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3 Things You Must Work on to Become a Better Rider

8 Mar 2021 · 12 min · Episode 1185

Episode 3 Things You Must Work on to Become a Better Rider

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You know that feeling when you try something new and you get it right. Maybe your trainer or instructor is with you. Or maybe you just prepared. But, for whatever reason, you got it right. You feel like a better rider. Good feeling, hey? Until the next time you try… Maybe on your own. A couple of days later. Aaaannnnndddd nothing!

Whatever it was that allowed you to create the perfect circumstances before is now missing and you're back to square one. And a thirsty square one, because now you have tasted the potential of this new thing!

Leveling up in riding is a tough one for many riders. And I believe it is because they don't take the 3 factors necessary to be upgraded into their approach. Emotional, mental, and physical.

Conversations of a Better Rider...

I think as riders, we often underestimate the conversations going on in our heads. We don't take into account the ongoing chatter that our mind creates when we do 'the thing'. Which can have a serious impact on what is happening in the saddle.

You can upgrade the skills. Even upgrade the knowledge of what to do with these skills. But if you don't upgrade what you think about it; nothing will change

It is a harsh fact and one that holds so many riders back. However, mindset is just one element that can hold you back from becoming a better rider… And, as I said, if all 3 are not being developed together, it creates a ceiling for you and your riding.