You’re Training TOO MUCH in Rocket League - How to Get Better, Faster

[@CBellRL]

3:14 leaving us to want more is SO true bro.. I was working on some musty flicks yesterday and only for like 15 minutes and now I'm DYING to get more practice in. You're a legend bro, get this man more subs!

[@FlowStateGG]

CBell love ya ❤️ also when I finished that beginning skit, I realized how much it felt like yours from that one video. So thanks for the inspiration that I didn’t even realize until now lol

[@willwimbiscus7456]

Hey CBell!!

[@polared2980]

Lets get CBell

[@forgecoaching128]

Admit it, you checked if you were getting called on discord

[@slashery_3273]

LMAO yep.

[@rayded5880]

dammit howd u know

[@LeoAr37]

I don't have friends so that's impossible

[@michael04__806]

Yep

[@bloodbullet2609]

@@LeoAr37 thats funny asf

[@slashery_3273]

Can i just say, I'm studying sports in college rn, and i might be completely wrong but damn being a coach as well as a sports psychologist is hard, you need to get a degree, you need a dbs check, you need a bunch of coaching qualifications depending on how high of a level you plan on coaching, which need to be recongised by the national governing bodies... Damn man respect. Who knew being a kid you had it so easy...

[@FlowStateGG]

Thank you! but I will say i'm not a Sport Psychologist (masters degree required) but I'm certified in sport psychology coaching and have probably read as much literature in the field as someone with the masters. I'm working towards pursuing the masters, but i at least have tons of in the field experience, working with very high performance athletes for years now

[@obsidiandragon9994]

Also also, this vid was higher in my recommended list than musty’s and I watch all his vids so congrats!

[@PestoExperience]

Major dub

[@FlowStateGG]

Yeah honestly Musty's content sux I bet he wont even hit 1 mil LOL JK love him, grats on that, so epic

[@PestoExperience]

@@FlowStateGG you animal

[@idabestno1]

Ikr, he's already hit 1 mil lol

[@idabestno1]

Wait it's you again, pesto...

[@rocketleague4035]

Do u know when u are shooting in rocket league should i double tap a

[@TechSavagePro]

What font did you use in the beginning please tell me I like it

[@icefire2231]

Yeesh. Im just seeing this now lol. I looked like death there. And sherieff is... well... a god lol

[@dalliesrl7861]

Lmao

[@FlowStateGG]

Lol do you remember I came into your stream and asked you to act tired for a video xD

[@SamuelRozenfeld]

Dont pull a muscle stretching for 10 minute videos! jk jk much love great video definitely going to be incorporating this into my training and already sent this to a friend who DESPERATELY NEEDS THIS.

[@FlowStateGG]

yeah it was a huge stretch not gonna lie LOL

[@Pikapikapikapikapika]

What program is used to draw on the screen?

[@zacharyschrof2698]

Hey flow so I just watched a few videos and I enjoy your content and energy. Very concise and clear. Thanks. I can't find your discord though sorry. Mind setting me up with the link?

[@FlowStateGG]

Thanks man!! discord.gg/flowstate

[@zachhy4409]

Could this be applied to just specifically learning air roll left? I’m currently trying to improve my aerial control with it.

[@FlowStateGG]

zach ggarci yes! Anything, not even just rocket league :)

[@zachhy4409]

FlowStateGG you da best!

[@chadpleasant9215]

This is a similar to the approach that my violin professor uses to get use to learn multiple difficult pieces at once.

[@FlowStateGG]

Heck yeah!!

[@FlowStateGG]

BTW I used footage of a Pro player (dark blue octane) throughout the video like at: 1:19 , 3:35 , 6:13 Guess who it is!

[@gabe3656]

Nolimits42?

[@thetimeisnow8232]

arex?

[@mikaoberli]

ApparentlyJack?

[@Shaju9751]

Just by looking at the car design I feel like its ViolentPanda

[@jaywilson8732]

I’m guessing it’s someone from EU, though I’m not sure, maybe Kaydop? Pry not

[@TheRealJHan]

I love the science-backed approach to this. It’s one thing when a good player says you should do something because it works for them, but it’s another beast entirely when you take a scientific approach. Keep it up, man!

[@FlowStateGG]

Thank you!!

[@ardi-x]

But FlowState, if it was as ez as practicing less wouldn't people who play less be getting way better?

[@quantumrl7358]

RDX 😮

[@Celtic-ej9yn]

lmao

[@FlowStateGG]

screw u dude

[@laselecta9012]

I was playing way too much rocket league, it actually started to effect my day to day living. I was playing for over 6-8 hours. I feel shame, I have started to incorporate your tips today. I have not ranked up just two mmr more than yesterday. However I feel less tilted because my game sessions are way shorter and I took care of my health first before playing. Thank you for this content. I’m subscribed

[@FlowStateGG]

Glad to hear it! Your well being comes first! you'll play better when you're happy and healthy :)

[@DelayKnee]

Interesting take on things. Overtraining is very real but in the sense of gaming, I feel like your "tolerance" can grow. Drilling is important and takes a lot of time to develop the muscle memory to pull things off in game too. I'll likely try this out eventually. But there are a lot of mechanical weaknesses I have that I'd like to iron out too. To be fair, Michael Jordan practiced for 5-6 hours a day. Might seem like overkill but he built up his tolerance, probably shot his CNS at the beginning. But the human body is so good at adapting to what we throw at it. But I loved this video. Super interesting. Thanka for the perspective :)

[@FlowStateGG]

DelayKnee tolerance is very real for all things, I definitely agree. I’m not saying to use this all the time, but using it in an interval can help mix things up. At the highest level, you need to practice a lot, but not all the time. Intention is really important. I think gaming in particular, it’s very easy for things to quickly fall into low intensity after a bit, zoning out in a game is a lot easier than zoning out in sport. This interval intends to just put a bit more intention towards your level of play I’m thinking of this, for the average player who is training a ton and isn’t seeing results, as a way to almost shock the system into having a lot more intention and intensity in their practices for a short amount of time before they go back to normal training. I agree with what you said though and I definitely could’ve made that a little bit more clear in the video. Thank you so much!

[@DelayKnee]

FlowStateGG Absolutely agree. Intentional, deliberate practice is the most important. And if you lose that in 3 hour training sessions, you're leaving potential on the table. I love your channel man. Quickly becoming a favorite KZbinr. Need more unique perspectives like yours in the community.

[@hawkkn1220]

@@FlowStateGG How would you feel about playing the same amount of time as you usually would but breaking it up more throughout the day. For example if you usually play approximately a single 2 hour and 15 minute session you could split that into 3 sessions that were 45 minutes long. Just curious what your take on that is.

[@icubutnotme]

@@hawkkn1220 that would work

[@rockyp32]

Mj also had other amazing habits. great sleep so he could handle more.

[@calibvr]

legit thought i was getting called and was like bruh "it's pretty late rn"

[@noshoesinthehouseTV]

I am loving your videos man, I come from the bodybuilding coach side, and started playing RL recently, didn't occur to me to apply the same principles I have been to BBing for the last 20 years. It was a huge "duh..." moment for me. I appreciate your content, and from 1 coach to another, I respect the quality and pride you take in your work.

[@FlowStateGG]

Appreciate that a ton! Would love to see you in the discord, feel free to stop by!

[@obsidiandragon9994]

Just commenting for better faring in YT algorithm 🙂

[@FlowStateGG]

1000 iq

[@TheProphetMusico]

Imagine not being a patron and waiting for the sub notification 😭

[@MylesoftheMillers]

1:11 "I'm actually qualified to say this, because I'm currently using 2 microphones at the same time" (love you bud

[@FlowStateGG]

You clearly know nothing about audio engineering. Double the mic = double the sound quality

[@streex274]

i have amazing news i was playing on a win streak in 3s and then some diamonds stuck in plat choose me because i was playing really well and i went from p1 D3 to P3 D2

[@FlowStateGG]

STREEX yoooooo streex that’s actually insane

[@EvilRaijin29]

Training helps but Hes right to much and you play sht , i was gold 3 before trained a month everyday hard reached diamond 1 continued Training got some bad habbits that I even lost to golds many times and Played only aggressive

[@laselecta9012]

Is it safe to assume if you are sleep deprived like 3 hours of sleep it probably best to stay away from the ranked games right???

[@quantumrl7358]

Me vibin cause I just played free play for 5 hours👍😁🥳

[@FlowStateGG]

lol nothing wrong with vibin sometimes, it is a game!

[@lebagswag128]

Absolutely correct, my issue is that I just want to grind training when I really should just balance it and make the training worth it.

[@slayer4118]

Jokes on you I got 1500 hours and less than 100 maybe even 50 in any training lol.

[@_stankz]

Oooooooooo!!!! ❤❤❤❤

[@Sevorion]

Love the video! Really interesting concept, you needed a big video after Sledges shoutout and you absolutely delivered!

[@hawkkn1220]

Could you do a video on the best ways to improve past low Grand champ and into 1800-1900 mmr. So many videos are about how to get into Grand champ but (no exaggeration) I don't think I've ever seen a video talking about improving past it. I think it would be extremely beneficial to all the 1500-1600 mmr bots like myself, thanks.

[@slackstarfish8133]

I’ve been stuck in Plat 3 for an eternity😔 car control just doesn’t come naturally to me

[@FlowStateGG]

Don't worry, it doesn't come naturally to anyone. Our brains didn't evolve to use a controller to control a virtual car, it's 100% a learned skill. Your amount and quality of training will be what gets you there :)

[@DevilDelicous]

Placebo would an undercovered topic i feel People claiming to play better with certain cosmetics is just a mindset imo

[@FlowStateGG]

This gives me a really good idea. Thank you! You'll definitely see a topic like this in the future!

[@zackschaner3323]

Just found your channel, and I wish I would've found it a long time ago. I just binged about half of your videos tonight lol. Looking forward to practice tomorrow. Great content

[@FlowStateGG]

Welcome aboard!

[@batataa4702]

i just liked the video and it went 1,4 to 1,5

[@matmar-4356]

This is actually insane, the only time I got c3 was when I was playing game every day for no longer than 3 hours, little bit of training and couple ranked games. I guess that's also why only when it's school I'm making good progress in game, playing rarely but with quality is literally op c:

[@FlowStateGG]

That makes sense! Glad you've experienced it firsthand

[@idabestno1]

Today: FlowStateGG 5.12K subscribers Tomorrow: FlowStateGG 512K subscribers

[@FlowStateGG]

Tomorrow is a bit of a stretch LOL but we'll see

[@TheGefen]

Great guide, a quick follow up question. Let's say I practice 30 minutes a day, playing ranks (3s in my case) is part of this training? Does this mean I'm only "allowed" to have 30 minutes of RL per day? At first, I though you meant for mechanical training (including 1s), I got confused once you considered even replay review as part of the "training".

[@FlowStateGG]

Yup, 30 minutes a day TOTAL. Training, warmup, and gameplay, all included 😈 Good to see ya Gefen, hope you're doing well!!

[@TheGefen]

@@FlowStateGG Wow, that demanding! But i guess that the price if you want to prevent auto-piloting and reinforcement of bad habits (a big challenge for me). I'm great, thank you, glad to see more content from you ♥️

[@Kettvnen]

This video is perfect for me, thank you so much! I had a habit of training for hours before an actual match because of my fear of losing. But with this video I realized that I shouldn't train too much, I should train smarter, not longer.

[@FlowStateGG]

Yay! Go kill it!

[@Slaryinth]

Just got done with a 27 hr sesh (normal time)... wayched this video and got excited for the heavy training days lol

[@FlowStateGG]

Wait... what??

[@Slaryinth]

FlowStateGG Lol I’m on vacation after being deployed with the US military. So I’ve spend the last 30 days just hanging out with family and playing hrs and hrs of rocket league. Next stage: quarantine. 2 weeks of JUST rocket league.

[@ZippyBytes]

This doesn't apply to people that smoke reefer, they can stay in the zone for longer intervals

[@polared2980]

I personally like playing Rocket League. You are telling me to cut my training in half. Idk how to respond to that because I enjoy playing the game and I want to improve

[@GABRIELCOSTA-ov8yg]

1:50 lul

[@adriandelacroix]

Thanks for the great videos. I really appreciate having a coaches perspective so readily available in the form of these videos. We should all try not to take conveniences like this one for granted. 🙂

[@FlowStateGG]

Happy to help the community however i can :D

[@boran204]

TOXIC TEAMMATES??? iam waiting for it ^^ great vid as allways

[@FlowStateGG]

Coming soon!

[@milesgussin5274]

another awesome vid. I have watched so many videos about getting good at rocket league and every creator talks about mechanics/rotations. Really cool to see training regiments that are designed to help your mind. I try to use rocket league as an opportunity to practice my mindfulness, but have been struggling. This channel has seriously clutched it for me.

[@FlowStateGG]

Heck yeah dude, I think competition is a great way to practice mindfulness!

[@oud13yearsago83]

Dude I thought someone was calling me at the beginning

[@technobladeeneverdiess9986]

i am stuck in silver 3 after 6 hours of practice plzzz helppp i win 1 game and i lose a game just after it helpppppp

[@blen416]

i resent people who are great at the game because they figured it out on their own to get good, why cant i do it myself... stuck at gc 1.

[@matts5247]

I love the channel man! I minored in psychology so I really like your approach to teaching/examining the topics you cover on the channel. One topic I’d be interested to hear from your point of view that also doesn’t get much discourse, is on the impact of sleep on esports and the like. Clearly for physical sports getting good sleep is of paramount importance. However in high level gaming I feel like it is common for people to get on tilts and end up staying up super late and then getting up and continuing their game. How does solid sleep/lack of sleep affect the various aspects of competitive gaming. And to make it for your theme a little better you could write in a portion on how sleep affects training and like the difference between two people with equal attributes in every area and who do identical training regimen how is will those sleep habits affect growth in short and long term. Thanks again man keep up the good work!

[@FlowStateGG]

Hey matt, thanks for the awesome suggestion! I do have plans for a topic on this :) you're totally right, it gets WAYYY underplayed in it's importance in gaming, just due to the nature of the culture surrounding gaming

[@matts5247]

FlowStateGG sweet! I look forward to it

[@DudesaQQ]

1:00 it's so annoying that you interrupt yourself to get this narration that somebody is doing this instead of you. Dislike from me

[@zemase]

Thanks for that interesting insights! Gonna replan my training sessions a bit now. Good to hear from a specialist who knows his stuff. :)

[@FlowStateGG]

Happy to help!

[@_stankz]

You never said which emojis to use if we liked it so ima do more hearts and a masked face ❤❤❤❤😷

[@sirkostreller5854]

First Video of you for me, was very impressed. Subscribe and like

[@bozo6613]

How to train your brain, mentality making you lose. Play till you lose? I do my best games are after a 20 shot pack. First three to five games easy wins. After I deteriorate. So after one loss I switch games. Then come back later or next day

[@FlowStateGG]

Not a bad method!

[@Anthillock]

Someone suggested having the same amount of time in both practice and play. What do you think of using the pomodoro method? You'd practice for 25 minutes, take a 5 minute break, play for 25 minutes and be done. It's similar to what you're suggesting, but it's almost an hour instead of 30 minutes.

[@FlowStateGG]

ahnnoty as long as it’s less than you normally play! 30 minutes is the minimum

[@milk3020]

Me missing class and not sleeping or eating training 15 hours a day and still being plat 1

[@ericjames6464]

Okay...... :PpP

[@_Kovacs]

u said @Thano 😅😅😅 he does 100hrs in like 2 or 3 months tho I think

[@hirendrall7215]

Dude did u watch rolland garros semi final? 🤯🤯🤯

[@tykaig0d869]

I wanna roast you but I also don’t 😂

[@FlowStateGG]

I'm fragile

[@eerie478]

me?

[@jakobhilgen337]

The brain is mad weird, everyday is a struggle with this game

[@briarwentling5435]

the muscle analogy isn't the best. High weight low reps builds burst strength while low weight high reps builds endurance strength. It depends what you want to acheive.

[@cmdrfunk]

Nonsense

[@Pyyzro]

Can you coach my team? I’m 1900 and they’re 1850 we want a coach before the next rlcs quals

[@FlowStateGG]

I do coaching on on my site :) www.Flowstate.gg/coaching

[@tobynoble6643]

Half my practice time? 0/2 is still 0. oof

[@WillfulDuck9438]

I played terrible when I tried this 😭

[@brycecampbell9231]

I fucking love psychology vids.

[@mausunk]

Love the videos, however I would like if the psychology behind this would be explained a bit more! What happens in the brain? What are specific examples? Is there scientific literature about the video topic? I can imagine editing this into the video is hard, but possibly you could add some extra's in the description? Much love and thanks!

[@FlowStateGG]

Yes! The tough thing i'm struggling with is finding a nice balance between that and making it still very viewer friendly and results oriented. I can definitely go more into depth on that stuff, join my stream tonight and we can chat about it :)

[@mausunk]

@@FlowStateGG I would like to join stream, however I guess based on your earlier stream times we are in different timezones ^^ However what time for tonight?

[@yess.6558]

I started seeing a big dip in my preformence and ik that i ment i was going to make a big jump in my rank but no results so far. I think this is exactly what i needed.

[@FlowStateGG]

Change things up when you see the dip! It's when you have to work a bit harder, but it's worth it

[@austinminton1336]

Fire bro

[@aaronthompson8335]

Great stuff man! Keep it coming. You have a really fresh approach to this game.

[@FlowStateGG]

Thanks a ton!

[@nkzyoloJesusLoves]

I can’t save my replays it won’t let me

[@FlowStateGG]

Idk why :( check with psyonix?

[@caseydupre5376]

Reinstall the game it worked for me

[@nkzyoloJesusLoves]

casey dupre ok

[@caseydupre5376]

Exotic Boy Bryson my replays and my training packs wouldn’t load it was so annoying lol

[@HushR6]

i was so lsot i thought i was getting a discord call

[@rockyp32]

Ive been training so much. i got burnt out

[@iDripNhc]

what's your camera settings?

[@elclashh209]

Can you please clarify for me what the steps are? I play 5 hours everyday so I'd cut in half and increase intensity for a week. Then double what I normally do which is 5 so do 10 hours everyday for a couple days or week then go back to 5 hours daily. 10 hours wouldn't be possible for me due to school ;(. Also after returning to normal amounts of training should I cut in half again eventually? Otherwise it'd just be a 1 time thing

[@FlowStateGG]

You dont have to do the double part. just cut your practice time down for a few days/a week, and then go back to normal. you should notice an overall higher level of play after you go back to normal again. you can cut it in half again when you feel you've plateaued at a rank again

[@elclashh209]

@@FlowStateGG Ah ok thanks. Great video btw. You have a really unique perspective on training. I put in so much hours during quarantine and saw barely any progress. With school I've dialed back to 5 hours daily I think it's alright but it cuts into my sleep a lot so my focus isn't always there. I'll definitely give this a go. I'm looking forward to not being as sleep deprived every night haha

[@husamhassan4012]

I would not roast you Because you’re a amazing KZbinr (:

[@husamhassan4012]

9:03

[@iamdrewzie]

who else checked there discord at the start lmao

[@kaiisawesome123]

holy ur so underrated

[@rockyp32]

Bro please help me. Hardstuck GC2 plateued af

[@_BDubya]

Sick video! Keep it up

[@lotuschiq8551]

Another great video!!

[@Jason911_]

Great video! 😄

[@beckybuwu]

Heres the video I needed 😌

[@oliverwhite4037]

Subbed thanks bro!

[@vKHAOSSv]

Dude, your a damn genius

[@Scodge]

The production quality in these videos is insane for such a 'small' channel, and that's excluding the really great insight your content provided thanks to your profession. I have no doubt you'll start blowing up soon man, love this, keep up the good work 👌

[@idkwhyievenplayrl6822]

I'm not gonna get better

[@Lurdakami]

HES AT 999 likes lol

[@sebastiangnielsen3538]

Nah fam now youre confusing me lmfao. Ill work with what i trust;)

[@docglishofficiel]

Imagine being practicing for few hours then spot that video :x

[@colingiannini8503]

Or play 1s it feels like I’m gonna get killed or something and my brain is so into it

[@er1ck_rl152]

at the start i thought someone was calling me on discord lol

[@thatscool621]

I totally notice this like when I’m in training and I get to a point where I almost get dizzy

[@cirelx9772]

Damn I wish I had a coach like that just to call up and say yo what am I doing wrong

[@mitchell413]

It’s like sunless khan but not

[@cirelx9772]

Sunful khan

[@rogermurray7670]

Keep up the great content!!

[@FlowStateGG]

Thanks! Will do!

[@iloveplywood]

Back in my Rock band days (the game), I would spend hours trying to get past a difficult song and it would seem impossible, but if i was forced to take a week off I'd almost always get past the song within a brief time after coming back. This happened many times, it almost seemed like magic at some point. Maybe this is kind of in line with your experience rotating between intense and more limited training sessions. Great video.

[@FlowStateGG]

Yes! breaks are a whole nother topic but have a similar principle, I'll talk about them in the future too :)

[@obsidiandragon9994]

Also, my time schedule means I play Wednesday and Friday for 1hour 30 and Saturday and Sunday for 2 hours, what does this mean for me?

[@FlowStateGG]

Always happy to see Obsidian in the comments :) if you can squeze in some really short practices (even 10-20 mins) on those off days, it would help out a ton