{"id":5004,"date":"2016-05-31T11:23:31","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T11:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/?page_id=5004"},"modified":"2018-06-25T15:02:07","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T15:02:07","slug":"flow-state","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/psychology\/flow-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Flow State Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mrsmindfulness.com\/how-you-can-enter-mindfulness-in-4-simple-steps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flow state<\/a>, is often described as being &#8216;in the zone&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>It is when a person is 100% focused on a task at hand, with no thoughts or distractions outside of this.<br \/>\nPeople perform best in this state. This state is easiest to enter into, when a task is at a level of difficulty that challenges an individual&#8217;s skill set.<\/p>\n<iframe src='https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/31838937' width='425' height='348' sandbox=\"allow-popups allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fXIeFJCqsPs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to Enter a Flow State<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Flow state before training<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Before you begin, take 3 deep slow conscious breaths.<\/li>\n<li>Focus all of your attention on the present moment. The past and future don&#8217;t exist!<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t let mind-chatter guide your mind away from the task &#8211; bring it back and be mindful of your movements.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flow State in Work<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In work or study you can try and enter flow by listening to binaural beats and using a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marinaratimer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pomodoro timer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rASpLz_xvsg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Music\/songs with lyrics take up too much of your &#8216;brain power&#8217; to process, therefore instrumental music is better for inducing flow-state.<\/p>\n<p>The timer breaks up your work into 25 minute intervals. \u00a0The 5 minute break in between intervals helps you to assess and consider other things, what else you need to be doing etc. before committing 100% to the work in front of you again for 25 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meditation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is easier to enter flow state with practice, when there is a sense of danger, and when the activity is challenging and well matched to your current skill-set.<\/p>\n<p>Meditation can help with general focus and can also help you to enter flow more readily. \u00a0Try and practice meditation for 10 minutes everyday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oVzTnS_IONU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beet Juice<\/strong><br \/>\nAccording to a talk at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y1MHyyWsMeE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google<\/a>,\u00a0Nitric Oxide helps create flow state. \u00a0Try consuming high nitrate beet juice about 2 hours before you want to enter flow state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flow state, is often described as being &#8216;in the zone&#8217;. It is when a person is 100% focused on a task at hand, with no thoughts or distractions outside of this. People perform best in this state. This state is easiest to enter into, when a task is at a level of difficulty that challenges [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41980142,"featured_media":0,"parent":4687,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5004","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Flow State Explained - Fitness &amp; MMA Blog - BlackBeltWhiteHat.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/psychology\/flow-state\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Flow State Explained - Fitness &amp; MMA Blog - BlackBeltWhiteHat.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Flow state, is often described as being &#8216;in the zone&#8217;. It is when a person is 100% focused on a task at hand, with no thoughts or distractions outside of this. People perform best in this state. This state is easiest to enter into, when a task is at a level of difficulty that challenges [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/psychology\/flow-state\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Fitness &amp; MMA Blog - BlackBeltWhiteHat.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlackBeltWhiteHat\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-06-25T15:02:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@MMATraining1980\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Flow State Explained - Fitness &amp; MMA Blog - BlackBeltWhiteHat.com","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/psychology\/flow-state\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Flow State Explained - Fitness &amp; MMA Blog - BlackBeltWhiteHat.com","og_description":"Flow state, is often described as being &#8216;in the zone&#8217;. It is when a person is 100% focused on a task at hand, with no thoughts or distractions outside of this. People perform best in this state. This state is easiest to enter into, when a task is at a level of difficulty that challenges [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/psychology\/flow-state\/","og_site_name":"Fitness &amp; MMA Blog - BlackBeltWhiteHat.com","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlackBeltWhiteHat\/","article_modified_time":"2018-06-25T15:02:07+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@MMATraining1980","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/psychology\/flow-state\/","url":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/psychology\/flow-state\/","name":"Flow State Explained - Fitness &amp; MMA Blog - BlackBeltWhiteHat.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2016-05-31T11:23:31+00:00","dateModified":"2018-06-25T15:02:07+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/psychology\/flow-state\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/psychology\/flow-state\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/psychology\/flow-state\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Psychology","item":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/psychology\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Flow State Explained"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/","name":"Fitness & MMA Blog - BlackBeltWhiteHat.com","description":"Fitness, MMA and Nutrition Blog UK","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/#organization","name":"Fitness & MMA Blog - BlackBeltWhiteHat.com","url":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/cropped-mmabloglogodis-copy.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/cropped-mmabloglogodis-copy.png","width":352,"height":352,"caption":"Fitness & MMA Blog - BlackBeltWhiteHat.com"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlackBeltWhiteHat\/","https:\/\/x.com\/MMATraining1980"]}]}},"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P2Sx3t-1iI","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4687,"url":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/psychology\/","url_meta":{"origin":5004,"position":0},"title":"Psychology","author":"Dave","date":"May 19, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Psychology Sports Psychology is fascinating and as a fighter I think 'mental toughness' and confidence was always my weakness. I believe that Sports Nutrition should start with a base and a good understanding of nutrition for wellbeing. This is paralleled when it comes to Sports Psychology - don't focus just\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5039,"url":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/psychology\/pre-fight-psychology-routine\/","url_meta":{"origin":5004,"position":1},"title":"Pre-Fight Psychology Routine","author":"Dave","date":"June 3, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"In the weeks before a fight Try and familiarise yourself with the sights, sounds and even the smells that you may encounter before and during a fight. From the noise of the crowd, the walk in, the vaseline on the eyebrows, even the smell of beer! (that's what hit me\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/physiology.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/physiology.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/physiology.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/physiology.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":767,"url":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/mma-articles\/other\/mma-a-bad-influence-on-society\/","url_meta":{"origin":5004,"position":2},"title":"MMA &#8211; a bad influence on society?","author":"Dave","date":"November 16, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"If you saw a person that you vaguely knew, fall over in the street, whack their head, and knock themselves unconscious, I'm sure you'd be pretty concerned... Any normal person with an ounce of humanity would be concerned, perhaps upset? However, put them next to yourself in a cage, to\u2026","rel":"","context":"With 7 comments","block_context":{"text":"With 7 comments","link":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/mma-articles\/other\/mma-a-bad-influence-on-society\/#comments"},"img":{"alt_text":"man ko'd","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/ko.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4612,"url":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/technique-directory\/submission-grappling-bjj\/full-mount\/","url_meta":{"origin":5004,"position":3},"title":"Full Mount &#8211; Submissions &amp; Escapes","author":"Dave","date":"May 16, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Full mount is the arguably worst position to be in, certainly in self defence. \u00a0Or the best, if you're on top. When in mount, many will establish 'grape vines' by lacing their legs underneath the other guy's knees and then hooking the feet - kinda looks like frog-legs. Establishing Full\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/fullmount.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1694,"url":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/mma-articles\/other\/first-bjj-competition\/","url_meta":{"origin":5004,"position":4},"title":"First BJJ Competition","author":"Dave","date":"June 4, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Tips on entering your first Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Competition \u00a0 \u00a0 Doing your first BJJ competition is pretty nerve-racking. For most people anyway. My advice - \"don't sweat it\" (sorry to use an Americanism). It's no big deal, 90% of people wouldn't have the bottle to do it; and once\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"IPC Wrexham","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/bjjblackpool.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/bjjblackpool.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/bjjblackpool.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":938,"url":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/mma-articles\/nutrition\/ultimate-mma-recovery-protocol\/","url_meta":{"origin":5004,"position":5},"title":"MMA Recovery Methods [Updated  2025] (1 Amazing Free Hack)","author":"Dave","date":"December 2, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Train like thunder, recovery like lightning\u00a0\u26a1 Adapt to training & become a better fighter by improving your recovery from MMA training sessions. Written by Drew Griffiths (BSc, MSc) *Diet & Exercise at your own risk. Article is for informational purposes only* Watch this video, or read below! https:\/\/youtu.be\/itIE1ISTr8I Train MMA\u2026","rel":"","context":"With 7 comments","block_context":{"text":"With 7 comments","link":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/mma-articles\/nutrition\/ultimate-mma-recovery-protocol\/#comments"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/received_1385627988743725.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/received_1385627988743725.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/received_1385627988743725.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/received_1385627988743725.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/received_1385627988743725.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41980142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5004"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5004\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9110,"href":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5004\/revisions\/9110"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}