Ep. 399: Breaking Through Plateaus, feat. Giles Garcia

This week, we're joined by Giles Garcia! Giles is a black belt competitor and the head coach and owner of Ronin Grappling in Glasgow, Scotland. In this episode, Giles explains how to break through training plateaus: how to spot one, how to name the specific problem hiding underneath it, and how to build a plan to solve it. Topics include: overtraining, the elevator theory, naming your plateau, and treating training partners as collaborators.

Train with Giles at Ronin Grappling in Glasgow:
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Mental models discussed in this episode:
• Ecological Dynamics
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• Red Queen Effect
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• Diminishing Returns
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• Feedback Loop
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• Marginal Gains
bjjmentalmodels.com/marginal-gains

• Deliberate Practice
bjjmentalmodels.com/deliberate-practice

• Kaizen
bjjmentalmodels.com/kaizen

• Constraints-Led Approach
bjjmentalmodels.com/constraints-led-approach

• Growth Mindset
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