How to EASILY get into a Flow State (sport & athletes) 

Blue lock explains it in a surprisingly good way😂

Recap 1.Challenge and skill level match 2.Being in flow state when practicing/ training 3.Taking away distractions by having pre-flow routine.Music, movement, mindfulness 4.Pre game routine/rituals 5.Mindulness like meditating for 5mins, or 10deep breaths in or 4 by 4 breathing 6.Having goal 7.Pushing yourself a bit further each time 8.Do things because you love and enjoy it.

This is gonna blow up when they show it in Blue Lock

One time I reached a state of flow during a game of soccer with my team. It was a corner kick and my tm8 passed it to me and I hit a nice volley goal. I remember that I wasn’t think about anything and was just relaxed and it felt like I was watching a video because my body just reacted on its own.

Final tip by far the most important. Ever struggling in a game, training session or workout, just remind yourself what life was like as a kid. There was no such thing as fear of failure, so just enjoy yourself, and let the performance follow suit

I've been in flow state once in my life. I describe it as being unconscious. The experience is like you're not doing anything, as it's more like watching someone else do it because it's so automatic and so easy to do anything perfectly. Colors become more vibrant and task at hand becomes incredibly easy, doing things you would never think you could do easily, without thought.

The best video no doubt that I have seen relating to maximising sport performance. Unbelievable, I cannot be more thankful to Sam.

My advice from previous experiences and for something that I struggled with for a while is firstly for example say you’re playing football/soccer it can work for anything doesn’t have to specifically be football but just for an example. Start of slow don’t try to do the most outrageous and difficult skill as soon as you get the ball take it slow, start off simple make the sure passes which u are certain are going to be a good and accurate pass, then when u feel like you’re getting into the game more and you’re sweating turn it up a notch and so and so u go on until you feel more and more confident, in control and composed. And most important of all don’t overthink anything just do it make sure to have fun with it, when you’re having fun everything flows naturally. Don’t stress if u make a bad pass or miss a shot mistakes happen we are all human just raise your head and carry on even world class players like Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar etc make mistakes and they miss that don’t mean they are not good at the end of the day we are humans remember that and just go out there and do what u love in a positive way, we got one life to live so live it up. Love in the house

Self efficacy (belief in one ability) can also effect how often an athlete is able to get into a flow state

i have been able to do this only like 4 or 5 times in my entire life, it feels great and you feel all powerful, like such amount of confidence to do anything, and the focus is on point, everything is on point, yet i was not able to keep it up because it made me nervous to feel such thing, like it was something so unnatural for me, it happened to me playing soccer and when i played CSGO competitive, wish i could relive it

the human potential is incredible

The Flow is a state of mind where one is complete with their given task. Where nothing exist but the thing you are doing.

I remember when i was at school playing football for PE. My team was playing and my friend passed the ball to me over the heads of the defenders. All of a sudden it felt like time was going in slow motion until the ball was in a perfect position for me to volley the ball in mid air scoring a crazy goal.

Playing sports all my life...trying to explain this to most people they look at you like your nuts or your lieing...it happen to me twice in baseball and once in basketball...it's a sense of feeling with knowing.things slow down sound becomes much quieter...I was a 6th man guard that's avg. About 8 pts a game..after the first half I had 2pts 1-3 shooting..the second have half I scored 42..finished with 44..I never missed in the second half and I knew that I wouldnt...im old now but I still remember the feeling of it...I know there's others out there

There was this time in a volleyball game where we were losing and this match would determine if we had a chance to win💀💀 I reached the state of flow and hit like ten or more serves over good and got us a bunch of points above causing us to win and giving us a chance. It felt amazing and beautiful I’m trying to get it back and practice it so that I could become better

as a soccer player of 8+ years i've just now started getting flow state moments so this video is perfect!

ive experienced it once during football training and ive been wanting to get back into it ever since. during that time i was able to dribble past my teammates during a scrimmage as if it was nothing, i was doing subconscious body feints that i didnt have the confidence to do before and accelerating past them without a second thought. it was incredible, thinking about it makes me want to play like that all the time, it just seems so fun.

There was one time I entered this flow. It was during a football match. The opposing team just scored and we were down by two goals. We kicked-off and started the attack and I got the ball near the their box and the next thing I properly remember is scoring a goal after dribbling past 2-3 defenders. I could only vaguely remember anything after I received the ball. After that experience, I tried many times to get into that flow again but failed to do so. Hope this makes a change🤞

Just came here to comment there is no way to “easily get into a flow state” The whole point of it is you’re not really consciously thinking about anything else except your task. So here are the factors that affect that. -Limit distractions that u can physically see that will break your immersion with the activity (if your gaming turn the lights off, if your playing sports play somewhere empty) - Make sure you’re well fed and healthy. Your body will be the first thing to ruin your chances of getting into a state since the body is what the flow state relies on. You’re body literally tells you what it wants so listen to it - And finally, Make sure you set a goal for yourself or atleast make sure you’re enjoying yourself. It is human nature to be competitive and think of the flow state as being temporarily reset to your native settings. You will have one goal ( To win, to score etc but make sure it’s a goal that can be added onto easily and not be completed 10 minutes in). That’s really it, it’s not rocket science. In the end be healthy, focused and competitive and before you even know it you’ve been in a flow state for hours (literally)

I have been in flow state three times during my football match I was calm and relaxed and think of the match. It made me score goals.

I was once in a flow state, it feels like im not on control of my own body and everything i do is based off my football instincts. I felt like my inner self took over my body and im just there watching what he does.

I get many chances to practice flow because I do sports and also draw. Finding ways to get in that headspace become easier when you do a lot of things you love!

This is also very true for competitive eSports. Even tho I am not a professional I do my best and sometimes I can lose track of time and sounds around me for 10-20 seconds.

Great summary of how to get into the flow. I would argue though that in practice it's a good idea to enter a flow state even when the task is not difficult. Happy flowing to everyone!

Bruh, this is one of the best all encompassing short videos on flow state I've seen, very well done. Tha k you

Yes. Flow happens on me specially when I'm practicing freestyle football, like ATW or Shin Stall. As I'm practicing, I'd getting such the hang of repeatedly doing the steps of landing the trick that I need to practice even I've been feel my stomach hungry at times, yet I didn't care, just only "focusing on completing the trick properly over and over again, which is surprising in myself. And when I'd properly land those tricks, it feels pleasure to me and feels good that I'd done it great. I'd read the Blue Lock manga series too and it explains the flow well.

so now I understand EGO and ISAGI

Man this video was nicely done. You explained it clearly

Kuroko no basket sums it up pretty perfectly

I only reached the Zone 2 times in my life. And it really took alot of my energy. But still i wanna experience it again

Awesome and Superb Sam! Easily done so that I can Flow the State of Peace brother.

I played football with my friends once on my birthday. At first, I Was trying my hardest to score a goal. I kept on shooting and missing, shooting and missing, until suddenly, I felt like I was unconscious in a way, but I was playing. I found the ball at my feet at the edge of the box and scored an absolute screamer that went top-bins, only then was when I like "exited the flow state" and I was like "huh? Oh, nice"

Definitely feel this in a cricket batting innings. That state of 'bliss' makes you feel invincible

Wow we should show this to isagi

I am a striker!

Loving the Bob Ross clip at the start, nice routines Sam, I usually have a warm up routine but haven't gone as far as the headphones & zen state, probably explains a lot though 😂

i wish i saw your videos 3 years ago before i quit due to anxiety ... i still play it for fun tho (football) but playing for a club is something else

love this! ❤

Ive played soccer all my life, for me this state is really achieved when you don’t know it’s happens and you are not trying to get in it or thinking about it at all, it just happens. Maverick “Don’t think, just do”

I was in flow state 1-2 times,,,, while playing badminton,,,,, Holly shit,,,time really does slows itself

I reached a very high level of flow state once only during a volleyball tournament. It was the last game and we had been playing from 12pm till 6pm. I hadn't had lunch, expecting to be able to eat in between matches, and after the previous game, I lost my bag with my phone and everything inside of it. I don't know how but it was that combination of stress, frustration, and the entire situation that put me in the flow state and I had nothing left to lose. I had become numb and didn't think of anything except winning the match. It was a surreal experience and somehow we won the third set with a score of 30-28 or so (now that I think about it, the other team was much better overall but we managed to win). Someone found my bag after the tournament so it was all good.

Gran video, gracias

Such a great video, learned a lot new things that explains a lot. Thanks

Very Nice all round video. I am so happy to see that this information is slowly sinking in the general knowledge of the world. Hopefully our children will learn and train this in school as a basic skill, like talking, writing or socializing. All we learn in school is to perform, yet no one teaches us how to induce and hold the state of most optimal performance. (You got a new subscriber btw).

I’ve entered this flow state many times playing football (soccer for Americans), but it’s something that literally lasts like 5 seconds. I make an outstanding play that when I’m out of flow state I’m literally like ‘i will never be able to produce that again’

I compete in Muay Thai. It goes hand in hand but pretty much confidence building with sparring, repetition with drills, mental exercises such as breathing and the Nike Slogan. Just do it. The only way to learn.

Oh my god, I LOVE THIS FEELING, i get it like all the time, you described it so well

Blue Lock's Ego explained it better 🔥

Bro you have the most underrated channel. I hope you continue doing this. Honestly it feels like I would have a good conversation with you 😂.

blue lock reference (its a joke low lives)

Thanks bro for the great video. ❤

This video should have way more view, Amazing video

I've been going in the flow state unconsciously while playing sports but I never knew how I will go in the state again So I searched up on the internet and found this video instead it's very helpful

Awesome video I just stumbeld upon you defentily deserve more subscribers.

Phenomenal content. Long time athlete here in full agreement with all of this ... 1000

Really loved the video just competed at my national championships and had 2 pbs and was wondering why I felt like everything I did was so perfect on the day and I think you’ve answered it perfectly.

thanks man

I love Blue Lock because it also explains it perfectly; when you face a high level of challenge and are at a high skill level corresponding to the challenge, you will enter the flow

Amazing video bro, I will use those in tomorows table tennis league match❤️👊🏼

BLUE LOCK, BABY

I am a skilled and fan of football. When I play hard and tough matches i ALWAYS enter a state a flow. I feel like i dont control my body and I am really SERIOUS about the game . I also find myself scoring insane goals but not caring than after the match I just realize how good i was. it suddenly stops after some time. I always find myself winning. I think thats why my friends call me a good player. I also dont know why i find myself singing in a flaw state lol

I came to this video because i went to flow state once and i wanted to experience to experience it again on command

great stuff thanks

Thanks mate! 🙂 Greetings from Finland!

I remember a time were i was playing a soccer tornament and it was semi final, we were losing 4-2 and the other team was talking smack since the beginning and that had me mad couse my teams moral went rock bottom… 3 minutes left and my team had all ready given up and i wanted to shut the other team cause they were humiliating us till the very end… and that’s were i snapped and entered the “flow”… i started to dribble past the players with incredible skill while telling them how trash they was and even humiliated there goal keeper with a nutmeg… that lowered there moral and gave me another chance and when they restarted the match i stole it and did an assist… the match ended 4-4 and while i was walking back i yelled at them “NEVER UNDERSTIMATE YOUR OPONENT” 5 minutes later they came to say sorry to us and that they learned the lesson… we won in the penalties and went to finals and in the finals they discualify both teams because of a fight that broke out 😂

Nice

Interesting. One of the reason, I never continue playing sports is, whenever I played with a "smaller team". I never seem to get going.

Who else read/watched blue lock and saw the challenge/skill graph there

Isagi being in his zone

thx! so much i had to many anxiety issues

wish i saw your videos 3 years ago before i quit due to anxiety...

i am i starting forward for my soccer team and used this in a championship after training it for a while and won 4-1

some people like myself was born with the gift of flow of state, just being able to play any sport and do exceptionally well

blue rock reference 🥴

i actually had this feeling once during soccer season when i wanted to make my team win and i was so focused i scored a goal

Every time im trying to get into the best of me, i set an anchors, physically and mentally.. example, physically i kept that 1 small thing or form in mind, it will automatically kept me in ready mode, mentally, i need to be silent yet controlled. When i had these anchors, all the anxiety,noise, pressure will atleast minimum, lastly, i am enjoying each seconds of it,eventhough im not smiling cos im in the zone.

Can’t wait to vs Aomine in the court

There has been a few times where I got into flow in futbol, the one I most remember is on my birthday. I remember it was 2-0 and the other team was winning, and I got the ball. I think I beat 3 or 4 defenders and the part I remember the most is I shot it and it went top corner, in the video it looks 25-30 yards out. I don't remember the rest but its on video and the other team passed the ball off kickoff and I took it from him and beat 2 defender and sprinted to their goal and scored, my second in 15 seconds. Then a few minutes later I got a cross right to me and hit a first time volley into the goal. I dont know what happend next but its weird because I just did all of it unconsciously and somehow easily beat everybody and I don't even remember it happening even while watching the video.

for me the way to enter a “flow state” is if i play opponents better than me n who play at a faster pace than me causing my mind to go blank n my body moving on its own

im in this flow state almost every moment, i know when i get into it when i feel like time is moving slower, like a minute feels like 30 minutes or when i feel like my body is moving on its own like my brain can't process on what the hell im doing, but sometimes i enter flow state weirdly, i found it out when i was trying to juggle a soccer ball,i started with anxiety, my skills aren't matching the challenge, i start doubting, i was wondering if i can actually master it then i suddenly start going into flow, my mind was like in a haze, i was hitting the ball perfectly, i can't think of anything but to keep the ball from the air, hitting it with rythm, forgetting where i am standing or what i was thinking earlier, my flow works different as it makes my body move in a way ive never done before, like my body is doing something ive done before when in i actually haven't done it before

Where did you get that wall art I love it, also great video 👍👌

I one timed warmed up withh my cousin and i hit flow state whenever he kicked the ball far usualy i dont run after it but this time my body js said run and i reached it and i didnt feel pain cuz i play barefoot with sticks on the ground i wanna learn how to do it on command my ball control and volley skills get insane and dribbling

Ive entered it once. I was sore rhe next day

I did this by starting to play Call Of Duty with only knives against people with guns to increase the challenge, it made every achievment feel more earned because i put myself at a purposeful disadvantage.

Oh yeah i also did experience this, a one time in a basket ball game when the ball was out of the field someone went to grab it and when he did he throw it to someone so they can continue playing, but before that happened i just positioned myself right behind the guy who was Gon recieve the ball cuz i just suddenly felt like he was not Gon catch it and it was going to go over his head, which i somehow was right, at that time I didn't think about anything and was just in a trance and just by pure reflex i jumped in the air and did a Nagi move, catched the ball with my right leg mid air aka trapped it mid air then after that i catched it my hands then after we started continuing to play

Should i do this before training/ a gaming session or only before a tournament?

If i ever saw a player being the definition of flow state it's Ronaldo and MJ. The goats.

To me, the stronger my desire to reach that goal, the easier it is to get into flow. i start feeling as if time itself has slowed and dhots which would have been impossible become way too easy

i like how for the next video you put choke vs clutch and had 2018 Ronaldo Portugal kit cuz Portugal vs Spain was a good match Ronaldo clutched up.

Blue lock frrrrrrr

Congratulations on pronouncing Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi so well

PEAK!

I've experienced it a few times, particularly during running, but it happened to me today, was playing "hunger games dodgeball" ik ik but they made is do it, 5 people went after me, took out all of them, then won, didn't feel a thing until after I sat down

Great. Now I'll go and become the greatest Warzone player. Thank you

Awesome video Sam, thanks! Just can't access the links for some reason..... says "this material is unavailable"

It happened to me a few times. I remember not being able to feel my weigh, not feeling the ball touch my feet, not even looking down to it. I somewhat knew where eveyone and everything was, everything i did was so unexpected even for me. When I scored a goal after a amazing solo play i felt so strange, because i only realized what i did when everybody cheered. I swear i dont remember how that play was. One time the ball was close to me, and then somehow appeared inside of the net. Thats what i felt.

I literally always go into flow even if im just watching RU-vid

You don't need any of these requirements. If the pre-req is that your mind shuts out all areas except one, just do what you are doing and FOLLOW or FEEL the energy behind it, rather than trying to perfect the movement or motion or what someone might say, just hear the energy behind it and when you are the FLOW you will become the FLOW as it FLOWS into you. Easy. No steps. Just Flow. (Seems simple, but if you want extra steps, that's entirely your power and your choice :D)

blue lock manga talks about this

I’ve been in flow state a few times but this was more in the beginning of my mma now I don’t lock into flow state what’s the issue?