Never be afraid again* with these easy tricks (*probably)

Every month I post a full riding tutorial- but only to my Patreon page ( / jeffkendallweed ! Scroll down for a looooong list of what skills have been covered most recently.
Big thanks to Griffin for joining us! You can learn more about him at www.thenorthst..., find him on Instagram at / thenorthstarbody , and give Griffin and Savannah’s podcast a listen: open.spotify.c...
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Big thanks to Reilly for filming and editing this! / reillykintzele
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The RIDING TUTORIALS! These are only posted to my Patreon page ( / jeffkendallweed . There are over 50- but here I can only fit 5000 characters, so I had to truncate:
Teaching wheelies and manuals: / teaching-and-see-11510...
How to WHEELIE! / how-to-wheelie-113121216
Effective braking: / teaching-braking-11117...
How to Drop: / how-to-drop-109195363
Corner Workshop with Reilly: / cornering-with-107184577
How to: Flat Corners / how-to-flat-104821486
How to Boost Jumps: / how-to-boost-is-103378303
How to Ride Rigid (and not die): / how-to-ride-and-101461266
Get Low, Get Pro: / get-low-get-pro-99481858
How a Bike CAN Make you a Better Rider: / how-bike-can-you-97605000
Avoid a Case of the MTB Mondays: / avoid-case-of-95625880
How to Ride Low Speed Drops: / how-to-ride-low-93774267
How To: Airtime Bike Control / how-to-air-time-92051562
Riding Techniques for your Feets: / ridings-for-your-89999826
How to Ride in Summer Time Dust: / trust-me-its-88585343
Corners are jumps, change my mind: / corners-are-my-86987274
4 (and ½) Summer Riding tips: / 4-5-summer-tips-85207251
How to Hit New Jumps: / hitting-new-and-83883299
Berm line choice: / line-choices-for-82322348
How to ride like a pro (and not a squid): / how-to-ride-like-80864886
How to MANUAL: / how-to-manual-my-79363708
Wet weather riding tips: / wet-weather-tips-78055037
How to ride ROUGH corners: / how-to-ride-76582910
50 tips to be a better mountain biker: / 50-tips-to-be-75352100
How to land jumps: / how-to-land-74063598
How to ride steep trails: / how-to-ride-72705363
How to sprint without pedaling: / how-to-sprint-71580461
How to ride flat corners: / how-to-ride-flat-68552084
How to jump found gaps: / 67255256
How to stoppie turn: / 65842496
How to drop: / 64552391
How to LEAN in corners: / how-to-lean-in-63176556
How to Ride Light on the Bike: / how-to-ride-on-61941975
Riding technique differences between hardtails and full suspension: / 60435182
How to rut track: / 59366938
5 tips to make flat trails more fun: / 58058983
5 tips to improve bike control and balance: / 56839920
How to levitate out of corners: / 55607066
Three simple cornering tips: / 54371316
How (and when) to rock roll or drop: / 53126562
How to jump with fluidity- and not DEAD SAILER! / 51914476
How to Lanual: / 50695443
How to climb ledges without a bunny hop: / 49476021
Which brake to use when: / which-brake-to-48108425
Different bikes, different riding techniques: / 46925782
How to ride FLAT PEDALS through the ROCKS: / how-to-ride-flat-45662347
How to ride wet roots and steep chutes: / 44507851

[@JeffKendallWeed]

The RIDING TUTORIALS! These are only posted to my Patreon page (www.patreon.com/jeffkendallweed). There are over 50- but here I can only fit 5000 characters, so I had to truncate: Teaching wheelies and manuals: www.patreon.com/posts/teaching-and-see-115105302 How to WHEELIE! www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-wheelie-113121216 Effective braking: www.patreon.com/posts/teaching-braking-111172475 How to Drop: www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-drop-109195363 Corner Workshop with Reilly: www.patreon.com/posts/cornering-with-107184577 How to: Flat Corners www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-flat-104821486 How to Boost Jumps: www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-boost-is-103378303 How to Ride Rigid (and not die): www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-ride-and-101461266 Get Low, Get Pro: www.patreon.com/posts/get-low-get-pro-99481858 How a Bike CAN Make you a Better Rider: www.patreon.com/posts/how-bike-can-you-97605000 Avoid a Case of the MTB Mondays: www.patreon.com/posts/avoid-case-of-95625880 How to Ride Low Speed Drops: www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-ride-low-93774267

[@Prinnydood024]

I've come back to mountain biking after 14 year mainly to maintain my health after 23 years of military service, but also because it's just fun and enjoyable. I've watching now for about a year and while all your videos have been entertaining and informative this has been the most informative and immediately useful video yet. It is very much appreciated after having to fumble through and figure a lot of these things out myself over those 23 years. This has brought much clarity and connected sever of the dots for me. Especially the nose breathing dictating the pace and not the other way around. So, thank you both for presenting/providing this information.

[@Bizanks]

Great topic Jeff! I love the exploration of the side of the sport that no one really talks about. Breathing is one of those skills that if you have it down you don't realize it and if you don't have it down you don't know you need to....if that makes sense. lol. Talking about it brings light to both sides of the skill level and everyone can improve.

[@hamishmchamish]

Great video. And what a lucky guy to get to ride with to for his first MTB ride. FWIW one self developed technique I use to try and stay more in Griffin's zone 3 is to force a really wide, high smile - almost like a snarl. It gives a feeling that your nasal passage is wider (I'm sure that's completely placebo) but also makes me feel a bit more relaxed by tricking my body into thinking it's happier while I'm struggling up 13% shale climbs. I also find it helps focus on my breathing rate. Another "hack" for controlling the rate of breathing instead of counting is to use a familiar song and hold your breath for a couple of bars. For example "ah, ah, ah, ah staying alive, staying alive" is around 5 seconds - but be careful about using such catchy songs. I find that using songs to effectively hypnotize myself distracts from horrible climbs and keeps my breathing consistent

[@thenorthstarbody]

Great stuff! And not totally placebo re: smiling. Body-to-brain signals run from nerves in the face to the brain, helping influence state (this is why they tell you to smile if you’re in a bad mood). Also, things like smiling and tucking the upper lip do help keep the airway more open if you’re prone to collapse around the sinus area. So you’ve intuitively figured a lot out! 🙌🏼👏🏼

[@hamishmchamish]

@thenorthstarbody thanks Griffin. I meant placebo as in the doubtful effect on the nasal passages being not that different to those adhesive strips athletes used a few years back. In my case I don't think I'm prone to collapse - it just makes me feel more athletic which isn't a bad thing I should declare that I have a medical degree so was aware the nerve-brain connection has merit and often remind myself of the brilliant Peanuts "depressive stance" cartoon that summarises it as well as you have there. Hopefully sharing it here might help someone else. I'll look forward to exploring your podcasts

[@thenorthstarbody]

This was such a fun conversation! Thanks so much for having me on the channel, and double thanks for a killer first ride experience 🤙🏼

[@timclayman3703]

Great info and convo Jeff. Thanks for expanding your content to stuff like this!

[@theleadingedgeaviation]

Thank you for yet another amazing video! I came across your channel from your review of the new Ibis Ripmo. I have had a Santa Cruz 5010 for the past 2 years and I think it's the perfect next step for some of the bigger stuff I'm starting to ride. Thank you!

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Thanks for checking out the channel, glad you enjoyed the vids! Congrats on mountain biking, its a super fun sport!

[@ostankovalex1176]

I see an instinct! :)

[@cunning-stunt]

This guy talks like he has had exposure to the Russian Martial Art called Systema. There is a big following In Canada, mainly Toronto.

[@thenorthstarbody]

No Systema background but long time background in martial arts and close combat. The stuff I’m talking about is the foundations of respiratory science and how we apply it to manage fear and arousal. So it sounds like Systema knows their stuff if this is what they’re applying! Maybe I’ll try it now…I’ve always been curious 😁