Caleb Valenzuela's progression thread - Road to 3x3 world champion/NR holder // championship grind apparently is starting again

What should I learn next?

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yayay PB (peanut butter)
Generated By csTimer on 2026-01-23 (solving from 2026-01-23 18:19:12 to 2026-01-23 18:57:12)
avg of 5: 1.43

Time List:
1. (1.98) F' R2 U R' F2 U' R2 U2 R' @2026-01-23 18:19:12
2. (0.96) R' U F R2 F' U' R' F U2 @2026-01-23 18:55:00
3. 1.17 U R U F R' F U' R' U @2026-01-23 18:55:43
4. 1.56 U' F U2 R2 U2 R F2 R' U @2026-01-23 18:55:58
5. 1.56 U F R F2 U' F2 R' U R @2026-01-23 18:57:12
 
Caleb Valenzuela said:
yayay PB (peanut butter)
Generated By csTimer on 2026-01-23 (solving from 2026-01-23 18:19:12 to 2026-01-23 18:57:12)
avg of 5: 1.43

Time List:
1. (1.98) F' R2 U R' F2 U' R2 U2 R' @2026-01-23 18:19:12
2. (0.96) R' U F R2 F' U' R' F U2 @2026-01-23 18:55:00
3. 1.17 U R U F R' F U' R' U @2026-01-23 18:55:43
4. 1.56 U' F U2 R2 U2 R F2 R' U @2026-01-23 18:55:58
5. 1.56 U F R F2 U' F2 R' U R @2026-01-23 18:57:12
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0.02 off NR
Generated By csTimer on 2026-01-23 (solving from 2026-01-23 19:07:10 to 2026-01-23 19:08:56)
avg of 5: 1.38

Time List:
1. 1.25 U' F' R' F2 R' F' U2 F R' @2026-01-23 19:07:10
2. (2.13) R F' U2 F U2 F2 U' F R' @2026-01-23 19:07:41
3. 1.19 U2 R2 U F' U2 F U' R' U' @2026-01-23 19:08:01
4. 1.69 F R F' U2 F' U' R2 U R' U' @2026-01-23 19:08:45
5. (1.01) R2 F U F' U' R' U2 R' U' @2026-01-23 19:08:56
 
Caleb Valenzuela said:
0.02 off NR
Generated By csTimer on 2026-01-23 (solving from 2026-01-23 19:07:10 to 2026-01-23 19:08:56)
avg of 5: 1.38

Time List:
1. 1.25 U' F' R' F2 R' F' U2 F R' @2026-01-23 19:07:10
2. (2.13) R F' U2 F U2 F2 U' F R' @2026-01-23 19:07:41
3. 1.19 U2 R2 U F' U2 F U' R' U' @2026-01-23 19:08:01
4. 1.69 F R F' U2 F' U' R2 U R' U' @2026-01-23 19:08:45
5. (1.01) R2 F U F' U' R' U2 R' U' @2026-01-23 19:08:56
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i should have gone all out on the last solve😭😭

down solved it to a 0.53 (5 mover)
 
no way I just tied PB average while watching Zhaokun vs Luke
Generated By csTimer on 2026-01-26 (solving from 2026-01-26 18:29:29 to 2026-01-26 18:44:07)
avg of 5: 5.79

Time List:
1. 5.54 U' R' F2 L R B2 D2 R' B2 F2 U2 B' R D R' D2 F' R @2026-01-26 18:29:29
2. 6.08 R B D' B2 D2 U' F2 U' L2 R2 U F2 B D2 R F' R2 B' F U2 @2026-01-26 18:32:19
3. (5.34) B2 U2 R' B2 F2 L D2 L' F2 R2 B2 U B R D2 B' F L D L2 @2026-01-26 18:33:58
4. (7.07) U B2 D B2 D' B2 D F2 U R2 D' F R' B2 R' B F U2 L' R' @2026-01-26 18:36:13
5. 5.76 L2 B2 L B2 U2 B2 F2 L' F2 L2 U2 B2 U B L' R' B2 F' L R' @2026-01-26 18:44:07

also nice ao12
Generated By csTimer on 2026-01-26 (solving from 2026-01-26 18:03:39 to 2026-01-26 18:44:40)
avg of 12: 6.37

Time List:
1. 6.65 F2 R2 U' L2 D U2 L2 B2 D2 L2 F R U' B' D2 R' B2 D2 U R2 @2026-01-26 18:03:39
2. 6.18 R' L' U L D' B U R' B2 R2 D' F2 D2 F2 B2 D' L2 U B2 R @2026-01-26 18:15:17
3. 7.01 L' R2 U' F2 R2 F2 U2 B2 D' L2 D' R' B L' F U' L B2 U2 R' @2026-01-26 18:19:17
4. 5.70 U' L D F2 R2 D2 U' F2 R2 U' L2 D2 B' F' U B2 U' F U2 @2026-01-26 18:21:19
5. (7.26) B' R' B' L D F B R' U' B2 L2 U' R2 U B2 U R2 D F2 D2 R' @2026-01-26 18:22:28
6. 7.12 F D' B2 R2 D' R2 F2 D2 U' L2 R2 F2 U2 R' B2 D2 F D' U' F2 D' @2026-01-26 18:26:21
7. 5.54 U' R' F2 L R B2 D2 R' B2 F2 U2 B' R D R' D2 F' R @2026-01-26 18:29:29
8. 6.08 R B D' B2 D2 U' F2 U' L2 R2 U F2 B D2 R F' R2 B' F U2 @2026-01-26 18:32:19
9. (5.34) B2 U2 R' B2 F2 L D2 L' F2 R2 B2 U B R D2 B' F L D L2 @2026-01-26 18:33:58
10. 7.07 U B2 D B2 D' B2 D F2 U R2 D' F R' B2 R' B F U2 L' R' @2026-01-26 18:36:13
11. 5.76 L2 B2 L B2 U2 B2 F2 L' F2 L2 U2 B2 U B L' R' B2 F' L R' @2026-01-26 18:44:07
12. 6.55 D2 L' F' L2 D' B2 U' L2 B2 D' U' F2 R' B' F' D L2 R F @2026-01-26 18:44:40
 
Caleb Valenzuela said:
My goals as of now are to break the sub-7 barrier for 3x3, break the sub 2 barrier for 2x2 CONSISTENTLY and for 4x4 i want to be sub-30.
My long term goal is world champion. (I am coming for you gsnigh)
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oh well looks like I broke the sub-7 barrier, although i’m kinda one foot in sub-7 territory and one foot on low 7 territory. For the sub-2 thing i’m kinda there, i can get it as soon as i relearn all my CLLs/EGs and then fully focus on one-looking. 2x2 and 3x3 have the same situation, i’m sub-2 but also i’m not actually sub-2. And 4x4… i pretty much gave up on 4x4💀 OH is the replacement though and if you’ve seen my “beating up AJT17” thread I somehow got WB2 for single AND average🔥

Also i’m almost averaging the same as @gsingh which i didn’t expect lol
 
did a cross+2 training session
Generated By csTimer on 2026-01-31 (solving from 2026-01-29 18:15:02 to 2026-01-29 19:16:51)
solves/total: 22/22

single
best: 1.43
worst: 4.32

mean of 3
current: 2.96 (σ = 0.60)
best: 1.76 (σ = 0.29)

avg of 5
current: 2.96 (σ = 0.60)
best: 1.85 (σ = 0.19)

avg of 12
current: 2.26 (σ = 0.59)
best: 2.09 (σ = 0.52)

Average: 2.28 (σ = 0.53)
Mean: 2.37

Time List:
1. 1.92[cross+1] D' L2 F' L' B' U F2 D L U D R2 F2 R2 F2 R2 U2 F2 L2 @2026-01-29 18:15:02
2. 2.32[cross+2] L' B F2 U2 F2 R2 D' R2 D U2 B2 F2 U' L B' F U' L' U' R D @2026-01-29 18:15:33
3. 2.37[cross+1] L' R2 B2 D' B2 U L2 F2 U2 R2 D' R' U2 L' U R2 D2 B' L2 @2026-01-29 18:16:04
4. 2.04[cross+2] R2 B2 L' B U2 L U' D2 R' D2 R' F2 R D2 F2 R' U2 L B @2026-01-29 18:16:44
5. 1.87[cross+1] F2 L B2 R' F D' R' F U2 F U2 B' L2 F' B' R2 D2 F' U B @2026-01-29 18:30:52
6. 1.97[cross+2] R2 B R U2 R' D2 B2 R F2 R D2 B L F D R2 B' U @2026-01-29 18:32:48
7. 1.43[cross+2 ] D R2 U2 F U' F' D R' B2 U F2 B2 U R2 L2 B2 L2 U' F2 D' @2026-01-29 18:35:56
8. 4.32[cross+1 (was supposed to be cross+2] L2 U' B' D2 U2 R' F2 D2 L' D2 B2 L' F2 D2 B L2 D R' B' D B' @2026-01-29 18:37:23
9. 3.36[cross+2 (but hesitant)] D2 L2 R2 U' L2 D L2 U L2 D2 R2 B2 R' D' U' B' D L2 U F R @2026-01-29 18:38:45
10. 2.54[cross+2] L F2 R' D2 U2 L' U2 F2 L' D2 L' U2 F L' B' L2 B D B L' @2026-01-29 18:39:25
11. 2.09[cross+2] D L2 F B2 R' U2 L B2 R F2 D2 L R2 B2 D L' B2 D F D L2 @2026-01-29 18:39:58
12. 1.75[cross+2] D2 F' U2 L2 B2 R2 U2 L2 D B L F' R D U' L R2 U2 @2026-01-29 19:05:58
13. 2.06[cross+2] B' R2 U' L2 D B2 D' F2 U' L2 D L2 B D B2 D' R' F2 U2 B R' @2026-01-29 19:06:32
14. 1.73[two cross edges got dislocated💀] B2 R' B2 U' B2 L' U F' D R L2 U2 R2 L U2 F2 U2 B2 D2 R' @2026-01-29 19:07:10
15. 1.52[cross+1] U' L2 U' L' U2 R2 B' R U' L2 U2 R2 F' R2 B' R2 B2 U2 R2 F2 @2026-01-29 19:08:54
16. 2.32[cross+2] U D2 L F2 R D2 F2 L D2 R' B2 L B2 U' R2 D B F2 L U F2 @2026-01-29 19:09:40
17. 2.10[cross+2] F' L2 R2 D2 F D2 R2 B' R2 U2 B' R F R U' L2 R' B' F' D' @2026-01-29 19:11:23
18. 1.71[cross+1] F L U2 L B2 R' B2 L B2 R' U2 R' F L2 D B' L2 D' L2 B @2026-01-29 19:12:09
19. 3.78[cross+1] D R F2 U2 B U2 F2 R2 B2 R2 D2 B2 U' F D2 L' D' U R2 @2026-01-29 19:12:41
20. 2.68[cross] F2 R B2 U2 L' D2 L B2 L2 F2 L D2 F D R2 B2 R B U F2 U2 @2026-01-29 19:13:42
21. 3.64[cross+2] B U2 R B' U B D' R U D R2 U F2 R2 D L2 D' F2 R' @2026-01-29 19:14:50
22. 2.55[cross+1] U2 D B' R2 L2 U' D R F' D L2 U' R2 U F2 L2 U F2 U' F2 @2026-01-29 19:16:51

out of 22 solves:
8/22 were cross+1
11/22 were cross+2
1/22 were cross
and one DNF

surprisingly good results
 
anyway, i did more cross+2 training, and i’m now realizing how much of a headache it is😭💀. With cross+1, all i had to do was look for my first pair, see where it will be, and done! Now, with cross+2, i have to:
find cross+1
then figure out how my cross+1 solution will affect my second pair all while my cube is scrambled more than eggs🥀
 
also made a schedule so that i can start learning ZBLL and whatever 2x2 algs i need:
Monday: 3x3
Tuesday: 3x3
Wednesday: 2x2
Thursday: 3x3
Friday: 3x3 and 2x2
Saturday: 3x3, 2x2, OH (maybe 4x4)
Sunday: rest (maybe a bit of 3x3 or 2x2)

for 3x3 i’ll be doing the following within the time i have:
cross+2 training drills (gonna learn some multislotting cases)
ZBLL (i managed to figure out how to do ZBLS intuitively so that’s cool)
then just solves
For 2x2:
relearn algs
try to one-look
learn some EG-2/Anti-CLL and LEG-1
 
found this cool cross+1 training app which i’m using for cross+2 and i can choose how many moves the cross is so now i can gradually improve rather than trying to plan cross+2 from an 8 move cross
 
this is the cleanest solve I’ve ever done🔥 it was so clean that I can’t downsolve it
Generated By csTimer on 2026-02-06
single: 5.57

Time List:
1. 5.57 L2 B2 U2 F2 U2 L' U2 R' F2 R' F2 R B' L' U2 B' D' L' B2 F R @2026-02-06 17:22:07

x’ // inspection
U l’ U’ R’ F D2 // cross
U L U2 L’ U L U’ L’ // first pair
U R U2 R’ U R U’ R’ // second pair
y’ U R U R’ L U’ L’ // third pair
U’ R U2 R’ U2 R U’ R’ U’ // fourth pair
r U R’ U’ M U R U’ R’ // OLL
U’ R U R’ U R’ U’ R2 U’ R’ U R’ U R U’ // PLL
62 moves, 11.13 TPS (PB2 TPS I think)
this was the most pauseless solve I’ve ever done (like zero pauses from cross to PLL)
 
Caleb Valenzuela said:
this is the cleanest solve I’ve ever done🔥 it was so clean that I can’t downsolve it
Generated By csTimer on 2026-02-06
single: 5.57

Time List:
1. 5.57 L2 B2 U2 F2 U2 L' U2 R' F2 R' F2 R B' L' U2 B' D' L' B2 F R @2026-02-06 17:22:07

x’ // inspection
U l’ U’ R’ F D2 // cross
U L U2 L’ U L U’ L’ // first pair
U R U2 R’ U R U’ R’ // second pair
y’ U R U R’ L U’ L’ // third pair
U’ R U2 R’ U2 R U’ R’ U’ // fourth pair
r U R’ U’ M U R U’ R’ // OLL
U’ R U R’ U R’ U’ R2 U’ R’ U R’ U R U’ // PLL
62 moves, 11.13 TPS (PB2 TPS I think)
this was the most pauseless solve I’ve ever done (like zero pauses from cross to PLL)
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How tf is your PB2 tps for 3x3 faster than my PB tps on skewb : (
 
CubeLite said:
How tf is your PB2 tps for 3x3 faster than my PB tps on skewb : (
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here’s my TPS pb
R U' L2 U' R2 F2 L2 U2 L2 D U R2 L' F R U2 F' U B2 U2 B'


y2 x // inspection
U L' D R' x' F // xcross
U' L U L' U L U' L' // 2nd pair
y' U R U' R' U R' U2 R // 3rd pair
U R U R' U R U' R' // 4th pair
U' R' F R U R U' R2 F' R2 U' R' U R U R' // OLL
U R' U' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' U R U // PLL


65STM / 5.77sec =11.27TPS

ridiculously close
 
Caleb Valenzuela said:
here’s my TPS pb
R U' L2 U' R2 F2 L2 U2 L2 D U R2 L' F R U2 F' U B2 U2 B'


y2 x // inspection
U L' D R' x' F // xcross
U' L U L' U L U' L' // 2nd pair
y' U R U' R' U R' U2 R // 3rd pair
U R U R' U R U' R' // 4th pair
U' R' F R U R U' R2 F' R2 U' R' U R U R' // OLL
U R' U' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' U R U // PLL


65STM / 5.77sec =11.27TPS

ridiculously close
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Mine is pb3 overall

Generated By csTimer on 2026-02-06
single: 0.88

Time List:
1. 0.88[10.22 TPS] B U B' U' B U' B' R'
 
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