bldcuber314's Road to 5BLD NR- Quitting cubing?

[Exmestify]

So I obviously haven't been cubing much recently. I haven't posted here since March, and I haven't been too active on the rest of the forums either. I'm still cubing a bit, but really not that much(maybe like 1hr a week) and I don't have any goals I'm going for or anything. I'm still going to competitons, but mostly just for the social aspect(so I'm probably gonna stop going to far away comps for BLD events). I'm signed up for Stevenage May which is next week, and UKC in August(can't reg for BLD bc I'll be in Japan). There was a BLD comp in Japan that I would've been able to go to if it was a couple days later, but anyway I don't think there's gonna be any comps in between Stevenage and UKC. I know I never got NR, but I'm happy with the level I achieved and I made a lot of friends from cubing so it's all good. (Plus you never know when a 4 mover could come up I could still get 2x2 NR lol). I'm not completely quitting cubing and I should still be on the forums every once in a while, but I don't think I'll be grinding any events or chasing any long term goals.

In the time that I would've been spending cubing I'm doing calisthenics/street workout(I started about 1yr ago). Here's a quick vid I filmed of my calisthenics skills(it's on my friend's yt channel he's also a cuber)

ok wtf bro those are some insane calisthenics!! awesomeee
how the heck did you progress toward that, i find it hard to even do smth like a planche :sob

 

[bldcuber314]

ok wtf bro those are some insane calisthenics!! awesomeee
how the heck did you progress toward that, i find it hard to even do smth like a planche :sob

Dw abt not being able to do a planche yet thats a really high level skill(when i started i could only do it legs tucked all the way). For skills like planche there's progressions you work through, but first you should build baseline strength with the basics like pushups and pullups. Then you can start working on easier skills like muscle up one arm pushup handstand stuff like that. You have to train a lot but I'd recommend it, its a great sport!

 

[Thomas.Caleb]

Why u quitting cubing

 

[bldcuber314]

Why u quitting cubing

I made a whole post explaining lol, just losing interest tbh

 

[Fred]

Dw abt not being able to do a planche yet thats a really high level skill(when i started i could only do it legs tucked all the way). For skills like planche there's progressions you work through, but first you should build baseline strength with the basics like pushups and pullups. Then you can start working on easier skills like muscle up one arm pushup handstand stuff like that. You have to train a lot but I'd recommend it, its a great sport!

I didn't mentally put in commas in all the places I should have, so I thought you were saying that one of the easier skills is doing pushups in a one-armed handstand.

 

[Exmestify]

Dw abt not being able to do a planche yet thats a really high level skill(when i started i could only do it legs tucked all the way). For skills like planche there's progressions you work through, but first you should build baseline strength with the basics like pushups and pullups. Then you can start working on easier skills like muscle up one arm pushup handstand stuff like that. You have to train a lot but I'd recommend it, its a great sport!

bro i cud do like 100+ pushups, can do ~7 in form pullups (
still cant do it lol
which progressions?

 

[bldcuber314]

I didn't mentally put in commas in all the places I should have, so I thought you were saying that one of the easier skills is doing pushups in a one-armed handstand.

I was thinking about that and literally just figured noone would think i was talking about a one arm hspu lol

bro i cud do like 100+ pushups, can do ~7 in form pullups (
still cant do it lol
which progressions?

I don't know if anybody in the world has ever gotten planche first try, I kinda doubt it. It takes a really long time- you have to build the form and technique, the straight arm strength, the conditioning and that just isn't something you can get without a lot of specific training. Even if you can do a lot of pushups that might not really help with planche, absolute strength is a lot more useful than endurance. Pushups are useful but the strength requirements for planche are just completely different. If you really commit to planche and cali skills I'm sure you can get great at them though!

 

[Thomas.Caleb]

So I obviously haven't been cubing much recently. I haven't posted here since March, and I haven't been too active on the rest of the forums either. I'm still cubing a bit, but really not that much(maybe like 1hr a week) and I don't have any goals I'm going for or anything. I'm still going to competitons, but mostly just for the social aspect(so I'm probably gonna stop going to far away comps for BLD events). I'm signed up for Stevenage May which is next week, and UKC in August(can't reg for BLD bc I'll be in Japan). There was a BLD comp in Japan that I would've been able to go to if it was a couple days later, but anyway I don't think there's gonna be any comps in between Stevenage and UKC. I know I never got NR, but I'm happy with the level I achieved and I made a lot of friends from cubing so it's all good. (Plus you never know when a 4 mover could come up I could still get 2x2 NR lol). I'm not completely quitting cubing and I should still be on the forums every once in a while, but I don't think I'll be grinding any events or chasing any long term goals.

In the time that I would've been spending cubing I'm doing calisthenics/street workout(I started about 1yr ago). Here's a quick vid I filmed of my calisthenics skills(it's on my friend's yt channel he's also a cuber)

Looked quite cool but my mum heard the word mother fu##ers and immediately snatched the phone of me

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

Looked quite cool but my mum heard the word mother fu##ers and immediately snatched the phone of me

this is why i don’t turn up the volume on my phone
i mean we watch movies all the time and the actors in the movies curse like crazy

 

[Exmestify]

I was thinking about that and literally just figured noone would think i was talking about a one arm hspu lol


I don't know if anybody in the world has ever gotten planche first try, I kinda doubt it. It takes a really long time- you have to build the form and technique, the straight arm strength, the conditioning and that just isn't something you can get without a lot of specific training. Even if you can do a lot of pushups that might not really help with planche, absolute strength is a lot more useful than endurance. Pushups are useful but the strength requirements for planche are just completely different. If you really commit to planche and cali skills I'm sure you can get great at them though!

but what progressions did you focus on

 

[bldcuber314]

but what progressions did you focus on

Started with tuck, i got advanced tuck after 3 months, then one leg(5 months), extra adv tuck(5 months), one leg + adv tuck(8 months), straddle(9 months), half lay(10 months) full(11 months) You can find the progressions online if you're confused

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

dang guys i’m only doing HIITs and lifting 10kg weights so that i can help my parents carry stuff

 

[Exmestify]

Started with tuck, i got advanced tuck after 3 months, then one leg(5 months), extra adv tuck(5 months), one leg + adv tuck(8 months), straddle(9 months), half lay(10 months) full(11 months) You can find the progressions online if you're confused

thanks!!
@Caleb Valenzuela lol same, helps a lot around the house

 

[bldcuber314]

Are progression threads back on main page

 

[acrystal]

Are progression threads back on main page

because of me >: )

 

[bldcuber314]

UK championship tmrw haven't cubed in over a week I'm gonna win trust

 

[bldcuber314]

Made 3bld finals which is today, also did some 3x3 team factory solves with my friends and I think we accidentally broke unofficial WR by like 2 secs(10.69 5 man, also a 9.99 4 man but that one was handscrambled)

Edit- Wait nvm abt the WR, looked at the vid and they were doing it with 5 cubes rotating we did it with 1. Still couldn't find anyone doing it faster the way we were, closest was a 10.16 4 man team factory but wouldnt call it WR

 

[bldcuber314]

Managed to save pr streak with 2.02 Pyra single, 3bld finals was bad(46 single) but my goal was to make it there so it's fine. Both goals for this comp achieved

 

[bldcuber314]

Btw got this at ukc

Spoiler: 11.85 3x3 PB ao100

Generated By csTimer on 2026-08-31
avg of 100: 11.85

Time List:
1. 11.16 L U' B L U' D F U F2 L2 B2 R2 F2 U B2 D' L2 U F L2
2. 10.92 U' L2 F L' F' R2 F R' F' R2 D R2 U' L2 U R2 L2 F2 L2 U2
3. 9.99 F2 D' L D2 L' F2 L' F2 L2 B2 D2 R U2 R2 F U R2 F U B2 U2
4. 11.38 L2 D2 L2 U' B2 F2 D L2 B2 F U2 R F L' U' B D R F
5. (15.71) L' D L2 R2 D2 B2 U L2 D R2 U R2 F R' B' R B D2 L U
6. 13.50 B2 D2 L2 R2 B' D2 B R2 D2 F2 D2 R2 U' B L' R2 D2 U R' D' F'
7. 9.15 D2 L2 U2 B2 L2 D' L2 U' R2 B2 U2 L' D L' D2 B' L' U2 B' L2
8. 12.52 U2 L' B2 L2 B2 R D2 L U2 L' D2 L2 D F' D2 R' B2 R B' R' U'
9. 11.49 F' U' L B2 R2 D2 L2 B' L2 F' L2 U2 F' U2 D' R2 B' F2 R D2 B'
10. (8.89) L F R2 F U2 R2 B2 F' D2 B' R2 B R B D U F' L B U B
11. 10.86 U2 B' U' L' D B' R' F' R U2 D2 L' U2 F2 R U2 R U2 R' D2
12. 11.64 U' L' U' F2 L2 U L2 U' R2 U B2 F2 U2 F' L' D B' R' F' R2 F2
13. 10.91 U2 R' B U2 B L2 U2 B' R2 F D2 F2 R2 L' D' F L2 D F2 D2
14. 13.58 U2 B U B2 D L2 U L2 D2 L2 U' L2 R B2 R' D L R B
15. 12.56 D2 F' D2 U2 R2 F' U2 L2 F2 L2 R F2 U' R F L U F L D
16. 13.72 L2 D U2 F' U2 B L2 U2 B' D2 F2 U2 R2 D R F2 R2 D' B2 R2
17. 11.76 R2 B' U2 B L2 F U2 B2 R2 F' L2 F' D' L U2 F' R' B' U2 R' U2
18. 10.76 U2 L F2 L D2 U2 L' B2 R' D2 R' B L2 F2 D' R' F L' B2
19. 14.02 L2 D' B2 L2 D2 R2 D U2 F' U B' R F2 D' L' R' D2 L2
20. 11.05 B' U' R2 U2 R2 U2 B' D2 B2 D2 R2 F L' F L2 F2 D L' B' D2
21. 10.97 R B' U2 R2 D F2 L2 D B2 L' F' U B2 R'
22. 11.43 R D' R' B2 U' F2 U L2 B2 D2 L2 D' U2 F L' F D2 L' B R'
23. 10.04 D' U' F2 R2 U' F2 D' L2 B2 L2 F' D2 U' L F L2 U2 B2 L2
24. 12.20 B' L' F U2 L B2 D R B2 U' R2 F2 U2 F2 U2 B2 U' B2 D R2 F
25. (8.99) D2 F' L2 U2 F2 R2 D2 B' D2 F' R2 B L U2 R2 B' L R2 U'
26. 14.71 D B2 U L2 D2 F2 L2 R2 F2 U R2 F' D2 L' R' F' D' F2 R' U2 F
27. 10.03 L' B2 D2 F R' U F' U2 L2 F L2 U2 B2 U2 F D2 L' F'
28. 9.42 D2 B' U2 B' D2 F R2 B2 U2 L2 D2 L' D' R B R' D U B R' U2
29. 11.74 U2 R2 D' R2 U L2 F2 L2 U2 B2 R2 B' U' L F2 R F U2 B2 L' U'
30. 10.82 B2 U' F2 U' F2 L2 D2 R2 U2 R2 F2 L' U R B' D B F' U2 F'
31. 13.52 R2 D2 R2 F2 U2 F2 D2 R' D2 L U' B F2 U' L R2 F' D2 R'
32. 12.78 D L2 U2 F' D2 L2 U2 L2 F2 D2 U2 R' D B2 L' U' R B U R F
33. 11.57 F2 U' L2 F U2 F D2 L2 B D2 B' R F U' L' R' F2 U F'
34. 11.75 U B' L2 U2 R' F2 R' B2 R2 D2 F2 U2 R' B F L' D' R F' R
35. 13.38 L2 D' L R' D2 R' B2 L D2 U2 L' U2 F2 U B U R2 B D2 R2
36. 11.36 D B' U B' R F' B' D F2 D2 F' D2 B2 D2 B' D2 B' R2 F'
37. 11.39 R' L' B' R2 U B' L U F2 D2 F2 D' R2 D B2 U' L2 F2 U2 F
38. 11.84 F2 L' U2 B2 L' U2 B2 R B2 L' B2 L' U L' U F D' F2 L2 R F'
39. 12.27 R2 D U2 F2 D L2 B2 U' R2 U2 F' L' U R2 U R2 U F' D2 R'
40. 11.18 R F2 L' D2 R B2 R' U2 R2 F2 R2 B2 F D2 L D' L' D2 L2 U'
41. 11.37 B' R2 D F2 U' F' L B D2 L2 B2 U2 R2 B2 D B2 R2 B2 D2 F'
42. 9.19 R2 F D B2 R B' D L2 F2 D2 R2 F2 L U2 L' F2 D2 B2 U2 B' L
43. 12.31 F2 D2 R2 D L2 R2 D R2 U F2 R2 U' F' L' B R2 U F' D B L'
44. 10.68 F2 U B2 R F2 D2 F2 D2 L R2 B2 L D2 B' U B R D B' L2 B'
45. 14.33 R L2 D2 B2 D2 U' R2 F2 D F2 U' L' D2 U2 F' L' F D' B F
46. 11.71 F D2 L B L2 F' U2 B' R2 F' U2 L2 F' U' L D' R' B D R2
47. (14.93) L2 U2 R2 F2 D2 B2 D2 R B2 R F2 R2 U B2 F2 R2 U F' D' B L
48. 11.33 R2 F U2 F2 L2 U L2 B2 L2 B2 R2 D B2 L' B' U' F' D' F L
49. 12.85 D' B L2 D2 L D2 R D2 U2 F2 U2 R2 D2 U' R2 F2 U2 R' F' U2 L'
50. 10.63 R2 U' B' U2 L2 U' L F U2 R2 D R2 F2 R2 U' D' F2 L2 U R'
51. (8.62) L2 B' R2 F U2 F D2 R2 D2 B2 F' L D' B U R' D2 B' R2 F'
52. 12.54 L2 D' L2 R2 D' L2 D2 U L2 B2 L2 R' B' L' U2 R D2 U' F' R
53. 10.58 R F2 L2 F2 U' F2 D' R D2 R L2 D2 R B2 R B2 L D2 F
54. 12.09 B U' L2 F U2 B L2 F2 U2 B' D2 B R2 F D' F D2 R2 B' L B
55. 11.47 L' D2 F D' L2 F2 U' L2 U' B2 L2 R2 D2 L' F' R2 F D' B' U2
56. 12.53 B L2 B D2 B D2 U2 B' R2 B U2 R2 U' F' R' B D' R D' B
57. 11.14 B' U B L2 D2 B R2 U2 R2 F2 D2 R2 B D2 R' B D' F' R2 B2 F'
58. (16.86) F' B' R' D R L F B2 R2 F2 L2 U B2 U2 R2 B2 R2 D' B2 F U
59. 12.03 L U' F2 R' L' U L F B2 R2 D2 F2 R B2 L' D2 R U2 B
60. 11.57 U' F2 R2 D L2 F2 L2 F2 D' U2 R D2 R B R' B' F D L' U
61. 13.73+ R B' R2 F' B D F R U L U2 D2 L' F2 L' F2 D2 B2 L2 D2
62. 11.55 R2 B U2 B L2 F2 D2 U2 B' U2 F2 U2 D' R U L B' F' D F2 U
63. 11.09 U L D2 F2 U2 L2 F2 L' B2 L' B2 D B R2 D B2 U2 B L2
64. 11.70 U' F D' U2 L2 F2 D U L2 F2 R2 F2 R' D' L' B U2 L' R F
65. 13.09 F' R2 B2 F2 D2 U' R2 D L2 R2 B2 U' R' D' F' L' F D2 U' B
66. 12.40 D2 R2 U' L2 U B2 D' F2 U' R2 F' U2 L B' R' F' U B2 U L
67. 12.30 D' L' D B2 U B2 F2 U2 B2 L2 U L2 R2 B D R2 U2 L' R F U2
68. 13.32 D B U2 B U D2 L' F L U R2 U2 L2 F2 D2 R2 F2 D2 B2 D' F2
69. 12.02 U L U D2 L2 R2 B F2 U2 R2 F R2 F L D' U' B U' R2 U'
70. 12.18 F' L' R2 F2 D2 F2 D2 R' F2 R' B2 R' U2 D L' R2 U' B R D' U
71. 11.58 B2 F2 L2 F2 U2 R' D2 R D2 R' D2 R B' R D U' L R F' D2 L2
72. 9.05 R D L F B U2 R U2 B R2 D2 R2 F U2 F2 B L2 D2 U L2
73. 11.65 L' F' D2 F' L U' R' F L U2 B2 D' R2 D B2 D' F2 U L2 D
74. 13.33 F R U' F2 U L2 F2 U R2 D' B2 F' D' B' L' F2 R' B F2
75. 13.40 B2 U2 R2 U L2 U2 B2 D L2 F2 B L' R2 U2 B U' R' D2 F2 D2
76. 13.81 D2 B' U2 F' L2 R2 B' R2 B' F2 L2 D' B' F2 L' F' U2 R U' B2 L'
77. (8.12) F' L2 U2 F' L F2 U R2 B D2 L2 F L2 F U2 L2 U2 B U2 D
78. 14.00 F R D2 F U D2 R2 F U' L2 U2 F2 R2 B' U2 F' R2 F R2 B
79. (8.71) D2 B' R U' L' D' L' D R F2 L F2 R' D2 R B2 R' F2 L2 B2
80. 11.97 F' R2 B' U2 R2 U' B U B2 U2 D2 L2 B2 L U2 L2 F2 R B2 D2
81. 11.59 D2 B' L D' F B L F2 D' R' U2 L D2 R U2 D2 B2 R' B2 U2 B2
82. 12.80 F' D' L2 D U2 R2 F2 U' F2 U2 F2 R2 F' U B L' R U B R2 D
83. (17.82) D2 L' D2 L2 F2 R' U2 R' U2 F2 U2 R U' F2 L' B2 L' D B R2 U
84. 13.86 U B2 D L2 D2 B2 L2 D R2 B2 R2 D2 R' U B' U F' L F2 D' F2
85. 12.24 F' B U' B' L F2 U' F R L2 U L2 U2 L2 U D2 L2 F2 U' R2
86. 10.95 F2 D2 U2 B R2 F' U2 B' U2 R2 F' D' B' L B2 D2 L2 D R U'
87. 11.84 R U' L' B2 F2 R D2 L F2 U2 R2 B' D' L2 B L R' F' R2
88. 12.88 F' B L2 B R B U' D' B2 L' F2 R B2 R U2 D2 F2 U2 L B
89. 12.93 D2 F L R2 U2 L2 B2 D2 F2 U' B2 D F2 U F' U' L F' D2 L' F
90. 11.62 U2 F' B2 R2 U2 L2 D L2 F2 U F2 U2 R' B2 D F' D2 L B2
91. 13.63 R B2 L2 D2 U2 F2 L B2 R' F2 B' U B2 F' L R F L
92. 10.93 L2 B2 R U2 R' D2 U2 L D2 L2 U B D2 L2 D' F' U' F2 U' R
93. 12.55 L D2 R' D2 L2 D2 R' F2 L2 F2 U2 F L R2 F2 D B R2 D' U
94. (15.65) F' R2 D R U2 R2 D' U2 F2 L2 U2 F2 R2 L2 F L2 U2 D B'
95. 11.47 R2 D R2 D' F2 D R2 U2 B2 U' B' D2 B2 L2 U R2 D R' D
96. 10.29 D' F2 L2 U' L2 R2 D' L2 D R2 B2 U2 R U2 B' D U2 R U F R2
97. 11.86 B' D' F2 U2 L' B2 D2 U2 L' D2 R2 F2 D2 R2 D' L2 F L R D R2
98. 9.61 F2 D2 B2 L2 F2 U2 R2 D2 R D2 R' D L' D2 L2 D2 U B L2
99. 11.91 F2 U' F2 D2 L2 D' B2 U' F2 U B2 L2 F' D B2 D' L' R' F' D' B'
100. 10.03 L2 R2 F2 D R2 U L2 U' R2 D' B' R D' F' L2 R2 D' U2 F' U'

Also i tried 4bld just now and got a 6 min dnf(like twice as slow as before) plus i forgot parity. Might not be a big BLD main anymore rip