vrss Podcast
In the vrss podcast, we dive into the psychology, science, and soul of combat sports.
We bring you conversations with people at the top of their fields: from world champions and legends of the game, to the doctors, neuroscientists, psychologists, and coaches pushing performance to new levels.
At its heart, vrss means two things:
You versus the fight, whatever form that takes.
And the verses that get written through it.We’re here to go deeper into those stories.
Into the internal fight, the philosophies, the truths.
Into what fighting really teaches us.
How it rewires the brain, the body, the mind.
And what strength really means - on the mats, and far beyond them.Because the outside never tells the whole story.
The real strength is from within.
vrss Podcast
Dr. Sue Jackson: Flow State Explained
What does it really mean to be “in the zone”? In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Sue Jackson, co-author of Flow in Sports with Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and creator of the Flow State Scale and Dispositional Flow Scale - the tools researchers still use to study peak performance.
Together, we explore:
- What flow is, and why it matters in sport and life.
- The nine dimensions of flow and how athletes can access them.
- How tools like the Flow State Scale help fighters and coaches reflect and improve.
- Why anxiety, pressure, and distraction can kill flow, and how to manage them.
- Practical strategies to find flow more often, whether you’re a fighter, runner, or weekend athlete.
Dr. Jackson shares insights from decades of research, showing how flow isn’t just a lucky state - it’s something you can learn to invite, train, and apply far beyond sport.