tomass666 Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 Everyone will know the line "There is no spoon" from The Matrix. :shifty: I just backwheeled a height of pallets that i've been stuck on for days, by saying to myself "there are no pallets" in the boy monk's voice, and imagining that they are much smaller than they are. Am I just a freak or does everyone use mental images to ride bigger? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMonkey Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 If you've been trying a few days you would of been naturally progressing and changing things minutely just too improve it a little bit. Obvioulsy thinking in your head that you can do it would of helped aswell. It's like if you fall doing something it can really hold you back as you think "Well I can't make that so how will I ever be able to go bigger" and things like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomass666 Posted July 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 I take it this is the "new and improved" monkey speaking?! Cheers anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMonkey Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 Not really, I just don't talk shit in Trials Chat, the shit stays in Chit Chat :shifty: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rago muffin Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 watching vids syke me to ride and push the limits... phil feenys, tim pratt and ryan leech are the most inspiring... dont know if that answers your question though lol...infact i was out riding last night and i was completely dead and had no energy then this song came on and it propper made me wanna ride and gave me loadsa hyperness and energy, was raw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 riding with mint people like most weekends im with tuni so seeing him makes me want to go higher further than what i have doen before Pauly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 Everyone will know the line "There is no spoon" from The Matrix. (Y) ← Doesn't the boy say "It's not the spoon that is bent. You are bent" ? :P In answer to your question i don't. As monkey said, natural progession (Y). For drops all i think in my head is "Right if I try to stop its gonna hurt a hell of a lot more than if I atleast try". That gets me off the edge every time :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billocks Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 watching vids syke me to ride and push the limits... phil feenys, tim pratt and ryan leech are the most inspiring... dont know if that answers your question though lol...infact i was out riding last night and i was completely dead and had no energy then this song came on and it propper made me wanna ride and gave me loadsa hyperness and energy, was raw ← just what sykes me up to ride...except its more the likes of T.R.A (Thomas Remvik Aassen)<<<AMAZING :) benito ros and ofcorse Craig lee scott :P :sick: all of their vids are what keeps me syked to go BIG and ofcourse their sheer skill makes me try-out different things (Y) cheers, bill (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 read the tra article on mentality it will help you A LOT if you read it and do it properly . ill find the page hang on ........ * 5 mins later* bingo and for those too lazy to click a button ---------------------- MENTALITY -The use of the brain, it's a forgotten subject. The placebo effect. It's the brain that controls everything, and very few people do really know how strong the brain really is. I say that if you convince the brain enough, you can see a pink dragon if you like to, its just all about being strong enough mentally a guy told me. That was when i was doing moto trials. He said "If I have a pain in my back. I don't think if there's something wrong with it. I think of my life, if something isn't the way it should be, what is stressing me, that is most likely the problem" The brain makes it into a pain. That is child stuff for the brain. There are so many hidden powers in there that you should try to use. People use far from all their strength normally. There have been mothers who have lifted cars because the children were laying under it. If you set your brain to it 110% you will get a lot more out of it then normally (anything really). I guess you use like 70% of your true strength, even though you try to use em all! The use of the brain is also like 12% or summit ridiculous low like that. So when your going at stuff in trials you should concentrate on using ALL of your hidden powers in you to get that little extra. Maybe you can even like sidehop 10" higher! Mental blocks... If you don't trust in yourself you will never make it. Sometimes I can see that in the eyes of other rider's if they are going to make it up or not. When you're going at something you can't think, "I don't think I'll make it up". You have to commit 110% and think "I'm making it up here!!!" No matter WHAT! ABSOLUTELY committed is what you have to be! You will see this everywhere, for example in weight lifting, do you think the guy going for 600 pounds in bench press thinks "This is so heavy I'm not going to make it!" No, he is thinking more like: "aaargh this is going up no matter what! I'm giving it ALL, I got ARGHH!" AND he gets it up, you think it stops there? No! Then when he have gotten it up he shouts/thinks, "that was easy!" Why? Because if you have the right attitude, the right way of thinking, if you convince the brain enough you can do anything! Some have mental blocks in like "oh I can't ride in rain, I can't ride when it's slippery" or something like that. If you think that you will automatically stink in it even though you might actually be good at it. What you should do is to try to get rid of all your mental blocks, instead of saying to yourself "I suck when it's slippery". You say "I'm actually quite good when it's slippery". Of course "slippery" is just an example; it can be about everything really, gaps, side hops, braking. Fear is a mental block, if your afraid when your doing something you can't concentrate properly, you have to eliminate all fear! You should be aware of the danger but you should not be afraid. How to do it? Well that's mostly for you to find out, the best thing is not to think at all! Don't think of the danger, just do it! I have another saying that is "Gravity? No respect!" This have helped me a lot, I don't want to do 40 inches side hop and 7 feet drops, what is that? That is nearly flat! I want to do 70inch side hops and 30 feet drops! Therefore I train and have a dream of getting unmanly springiness and physique (I wear a superman bracelet on my arm). I love to fly! Jumping down 15 feet to legs on grass is just a laugh for me. Some times I wonder what would have happened if I didn't believe in myself falling the 15 feet. It would probably turn out ugly! "20 feet you might think "That is a super human!" But it may only be that he has belief in himself and knows what he`s doing, nothing else" He knows it will turn out well, that is nothing!! The human body is capable of so much more than you actually think. So what to do while riding a section (or whatever)? You should not think at all, don't think at the consequences, the danger, if your gonna make it or not, just ride. When coming to hard parts like a big side hop or gap, concentrate a bit more to use all those extra powers to get up, maybe a bit more on techniques but they should come automatically. But the thing that is really vital and have sooo much to say is how much you struggle to get up, one dab is one point so you should NOT dab! Give it some real effort, jump around like a freaking monkey if you have to, but do not put that foot down! Here is no point of being lazy, do WHATEVER you can to not set that foot down (THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT). Giving that little extra effort (or huge) to not put a foot down could have everything to say, you might end up at 20th place instead of first! But it isn't just in competitions you do this. It's whenever! If you put down a foot in training, you will probably put a foot down when it counts as well, because that's what you're used to. Bruce Lee once said "You should do it with real effort, not anger, but with feelings" But what should you have in mind in general when riding trials? A lot of guys have the wrong thoughts when riding, thinking stuff like "I'm gonna show em", And when failing at stuff (they could never do at first place) they say "OH oh my god! THIS IS SO F***ING BAD ¤#%#%"#"#%#" ARGH DAMMIT WHY THE F*** ?=!! ! THIS SUCK!!" This is a very bad thing. You make yourself angry/unstable and not capable of riding. When riding you should only have one thought and that is to ride! Keeping in mind from before, always struggle hard to NOT put that foot down. If you do fail do a little "dammit" or nothing at all, you failed, it isn't lethal. Just think of what you did wrong and leave it behind you. There's nothing more to do, it have happened and you just have to forget it. JUST RIDE AND GIVE IT EFFORT! Remember that if you want to be good, you really have to work for it. You didn't come out of your mom with a trials bike in your hands! (Even then you would most likely suck without training) When I'm training on touch hops, I may be doing 5 touch hops in a row with ease and still not be happy with the result. I maybe didn't get the height I want. So I hope you understand how the brain works now.. Remember, I do not say thinking right away it will make you do 60" side hops. Fitness is a huge part of it. But that will be in another article. But it will help you to become a better rider. Not just bike trials, but it can help you in everything you do. In short: - Be sure you make it! - 110% dedicated! - Reach out for all those hidden powers and use them!! - Get rid of any mental blocks. Be positive!! - Get a goal to work towards. You have to have an ambition, this is REALLY important!! - You should not think while riding a section (or whatever), if you get into trouble, then stop and think (keeping in mind you do from before always struggle hard to NOT put that foot down) - Just ride and give it effort! - The placebo effect, if you just believe it enough, the mind makes it real. You have probably had a dream that you were so sure were real. The brain is capable of so much. I have dreamt that I was flying across mountains. I have made up a landscape in my mind, a landscape with millions of trees; there are rivers, snow, little branches, waves, and different unknown people. It's just so strong. - Thomas Remvik Aasen ---------------------- (Y) :) :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross W. Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 whoa nelly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotchDave Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 I ride alone almost all the time, so I find when I gor riding with some other trials riders I progress a lot. It also helps if the riders you go riding with are damn good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicH_87 Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 No, he is thinking more like: "aaargh this is going up no matter what! I'm giving it ALL, I got ARGHH!" AND he gets it up, you think it stops there? No! Then when he have gotten it up he shouts/thinks, "that was easy!" sorry but LMAO!!! hahah i was nearly crying reading that bit (gawd i'm so immature).... anyway, good read actually, i'm gonna try and put that preaching into practise, cos i'm feeling pretty negative about my riding at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waynio Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 DONT BE SCARED!!!!! and look at anything as though it CAN be done Waynio.................. a simple and easy to learn technique Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotchDave Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 DONT BE SCARED!!!!! and look at anything as though it CAN be done Waynio.................. a simple and easy to learn technique ← Yes Mr "if I can't go over it I go through it" (Y) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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