It's All About the Mind: The Psychology of Cycling
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- Jim Taylor, Ph.D., internationally recognized for his work in the psychology of performance in sport and business, looks at the concept of prime cycling. Learn how to define your cycling goals and get motivated to achieve those goals using techniques to measure your confidence, intensity and focus.
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"Confidence is a talent you can develop" one of many great points he develops. Everything here applies to all of life.
Im a former pro cyclist and now a psychologist, a lot of this is true to me, the use of the mind is most of why I did my first career. On a different topic, I despise things like Strava.
Why dont you like Strava? Im curious
@@lamar4333 Thanks for asking. I think it’s another way to distract oneself from the activity you’re actually doing. This is true at the time, but also afterward when it seems to promote absurd quasi-competitiveness. Reminds of when I’d stay somewhere training or racing and people would want me to attack their favorite hill and time it. Ugh. I might really enjoy Strava if I were touring because you could share with friends and family your adventure and show the pictures of specific places along your route. You could show how many calories you burned after your huge breakfast and the pretty mountains you crawled up and sped down. That would be a neat tool. Apparently there was some super douchbag in CA who was actually doping in order to be God of Strava. I never laughed so hard in my life.
You don't sound like a psychologist at all. You need to relax. When you like strava for adventures, then do them, and post your pictures. Only compare yourself to yourself.
Great lecture, really appreciate it!! Cycling is life. I got on 6 months ago and have gone straight with only 1 rest day per week. Not only did it facilitate loosing weight it also helped me get sober and become an overall happier person. I've also made so many friends who enjoy cycling. Its an amazing sport.. I wish i started earlier. I am in my mid 30s but great news is I was getting dropped by a 65 year old man this weekend, so looks like i have plenty of years left to get out and cycle more. Enjoy your rides!!
This is probably my most favourite presentation!
An amazing video. I'll be revisiting this again in the future. Thanks!
Very good video and confirms many things I have confronted and worked with in my cycling. Thank you .
Excellent, common sense, straight talking and clued up guy who doesn't patronise his audience. Refreshing!
Very good and helpful presentation. Thank you very much.
Finally, a psychologist to respect the insight and experience(s) of. Good lecture, sir.
brilliant talk. thank you.
Excellent talk. An observation I've made many times is a cyclist who has more confidence than his body can deliver. A core confidence is necessary, but perhaps it's best not to overly rely on it.
The point that Jim makes between 40:15 and 40:56 during the Q & A session is absolutely spot on, and is something that, as an avid cyclist from Colorado, I have believed in for a long time. Despite being a little skeptical during the entire video, after that comment, I can trust that Jim is a REAL cyclist. The point is that - there is only so much that technology and can tell you about your performance and only so much that you can trust. Ultimately, you need to just listen to your breathing... your legs, your heart and your mind... listen to your deep inner soul and psyche... that will always be the best monitor of performance, and will always be the essence of cycling performance and is precisely why we all love this sport. Great video Jim. Much Thanks, - Greg
+Greg Conroy Yes! I'm just getting into it. Using my Garmin/heart-rate monitor/cadence sensor... Strava. That's all great and I love checking the data when I'm done but even as a newb, I can tell that these numbers become the entire focus on some rides. My little trick is to have one of my screens that shows only the time of day and I'll switch to that one when I start freaking out b/c my heart-rate is climbing. Every now and then, I'll leave keep it there for the entire ride. Love how you said, 'Ultimately, you need to just listen to your breathing... your legs, your heart and your mind... listen to your deep inner soul and psyche... that will always be the best monitor of performance, and will always be the essence of cycling performance and is precisely why we all love this sport.' Cheers, -Ben
Greg Conroy nah watts
You know those guys at the end of a race just pushing to get to the finish on a climb? And then ultimately blow out because they just believed so much in themselves? Yea, keep watching your watts moron. Everest is full of dead people who believed they could do more.
And another thing, heart rate is useless.
Very excellent talk indeed.
Really good lecture! Very helpful. Congratulations!
I strive on pain. I start riding better 30-50 miles into the ride. There's that period or time when I hurt and feel weak and then I keep pushing and putting myself in more pain and I love it. My body starts working more and I feel more fresh then at the beginning of the ride. There's a hill, I attack it. Small bridge ramp or an actual climb, but I must drop everyone or at least keep up with the best. If I come back from a century at hard pace and there's a guy flying by me, I get on the drops, switch up the gear and catch up and at least try to stick with him, when I recover I take a turn up front. My potential unlocks when things get hard. I love the pain
Just think about HGH, T and EPO. You will really be able to kill them on a century ride.
Fred Taylor Yeah -and then you can think about your scrotum shriveling up and the subsequent chemotherapy. Pifflebrain.
***** Who cares about the cancer, its not about that! Just kidding, great lecture, This guy would be a great coach, he is great.
Fred Taylor Stuff it Fred.
***** Next time I ride the Terrible Two. double century I will listen to this lecture, over and over. Why hate on the guy John? As a former racer his info I already know. This is very helpful for people new to cycling, however. Plus I grew up on the rides he speaks of. So, if you listen to this guy, ride, read the training tips in VELO MAG, a person can move forward, quickly in cyclingsport.
Thanks for the information.I currently ride about three times a week.I often go out not feeling too good and suffer from lower back pain so i have an extra thing to worry about.I also often ask myself if i'm overdoing it due to working 6 days a week in a pretty physical job where i use my quads constantly for 3 and a half hours.My legs feel drained even before i ride but i have to push myself - i suppose i can take pride in this.
Great video thx!
Wonderful presentation, it inspired me to be better and work on myself, Mentality can defeat The pain Fatality
Wow, got a lot out of this discussion. Will definitely follow this website!
I enjoyed this, into week 5 of broken clavicle and scapula recovery. Fear part resonates.
Motivation , inspiring , and direction .. a big ten four ! ! !
haha right ! find your strong my brother
I ride a bit differently. I'm not interested in racing or winning or anything like that. The whole "winning is everything" mindset generates a great deal of needless pain, and suffering and disappointments. Everything becomes a challenge, something to beat, something to win against. But this whole mindset is based on negativity, on comparing ourselves to others, beating others, being better than etc. For example - beating the hill, overcoming it, fighting your way up the hill. But you're not fighting the hill, it's not your enemy. The hill's been there a long time. Actually it's pretty much indifferent to your desires.
Instead of seeing the hill as an obstacle, something to beat, I see the hill as a friend. We're in this together. I even ask the hill for help. It's got plenty of energy locked up in itself, plenty to spare. I ask it for strength, for energy. And it works.
You have a choice, you can make the hill an enemy, in which case riding up it is hard. Or you can make the hill your friend, in which case it's easy to get up.
It's always a choice.
I never get upset when I'm riding into a strong wind, either. I become friends with the wind. It's doing it's own thing. It has other priorities. It's not there to mess me up. I just ask the wind for energy, it's got plenty to spare. And it always gives me what I need.
Love this post!
Rumi900 like what U say bro !!
Rumi900 this lecture meant for competitive cyclists moreover high level cyclists definitely not for a weekend worriers. For the weekend worriers like you and me (I used to be a high level cyclist) the main goal is to enjoy the ride not to push ourselves limits, but of course you can do it from time to time if you feel like that.
id drop you real quick
and your hill friend
great video very usefull
"...Unless you are the very best, there's always someone faster than you..." pretty sure he sniped and paraphrased that one from Yogi Barra. I didn't think I would watch the whole thing, but it was a very engaging and accessible talk, thanks Dr. Taylor.
Interesting the mind present many faces, the brain is full talent.there are many forms to explore it
Thanks
CHAMPION.......the ability to perform under pressure
stackedhippiechick ... tough nails.
20:30 best story heard in cycling which combines CENTER OF GRAVITY ever!!
My self talk: it will never be any harder than it is right now!
Interesting in the old days, Merckx peaked year round. What happened to the sport?
This guy is full of bearing grease -very slick.
Sell the car and get on the bike. My motivation is the money saved by riding. That alone is pure riding fuel
To add:
How exciting is it to drive a car at 50km/h? Exactly, boring.
Do it with a bike, every day, much more exciting. If you live in a town it is usually faster to ride a bike than take the bus/tram and often on par with taking the car. And NO parking issues.
If you need to transport bigger stuff, home delivery is a thing. You rarely need it tho. Is it worth paying 300-500 euros per month just to be able to transport a coffee table once every 5 years? Pay 30 euros for home delivery!
and it is better for the environment which is a big plus for me!
Is there a technical term for this psychedelic phenomena where pinstripes look all weird and distorted on video?
The psychology of cycling. Sell your car and get around on your bike. Cycle for pleasure and you will get fit quick enough. You don't have to beat anyone just ride alongside to chat. Dump tour style racing and start using race circuits for competition.
Pro trick : you can watch movies on flixzone. I've been using them for watching loads of movies these days.
@Trent Rylan definitely, I have been watching on flixzone for since november myself :D
Sorry not a Brit either. Is SAS some type of military unit? I know Navy Seals from movies? I wasn't making a comment whether this kind of thinking is good or bad. The whole talk struck me as nonsense but a lot of people in the comment section seem to have the opinion that this was really helpful and inspiring. I just don't understand why.
I was in Denmark a few years ago for the World Championships. They had an american doing the race commentary over the loud speaker and he was using similar if not the exact same colourful metaphors. I didn't understand them then and I think a lot of the Europeans were confused. We simply don't think like this.
that aliasing shirt @,@
AAcheivemet in cycling requires : GRIT , ENDURANCE and DTERMINATION.
...and a good training plan.
Brian K Swell.
Physical discomfort -vs-suffering. Riding up the Pyrennes IS suffering.
To develop as a cyclist you have to ride and ride and then ride some more . Keep on packing on as many miles as you can. That is the prime directive. A well developed set of legs and lungs will get you in the game. THE GRIND. You have to accept the fact that training and racing is a grind. The winner is the one who is willing to grind out more training miles than the next guy. Coppi- "Ride your bike. ride your bike. ride your bike".Contrary to what this guy says -confidence is NOT a skill-it is a state of being.
Perhaps he means you can skillfully develop your state being having more confidence.
youbetyababy Maybe. My point is simply this. If you want to be a competitive cyclist you have to put miles into your legs. You can apply all sorts of mindsets and psychological approaches but without miles in your legs -forget it. Even Lance and company -with all the chemicals -still put in many miles of training. Same as running.
As a matter of fact, confidence is a skill. People are confiditioned to be either confident or not. It's true that it is a state of being you are in at that moment, but it has to come from somewhere.
Ramadan Hasani As a matter of fact -confidence is NOT a skill . Confidence is used to perform a skill. It is a state of being.
. Your are confident /you are not..
Haha Dude , im trying to help you chill out. Why dont you give it some thought and figure it out for yourself, if you cant to that ...well thats really unfortuanete.
That is all
;)
Cycling is not just racing.. this guy sounds.. a bit psychotic about the whole thing. Calm down. Come ride in The Netherlands and experience what cycling is really all about.
Are athletes tested against amphetamines, Ritalin, etc ? I heard some sports don't even ban cocaine !!!
If focus and psychology is really that important, these products should be tested !
Little bit of blood doping helps.
"this is my cycle, there are many like it but this one is mine, my cycle is my best friend,,, it is my life I must master it as I master my life, with out me my cycle is Useless without my cycle, I am useless , "- a fitting plagiarism from full metal jacket, its just bike riding ! lol
That's very good.
Full metal cycle. :)
And EPO
I'd like to ride with him just to find out if he rides as fast as he talks. Seriously.
Its an interesting video but god yes I wish he would just slow down a bit
My name used to be Doug Smih and I was a pro cyclist (now a psychologist)
@ 8:37 Freudian slip. say's "the sex mental images" instead of 'the six mental images. Californication Busted!
had to listen and not watch because of the Moiré on that shirt! ARGH!
This seems to be a very "American" way to approach the topic of what role the brain plays in cycling performance. I'm not making a comment on whether it's good or bad. But I don't understand the use of his metaphors. "Cashing Cheques (Checks) " or having a big "toolbox" it was really hard to watch this.
danfoz wtf does this have to do with cycling/
I think it's an expression of the American psychological approach to things .
BF Skinner -Operant conditioning. Reward/stimulus /motivation.
1:08 "fuck... wrong lecture"
LOL - i got at least !!!!!
He looks like Tony Hawk
So - Paul Cleary managed to make a big case for scientific principles of cycling training but failed to mention any. He simply threw out some names of some programs by some noted trainers . Swell . Cleary -along with this quack speaker -are not true cyclists.
Why do we have to always ride at a consistently high level. I love my bike. I love to ride it and it makes me happy. It keeps me fit and healthy and contributes to my emotional well being. But there's too much obsessing about performance and stats, how fast, how many miles. I'm 70 now with many years of running behind me. It was never important to run fast. I ran for so many other reasons. Now I cycle the same way. Throw away your Garmin. Forget all this phsyco babble bullshit. Just get on your bike and ride!
Again, this lecture is for competitive cyclists - high level cyclists not for 70 old ppl
The video literally says that cycling is fun and should be.
Enjoy riding matey!!
terrible. cycling is fantastic. but up till 34 min at least... ashamed to share a field with a presentation as non-lit based as this. especially after the fuel presentation. there's plenty literature on psych and performance.
loving the presentation skills tho
The laughter is confusing.
So far I had this guy Newman -who went up in smoke. Now I have Cleary flapping his gums. Another one who does'nt know what he's talking about. Anybody else?
wear a proper shirt.
this is wrong...just work hard and the results will be there when you least expect it , to many variables! Is better not to know much. All this you know for nature, just be smarter and use the pain you take on the legs in your brain too.
That's not really good advice. "Just work hard" isn't how you advance the correct way...at least in cycling.
Just sayin the video is crap. Cycling is a sport of suffering, it is not a game
bad title, this is about race cycling
What this fool here failed to mention is the bike weights coming down as the primary reason why the new breed of "stick figure" cyclists are coming into the sport. 6.8 kg is a pathetic weight for a bike, I think even 10 kg is still light enough for anyone to race on, it's been done for decades. Now you have even riders using mountain bike gearing due to their pencil legs. Cycling has become a complete joke of what it was before. Move the bike weights to 10 kg and watch what will happen, many would not even race anymore. His "Psychology" relies on riders being able to use 6.8 kg bikes.
Seriously, just by a car, why bother with the pain.
Medicine of Cycling? WTF? That's not a Board Certified specialty.. I'm calling a BS card..