Technique: how is the movement being performed?
FLO1 looks at technique: position, control, sequence and how effectively the task is performed. A coach observes the movement, explains a cue and checks whether the adjustment helps. The conversation can be as specific as changing a stance or slowing a transition.
Technique needs context. Different tools and exercises ask for different movement solutions. The useful starting point is the task you are practising and the level of control you can currently maintain.
Effort: how demanding is the work?
FLO2 considers effort. An exercise that looks modest can feel demanding to one person and comfortable to another. Your experience helps the coach understand whether the challenge matches the session’s purpose.
Effort can be adjusted through load, pace, duration, rest or complexity. More of every variable is not automatically a better session. The coach can change a demand while keeping the movement useful and understandable.
Discomfort: what are you experiencing?
FLO3 brings attention to discomfort and physical feedback. Tell the coach what you feel and whether it changes during the task. Do not assume that looking composed tells the coach everything, or that discomfort needs to be hidden to keep up.
Discomfort is information to discuss, rather than a target to chase. A coach may simplify, adjust or stop an activity. These lenses are coaching tools; they do not diagnose symptoms or replace appropriate healthcare advice.
Use all three together.
A movement can feel demanding while remaining controlled. It can also look technically tidy while feeling wrong to the person doing it. Looking at technique, effort and discomfort together makes room for both observation and your own experience.
Before the next set, a useful conversation is: do I understand the movement, is the effort appropriate, and is there anything I need to report? That feedback helps the coach decide the next step. FLO’s coaching lenses are distinct from the FLO Check assessment.