos.
Will add it to the list!
absolute BANGER of a video
Thanks!
Mezzo is such a good restaurant. Great video as always.
Agreed
Nathaniel seems so chillll while trying super hard on boulders, always fun to watch. That Berkley boulder/park parkour problem seems super funky and very compy. Something I would probably experience about 3% flow on, haha. Sweet vid yo.
He is so good under pressure
you deserve so many more subs
In due time hahah
I was one of the rando Berkeley people probably in the background somewhere here. Very cool to see some extremely talented climbers in my stomping grounds
Do you have any recommendations for books or paper that go into flow stuff
I learned about flow from the book "The rise of Superman" from Steven Kotler. He also has a newer book called the "Art of Impossible" that is really good.
the Book "Flow" by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is also a classic and was very influential for me.
This article is also brand new and quite thorough
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763422004456#bib191
@@Ross-Fulkerson thanks dude appreciate it
Great video! Could you share some links on transient hypofrontality, books or research articles you found useful, if you find the time of course haha
The rise of Superman and the art of impossible by Steven Kotler are both great!
6:20 Ignore the insecurity - love this one Ross
Such a powerful tool to practice
What’s your blue jacket? Looks niice
Lululemon
Clinic idea: setting goals and program planning
Noted!
dude need this light blue/grey hoodie pls
what is the name of this gym?
Mosaic Boulders ( Berkeley, California)!
Woahhh are those vegan skwamas I spot??
Oh yea! They are pretty great