Ota Mota's Progression Thread // Road to Sub-3.5 Ao1000 for ZBLL Recog+Exec

[OtaMota]

Generated By csTimer on 2026-10-01
single: 39.30

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1. 39.30 U F2 U F2 B2 D' B2 U2 D' B2 D R F' B' U B R L2 D R2 D2 Rw2 B Fw2 D' Fw2 U' Rw2 F' L2 B2 Fw2 R2 Rw' F2 U2 B Uw' R Fw D2 Uw2 Rw

PB2

 

[OtaMota]

Generated By csTimer on 2026-10-13
avg of 5: 44.40

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1. (52.56) D2 R' U F' D2 F2 B2 L U2 B2 L2 U R2 F2 U L2 D2 F2 U2 L' Rw2 U' R' D Uw2 L' U2 Rw2 D' Rw2 D R' Fw R L2 U2 Fw' L' D L2 Uw Fw' Rw Fw' Uw'
2. 44.95 B2 D2 B' R2 L2 B R2 F' B L2 U' D2 L F' R' D' R' B' L' B2 Rw2 F' Fw2 U F2 B2 L2 F Fw2 R2 Rw2 F' Rw' U2 Rw2 B2 Uw2 Fw Rw' B2 Rw B R' L
3. 43.78 L F L F2 L' B' D B' L' B' R2 F U2 B2 D2 R2 B' U2 B2 D2 F Rw2 B L Uw2 R' F' L B Uw2 L' Uw2 F2 L' D Uw F' L2 Uw L Rw' U2 Uw F Rw2 Fw2 Uw'
4. (42.22) B2 D2 B2 D2 L D2 B2 R' B2 L2 F2 L B' D R' L B2 L' Uw2 Fw2 D' B' Fw2 Rw2 U' L2 B' Uw2 F2 Fw2 R2 Rw U2 D2 B' R2 L2 Fw' Rw D Uw L2 Uw B'
5. 44.46 U2 B2 L F2 L2 D' R D B L' B2 R2 D2 R B2 L' F2 L D2 F2 Fw2 L' F Rw2 U2 B L D2 Rw2 Uw2 B R2 Uw' Rw2 U2 F' L2 U2 Fw U R2 D' Fw Rw' Fw'

First sub-45 avg

 

[OtaMota]

Generated By csTimer on 2026-10-15
single: 39.07

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1. 39.07 B2 L U F2 R2 B' L' U2 B2 U' D2 B2 D' B2 L2 B2 U2 F2 R' B' Rw2 Fw2 U L' Uw2 L' Fw2 L' U F2 U2 L' Fw' R2 U' Fw Rw' Fw2 D' Uw F' U Rw Uw

PB2, OLL skip into Adj

 

[OtaMota]

Generated By csTimer on 2026-10-15
single: 38.83

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1. 38.83 L U' R B R D' L' F U B' D2 F2 D2 L2 F L2 D2 L2 F' U2 Fw2 D L B2 Fw2 D F2 Uw2 F2 L Fw2 L2 Fw' U R' B2 Rw' U Uw Fw2 R F2 B'

PB2 again

 

[OtaMota]

Generated By csTimer on 2026-10-16
single: 37.26

Time List:
1. 37.26 D' R2 U' L2 F2 U D F2 R2 U2 R2 B' D2 F' R U R2 D2 F L' Uw2 Fw2 D' B' Fw2 U D2 L2 Rw2 Fw2 D' L2 Rw B2 U Rw2 U2 L Uw B2 Rw Fw L' Uw R

PB yay

 

[OtaMota]

Generated By csTimer on 2026-10-16
single: 38.77

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1. 38.77 R2 B' U2 B' L2 D2 F L2 B' L2 D2 L' D F U' F' R L' U' R2 Uw2 Fw2 Rw2 B2 R2 L Uw2 F R2 B' L' B' U' Uw' R2 D Fw2 L' Uw2 Rw D' B Fw' U R2

PB3

 

[OtaMota]

 

[Powstick]

what 4x4 do you use?

 

[OtaMota]

what 4x4 do you use?

Qiyi Warrior

 

[OtaMota]

Generated By csTimer on 2026-10-21
single: 14.45

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1. 14.45 D2 R' F2 L U2 L' F2 R F2 L' U2 B2 F' L2 B2 D' U' R' U2 B D

PB3 OH

 

[OtaMota]

Generated By csTimer on 2026-10-24
single: 38.37

Time List:
1. 38.37 R' D' R F D2 R B L2 U' F2 U2 R' U2 L' B2 D2 B2 R' L' D2 Fw2 Uw2 Rw2 F Rw2 F2 D' B' U' R2 B' D' Uw2 Rw' U2 Uw2 F' D2 L2 Fw Uw' Fw' U2 Uw Fw' Rw'

PB2

 

[OtaMota]

Generated By csTimer on 2026-10-26
avg of 5: 43.72

Time List:
1. 43.65 L2 B2 L2 U2 B U2 B U2 L2 U2 D2 F U D2 R U' F L D R2 B' Fw2 Rw2 B2 L' Uw2 R Fw2 U' R L' D' R2 L Fw L' Rw2 Fw L' Uw F Rw' F Fw Uw' B'
2. (42.00) F2 R2 U' L2 U' F2 B2 U' L2 F R' L D2 B2 U' B' L U2 D Uw2 Rw2 U F2 Uw2 L F2 R L D Rw2 F2 Fw U L D L Uw' F' B2 L' Fw Uw L' Rw
3. (55.69) D F' R2 D F2 D' B2 U B2 D2 R' L2 F' U2 D2 R U' D B Rw2 F' U R2 Fw2 D' F' Fw2 Rw2 D B Uw2 F' Rw' D2 Rw D' Uw2 F2 Fw' Uw2 L U Rw' F
4. 44.81 R2 D L' D2 B2 R2 D2 R' U2 L U2 D2 B2 L B L' B L2 D' L' Fw2 Uw2 R F R U2 B2 Uw2 R' Rw2 Fw2 D Rw2 Uw Fw2 L U' Rw' Fw' U R Rw B Uw
5. 42.70 B' R2 D' L2 B2 L2 B2 U L' F' R2 B2 U2 D2 R2 B U2 R2 B' Fw2 R2 D Rw2 F' D R2 Uw2 R2 D Fw2 Uw2 B' L U2 Rw' D Rw' Fw R U2 Rw' D' F' Rw'

PB

 

[OtaMota]

Generated By csTimer on 2026-10-26
single: 34.66

Time List:
1. 34.66 U L2 F2 U2 D R2 B2 D R2 L2 U2 B' D R U B' D2 B2 R L' Fw2 R' F' Uw2 B2 L2 Uw2 R F' B' Uw2 R Uw B2 Uw' F Uw2 R' Rw' Fw2 D' Uw Fw Uw Rw

First sub-35, pb by 3 seconds

 

[OtaMota]

Sub-50 Ao100, I think I global sub-50 on 4x4 now!

A few months ago, I was able to drop down to a 50.13 ao100. Don't know why I didn't drop it down to sub-50 to finish the job, possibly I just got unlucky and couldn't improve further, or just decided to stop 4x4 for some random reason. Decided to do 3x3 instead for a few months.

A week or two before my last comp, I realized that 4x4 was at the comp, so I decided to do a bit of practice, and was globaling like 55 or something pretty bad for me. Was not expecting much from the comp, but got decent PRs regardless. The good comp results that revealed my potential, plus being at a good pausing point for 3x3 (got sub-12 ao1000, and didn't feel like any of my PBs were overdue or very close to a second barrier) were motivating. So after the comp, I practiced 4x4, and in the month, I now am faster than I was a few months ago, and got some cool PBs.

I think I will continue to do a bit of 4x4 while its fun, and get a bit faster, then after that, I will pivot back to 3x3.