iguana cubing progression

sub 3 avg here i come

iguana said:

I have a problem. I just got a 2x2 pb ao5, which is 3.28. I did the last four solves today - however, the first one way five days ago. I wouldn't mind if it was the worst solve, but it's counting, so I don't know if I should see this average as pb.

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I would count it

The FTO grind continues!

My PBs now stand at a 43.68 for single, which I got yesterday, and a 52.19 ao5 and a 53.76 ao12, both of which I just got now.

Just got a 16.66 OH PB ao5! It's my first sub-17 average.

15.61
(15.57)
(22.12+)
15.57
18.81

Bro. I dropped my FTO PB single from a 42.85, which I got earlier today, to a 34.00. That's faster than my 4x4 PB.

Here’s a tip from me
As sub-19 idk if this will help but doing practice solves and really try to implement what you learned. I got to sub-20 using 4LLL so you really shouldn’t really try to learn more very advanced stuff like if you are just 2LLL I feel by just doing solves you could get to sub-12 but do other ways to practice like an alg trainer.

I want to improve at 3x3 by grinding solves, because targeted practice is boring. If I really try to solve on yellow and white cross and to plan first pair, will I be able to improve? I currently average high-13 and would ultimately like to be sub-10.

So far, I've spent the day getting PBs in events I don't care about, with a 5.80 pyraminx single and a 4:35.21 feet single.

Since it's definitely getting removed now, I felt like doing some clock solves, and I just got a 7.54 PB ao5

Clock PB!

Generated By csTimer on 2026-08-21 (solving from 2026-08-21 14:34:33 to 2026-08-21 14:36:53)
avg of 5: 7.42

Time List:
1. 7.26 UR1+ DR5+ DL5+ UL1- U4- R3+ D0+ L2+ ALL4+ y2 U2+ R0+ D2- L2+ ALL4- @2026-08-21 14:34:33
2. 7.48 UR3- DR1- DL1- UL5+ U4+ R6+ D5- L2- ALL2- y2 U2+ R2- D0+ L2- ALL3+ @2026-08-21 14:35:02
3. (9.39) UR3- DR5- DL5+ UL6+ U1+ R4+ D1+ L1+ ALL3+ y2 U5- R5+ D2+ L2+ ALL1+ @2026-08-21 14:35:30
4. 7.52 UR0+ DR1+ DL5- UL4+ U6+ R1- D6+ L4- ALL4+ y2 U4+ R5+ D0+ L4- ALL6+ @2026-08-21 14:36:28
5. (7.22) UR3- DR4- DL5+ UL0+ U5+ R0+ D3+ L5+ ALL0+ y2 U0+ R2- D2- L4- ALL2+ @2026-08-21 14:36:53

Just got an 8.05 on 3x3!

R' D2 L' F2 R2 B2 R' B2 D2 L B2 R' U L F' U' R F U2 B2 U2

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R2 D2 R y' R U R' F2
y' U2 R U' R' U R U R'
U2 R' U R U' R' U' R
L' U L
U2 F U R U2 R' U' R U2 R' U' F'
U'

4.8 TPS

First ao5 with Sheerin!

Generated By csTimer on 2026-08-21 (solving from 2026-08-21 19:18:13 to 2026-08-21 19:26:06)
avg of 5: 21.84

Time List:
1. 24.15 UR6+ DR4+ DL2+ UL2- U2+ R2- D2- L4+ ALL4- y2 U4- R4- D0+ L1- ALL1+ @2026-08-21 19:18:13
2. 21.90 UR1+ DR6+ DL3- UL2- U5- R1+ D4- L6+ ALL5- y2 U4- R5- D5- L1- ALL1- @2026-08-21 19:20:13
3. 19.46 UR1+ DR4- DL3+ UL4+ U1- R5- D6+ L5+ ALL0+ y2 U3- R2+ D3+ L5+ ALL2+ @2026-08-21 19:23:16
4. (18.78) UR5- DR5+ DL1+ UL0+ U4+ R2+ D5- L4- ALL1- y2 U4+ R4+ D5+ L5+ ALL4- @2026-08-21 19:24:35
5. (DNF(19.99)) UR5+ DR4- DL5- UL5- U5- R4+ D6+ L5- ALL3- y2 U5+ R0+ D5- L3+ ALL2- @2026-08-21 19:26:06

My PBs with Sheerin are now a 15.05 average and an 10.66 single

First sub-10 with Sheerin!

Generated By csTimer on 2026-08-22
single: 9.56

Time List:
1. 9.56 UR1+ DR5- DL5- UL4+ U1- R6+ D1+ L4+ ALL4- y2 U0+ R0+ D4+ L3+ ALL1- @2026-08-22 08:16:07

Just got a 2:22.13 on 6x6! Turns out lookahead does actually make a difference...

When I got my clock PR average of 8.11, it ranked me 2964th in the world - today, I dropped to 3003rd. I want to get top 3000 again no-flip before it's too late.

3.08 2x2 PB ao5!!!

3.66
1.96
3.62
(6.78+)
(1.40)

This was a very weird average - until the last solve, which was 0.04 seconds off PB, it didn't even look remotely possible that I would get PB average, bearing in mind that my last was 3.28. I'm pretty sure this is my first counting 1 btw

5x5 PB!

Generated By csTimer+ on 2026-08-30 (solving from 2026-08-30 16:10:59 to 2026-08-30 16:22:48)
avg of 5: 1:24.55

Time List:
1. (1:34.86) Uw' U2 Lw' R B' F Bw2 Lw2 U Dw2 F2 Rw D' Dw' U Fw2 Bw' R2 F' Fw B' Dw' B' Bw Uw2 Dw Lw Bw Fw2 R' F Dw2 R2 Dw2 B2 U Fw2 Rw' F2 D Fw Dw2 Rw' R2 Bw' Lw L' D Uw' Rw' F L2 Fw Lw2 Rw2 R2 Bw' D2 F' D2 @2026-08-30 16:10:59
2. (1:18.17) Lw2 F' D2 Lw F2 D' U2 Lw2 L2 Uw' D' L Uw2 D2 R2 D R' B R' B R B2 R B Lw2 U F2 Rw L2 Lw2 Bw Uw' R' L' Bw' L2 Lw Rw2 Uw2 Lw' U2 Rw2 Lw' L R U R Uw' R2 Rw' L' Bw' B2 D2 Lw' D' Uw Rw Fw2 D @2026-08-30 16:14:39
3. 1:27.67[got an oll that i would usually do with b moves that i literally learnt a good alg for right before this solve] B2 Rw2 Dw Lw' F R' Fw2 U L2 Bw' B' Lw' R' L U' Dw L2 Bw2 Rw2 Bw2 F2 B2 Rw U' D' Lw Dw F2 Bw R' L2 B' Dw2 Rw2 L2 Uw2 R Fw2 Lw2 D2 B2 D' Rw' B2 Uw2 D' Bw Fw D' B' Fw R' U' R' Fw2 Uw' U F2 U R @2026-08-30 16:16:29
4. 1:18.84 Dw Rw2 U F' B2 Rw L B D U2 Lw R Dw' B2 F2 R Rw2 Uw2 Bw2 Uw Rw U Lw' Bw2 Lw' Dw2 Rw Bw2 L U2 Fw2 Dw' Fw Lw2 Rw' Uw' F' U Bw L' Dw Bw' B' Fw' Lw2 F2 R' Lw2 Rw Uw2 Rw2 U2 Rw U D2 Fw2 Uw2 Bw2 B L @2026-08-30 16:20:49
5. 1:27.14 Fw' Lw Uw2 R' F R' L2 F' D' Bw2 Fw' Rw Lw' B' F2 D2 Dw2 L Uw' D' U2 F' R B' U L2 Bw B' L' U2 Uw' Lw' F2 B Dw2 L U2 L2 D2 F2 R Rw2 Fw2 Uw2 Lw2 Uw F2 D Rw L' F2 Dw2 Lw' B2 Uw2 Dw D2 L2 B2 U @2026-08-30 16:22:48

I've decided to dedicate this next week to 5x5, and although I may not achieve this average in this time, I would like to global around 1:20, as I feel that 5x5 is one of my slower events and that I should be capable of this. What splits should I aim for? I use Yau.

First FTO solves of the day and I get PB ao5!

Generated By csTimer on 2026-08-31
avg of 5: 41.31

Time List:
1. (48.33) D R' D' L R B' D' R' D' U R' U R L R D U B' L D U' L BL U' L D' BL D' U'
2. 39.89 R D' L B L' B L' D U' L' U R D' U L' U L R D R BL' L BR' F L' BL' F'
3. 44.40 B' D' R B D' B' R U' R' L' D U R' B U R' B' D B BL F' L D BR' BL BR
4. 39.65 R L' B' L' B R D' L D U' B R' B U B' R U R' B U' BL' U' BR F' L' B BL'
5. (35.97) L B R D' R L B' D BR B D R' L BR' D' B L' BR' B' L B' BL' B' BL F' D B' BL'