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:
https://roningrappling.com

Watch Giles's videos at BJJ Codex:
https://www.bjjcodex.com

Follow Giles on Instagram:
https://instagram.com/el_guanche


Mental models discussed in this episode:

• Ecological Dynamics
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/ecological-dynamics
  
  
• Red Queen Effect
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/red-queen-effect
  
  
• Diminishing Returns
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/diminishing-returns
  
  
• Feedback Loop
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/feedback-loop
  
  
• Marginal Gains
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/marginal-gains
  
  
• Deliberate Practice
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/deliberate-practice
  
  
• Kaizen
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/kaizen
  
  
• Constraints-Led Approach
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/constraints-led-approach
  
  
• Growth Mindset
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/growth-mindset
  
  

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