iguana cubing progression - aiming for sub-10

[iguana]

Generated By csTimer on 2026-09-30
avg of 5: 9.90

Time List:
1. 9.49 R B U L B' D2 L B' R2 U' R2 B2 D' F2 D' B2 D R2 U' L
2. (8.86) F' L F R B' U2 L F2 R2 U' L2 F2 L2 D L2 U' F2 U2 B' D
3. (12.40) L F D2 L' F' R L2 U' B2 D' L2 B2 D' F2 U' L2 B2 U2 B
4. 10.59 L2 R2 U' B2 U' B2 L2 F2 U F2 U2 R2 B' R' U' F D' R' F R U
5. 9.62 L' D B D2 L' B U R2 B2 L D2 R F2 L2 F2 B2 U2 L U2 D' F

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[iguana]

I was just doing redux on 4x4 because I felt like it and got a 43 flat, which is a good time for me with Yau - my best redux time before this was 51.35

 

[iguana]

4x4 PB!

Generated By csTimer on 2026-10-15
single: 33.78

Time List:
1. 33.78 L' F U2 R2 B L2 B2 R2 B2 D2 R2 F2 U B' D2 B' D' R' B2 D2 Fw2 Uw2 B' Fw2 U Rw2 U' Fw2 Uw2 B2 Uw2 B R B2 U Rw' B' R2 Fw' Rw2 Uw Fw' Rw' Fw' @2026-10-15 17:27:20

This broke my oldest PB of 35.66, which was about a week older than my 2x2 PB single. I knew I was pacing by the time I got to 3x3 stage - I lucked out with no parity, and I'm so glad I finally got this! First 4x4 solve of the day as well.

 

[iguana]

3x3 PB WHAT

Generated By csTimer on 2026-10-15
single: 6.90

Time List:
1. 6.90 L2 B2 R2 B F2 U2 F L2 B' D2 U2 L U R U' R' D2 R F R' @2026-10-15 18:01:06

Predicted cross and 2 pairs in inspection
First sub-8 was sub-7 lol

Recon
y //inspection
U2' R' F D D //cross
y' R U' R' //1st pair
U R' U R U2' R' U R //2nd pair
y' U' R U2' R' U R U' R' //3rd pair
U' L' U L //4th pair
U M' R' U' R U' R' U2' R U' R r' //OLL
U2' //AUF

i'm so happy
this would have been nr99 if it was official

 

[iguana]

Just failed 7x7 PB

Generated By csTimer on 2026-10-19
single: DNF

Time List:
1. DNF(3:49.15) Lw F2 3Dw' Lw2 3Uw2 F U R' L' Uw U 3Uw2 B' L2 3Uw Rw2 F2 3Dw2 3Bw2 F' U L Rw' F 3Uw2 3Fw' F 3Lw Dw' D' Rw2 B2 D R2 Dw' Bw F' D B2 U' L2 F' Rw' Dw' R B F2 Bw Dw' D2 B Rw' Fw Bw 3Lw' 3Dw' Rw' 3Rw U2 3Fw' Rw Bw' Fw2 U2 3Bw2 3Fw' F' Fw2 Dw' D2 L2 Lw' 3Lw Bw2 B U' 3Fw B' 3Uw2 3Dw2 B' 3Dw2 3Fw2 3Rw Fw' R2 D' Bw F L Bw' 3Bw2 F U2 F 3Bw2 Rw R F Lw @2026-10-19 14:35:30

DNF by a slice

 

[iguana]

6x6 PB WHAT

Generated By csTimer on 2026-10-21
single: 2:00.77

Time List:
1. 2:00.77 B2 F D' Rw2 D Bw2 Fw2 Lw' R2 3Uw L' U 3Rw2 Bw F' 3Fw2 Uw L2 3Fw R2 3Rw' 3Fw2 Uw Rw Fw2 3Fw2 3Uw D2 Fw R' Bw' U2 Dw Fw D' L' Lw2 Rw2 Bw 3Fw2 D R Lw2 U' Fw2 L 3Uw2 3Rw2 D F Lw' F2 B2 Lw' Dw2 Rw' Dw' R' Dw L U2 F2 U2 3Fw 3Rw L2 B' 3Uw' 3Rw2 U' 3Uw 3Fw2 Uw2 D2 Bw Lw 3Uw' Dw2 B Rw @2026-10-21 16:46:25

Drop of 16 seconds is crazy
It even had PLL parity
Finished centres at around 1:15, edges were quite easy but I really was locked in
This is dumb

 

[iguana]

I did it for 5x5

Generated By csTimer on 2026-10-21
single: 1:05.35

Time List:
1. 1:05.35 Lw2 Bw' Rw F2 R Dw2 R' Rw' L' Uw2 B2 Lw2 L Fw' L' Lw2 D' B' R2 F R' Uw2 B2 L2 B2 Uw' D2 L' D' Bw R' D' Dw' Rw2 Dw' D R' Fw2 Bw' Rw2 U' L2 Bw2 F R' Dw2 Lw' B L2 D' Fw2 Bw F B' Lw' L U' Bw D F' @2026-10-21 17:44:53

This is pretty dumb

 

[iguana]

2x2 PB ao5...

Generated By csTimer on 2026-10-22 (solving from 2026-10-20 17:26:33 to 2026-10-22 07:57:40)
avg of 5: 2.81

Time List:
1. 2.33 U' F2 R' F2 R' U F2 R2 F' @2026-10-20 17:26:33
2. 3.37 R U2 F2 R' F U' R2 F R' U @2026-10-20 17:26:48
3. (4.71) R F' U R' U' F R U2 R2 @2026-10-20 17:27:16
4. (2.28) F R F R' U2 R' F2 R U @2026-10-20 17:27:38
5. 2.74 F' R' F2 U' R F' R2 U2 R' @2026-10-22 07:57:40

...but I got it over multiple days. Again. SO ANNOYING

 

[iguana]

OH PB!

Generated By csTimer on 2026-10-22
single: 12.79

Time List:
1. 12.79 D B' L2 D2 F D2 B' U2 F' L2 U2 F' L' U2 B2 R2 F' R D L' @2026-10-22 12:17:45

Recon:

z2 x // inspection
R U // pseudo xcross
x' U' R U R' U y' R' U' R // 2nd pair
U r U' r' // finish cross
y' U' U' R' U R U' R U R' // 3rd pair
U' R' U R // 4th pair
R' U' F U R U' R' F' R // OLL
U' R R x D D R U R' D D R U' R // PLL

~3.8 TPS

My main reason for not finishing the xcross straight away was because I had tracked the 2nd pair in inspection given how easy it was to, and I was worried that solving the red edge first may have led to a different case to what I had planned.

also why are my oh pbs always fullstep

 

[iguana]

OH PB!

Generated By csTimer on 2026-10-22
single: 12.79

Time List:
1. 12.79 D B' L2 D2 F D2 B' U2 F' L2 U2 F' L' U2 B2 R2 F' R D L' @2026-10-22 12:17:45

Recon:

z2 x // inspection
R U // pseudo xcross
x' U' R U R' U y' R' U' R // 2nd pair
U r U' r' // finish cross
y' U' U' R' U R U' R U R' // 3rd pair
U' R' U R // 4th pair
R' U' F U R U' R' F' R // OLL
U' R R x D D R U R' D D R U' R // PLL

My main reason for not finishing the xcross straight away was because I had tracked the 2nd pair in inspection given how easy it was to, and I was worried that solving the red edge first may have led to a different case to what I had planned.

also why are my oh pbs always fullstep

I worked out a better F2L that leads to a bad LL.

z2 x // inspection
R U x' y' U' R' F U' R // xcross
z R' U' R' U // 2nd pair
z' R U R' U' R U R' // 3rd pair
U' R U' R' // 4th pair

 

[mdcuber9]

2x2 PB ao5...

Generated By csTimer on 2026-10-22 (solving from 2026-10-20 17:26:33 to 2026-10-22 07:57:40)
avg of 5: 2.81

Time List:
1. 2.33 U' F2 R' F2 R' U F2 R2 F' @2026-10-20 17:26:33
2. 3.37 R U2 F2 R' F U' R2 F R' U @2026-10-20 17:26:48
3. (4.71) R F' U R' U' F R U2 R2 @2026-10-20 17:27:16
4. (2.28) F R F R' U2 R' F2 R U @2026-10-20 17:27:38
5. 2.74 F' R' F2 U' R F' R2 U2 R' @2026-10-22 07:57:40

...but I got it over multiple days. Again. SO ANNOYING

That’s always the worst lol, if I have some fast times, before I end the session I make sure there’s no way for me to get a PB avg with them later lol

 

[iguana]

JUST BROKE MY SQ1 PB BY OVER 3 SECONDS THE SCRAMBLE WAS STUPIDLY EASY IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SUB-10

Generated By csTimer on 2026-10-23
single: 10.34

Time List:
1. 10.34 (0,-4)/ (3,0)/ (-3,3)/ (-5,-2)/ (-1,-4)/ (-3,0)/ (0,-2)/ (-3,-3)/ (0,-5)/ (4,0)/ (-4,0)/ (4,-4) @2026-10-23 13:04:13

(-2,2) / (6,4) / (1,2) / (-3,-3) / //CS
1-slice OBL
U Perm

13 slice solution is crazy

 

[iguana]

Square-1 PB ao5

Generated By csTimer on 2026-10-23 (solving from 2026-10-23 14:19:32 to 2026-10-23 14:23:48)
avg of 5: 18.07

Time List:
1. 13.91 (0,5)/ (-3,0)/ (-2,-2)/ (5,-1)/ (4,-5)/ (3,0)/ (-4,0)/ (0,-3)/ (6,0)/ (-4,0)/ (0,-5)/ (-2,-5)/ (2,0)/ @2026-10-23 14:19:32
2. 22.83 (-5,0)/ (-1,5)/ (-3,6)/ (0,-3)/ (-2,-5)/ (3,0)/ (-1,0)/ (3,0)/ (-5,0)/ (-4,0)/ (-2,-3)/ (-2,0)/ (-2,-1) @2026-10-23 14:20:16
3. 17.48 (-5,0)/ (5,5)/ (0,-3)/ (3,-3)/ (1,-2)/ (3,0)/ (-4,0)/ (0,-3)/ (4,0)/ (0,-3)/ (6,-4)/ (-4,0)/ (-4,-5) @2026-10-23 14:21:12
4. (26.71) (0,5)/ (-5,-2)/ (-4,-1)/ (-3,-3)/ (4,-2)/ (3,-4)/ (-3,-3)/ (-5,0)/ (6,-2)/ (-4,0)/ (-2,0)/ (1,0)/ @2026-10-23 14:22:00
5. (13.44) (0,5)/ (1,-2)/ (-4,-1)/ (-3,0)/ (6,0)/ (-3,0)/ (-2,-3)/ (6,-3)/ (-5,-4)/ (4,-3)/ (0,-2)/ (6,0)/ @2026-10-23 14:23:48

 

[iguana]

I was doing FMC today and I found an 11 move F2L-1!!! However, I did change my solution for it slightly, as it gave a better continuation. The solve ended up being a 37 and is below.

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

R' U' F L2 R2 D2 B D2 F2 L2 R2 U2 B D2 F' L' D2 F' U' F U2 B U2 L2 R' U' F

 Moves 

// F R' D' R // EO
// (F' U2 B R2 B) B F2 // 11-move F2L-1
// (F' U2 B R2 B) B F U' F// F2L-1 that I actually did
// (U' F U2 F2 U' F2 U' F') // F2L
// (B U2 B2 U' B2 U' B2 U2 B) // OLL
// F' U B' U2 F U' F' U2 F B U2 // PLL
F R' D' R B F B' U2 F U' F' U2 F B U2 B' U2 B2 U B2 U B2 U2 B' F U F2 U F2 U2 F' U B' R2 B' U2 F

Edit: If you don't understand NISS, then to see the 11-move F2L-1, do B' R2 B' U2 F, then apply the scramble and do the moves that aren't in brackets up to where it says 11-move F2L-1.

 

[iguana]

PB ao12!

Generated By csTimer on 2026-10-25 (solving from 2026-10-24 14:42:04 to 2026-10-24 14:48:55)
avg of 12: 10.70

Time List:
1. 9.75 F2 U2 F' D L' U R B R2 F2 R2 L2 U' F2 R2 L2 D' R2 U2 L2 F' @2026-10-24 14:42:04
2. 9.26 U2 B' D2 L B' U' D' B2 L F R2 L2 F2 R2 U2 L2 B' D2 F2 B' @2026-10-24 14:42:39
3. 12.60 L' U2 D B2 L' F' U F2 D2 F2 U2 L2 F2 R2 U2 B' R2 B L' D' @2026-10-24 14:43:03
4. 9.89 L R2 F2 R2 F2 D2 L' B2 U2 R' F U B2 R' F2 R U R' F' @2026-10-24 14:43:36
5. (13.35) B L' D2 F L' D' L D F2 R2 D' L2 D2 L2 U B2 D2 F' @2026-10-24 14:44:22
6. 12.03 L' F L B2 L' R' F2 L' D2 F2 R F' D2 R2 F' U2 F U' @2026-10-24 14:44:53
7. 9.06 U2 F' R2 D' B2 L2 U' B2 D U R2 U F2 U' R' D' L' D2 L' B' F @2026-10-24 14:45:27
8. 9.89 L B2 R2 F2 L B2 U2 L' R2 F2 R' F R F' L B' D F U2 @2026-10-24 14:46:01
9. 10.27 F' D' F2 D2 R2 B2 D' F2 U' R2 U2 B2 R2 L U2 B U R2 U F' L' @2026-10-24 14:46:54
10. 12.62 R' B D' F2 L2 U' R2 F2 U2 L2 F2 U F' R' F2 D2 F' D L' B2 @2026-10-24 14:47:55
11. 11.60 R2 D B2 U2 B2 U F2 D F2 L B' L2 F2 D R2 B2 D' R @2026-10-24 14:48:20
12. (8.41) B' L B' D' R D F D' R' B2 L' D2 R U2 R B2 L2 U2 R' D @2026-10-24 14:48:55

It was keyboard, but since the drop was by nearly half a second, I think it would still be faster than my former PB ao12 of 11.18, which I got on stackmat.

I DON'T USUALLY GET SO MANY SUB-10s.

 

[iguana]

Just got an FMC PB mean of 32.67 with a 31 PB single!

31
34
33

 

[iguana]

So basically my laptop kept crashing so I had to wipe it and reinstall Windows. Looks like I don't know how to take backups, so I've lost my PB history, a lot of coding, and lots of videos.

On a happier note, I was doing solves yesterday and got two very good singles - a 7.81 PB2 single on 3x3 with a Ga Perm where I planned two pairs, and a 3:19.58 7x7 PB! When it comes to the latter event, I have a comp with it in a few weeks, and I feel like I could get top 100 in my country for it if I really try, but we'll see.

 

[iguana]

5x5 PB3!

Generated By csTimer on 2026-10-31
single: 1:09.45

Time List:
1. 1:09.45 U' Fw' Rw D2 F Uw F U' Uw2 L Bw2 Rw L' Dw2 Lw2 Uw' U Bw2 Rw2 Dw2 Bw' B Lw2 Dw2 F Fw R2 L2 Fw' Dw2 R2 Fw' Bw' L2 B' R' Rw F U2 Dw2 B2 Lw Dw R2 U2 Fw D R' D Bw Uw2 R2 Dw Fw' L2 B2 Bw' Dw2 D' Rw' @2026-10-31 09:57:23

 

[iguana]

5x5 PB ao5!!!!

Generated By csTimer on 2026-10-31 (solving from 2026-10-31 09:57:23 to 2026-10-31 10:08:42)
avg of 5: 1:15.43

Time List:
1. (1:09.45) U' Fw' Rw D2 F Uw F U' Uw2 L Bw2 Rw L' Dw2 Lw2 Uw' U Bw2 Rw2 Dw2 Bw' B Lw2 Dw2 F Fw R2 L2 Fw' Dw2 R2 Fw' Bw' L2 B' R' Rw F U2 Dw2 B2 Lw Dw R2 U2 Fw D R' D Bw Uw2 R2 Dw Fw' L2 B2 Bw' Dw2 D' Rw' @2026-10-31 09:57:23
2. (1:19.69) U2 Bw2 Lw' D' U Bw Fw' Lw' Rw B' Dw L' Bw Dw2 Fw Bw' R Rw2 D' U' Dw' B2 Uw Fw' F Rw' Bw Uw B' R Lw' B U' F2 B2 Uw Fw' U2 Bw' L2 D' Bw' Fw Uw Dw' Lw' F2 R U2 Bw Uw Rw2 Fw2 R' Dw' D' Rw Fw U2 Rw @2026-10-31 10:00:35
3. 1:16.36+ Rw2 U' Fw2 R Fw2 D F' L Fw Lw D2 U2 Fw Bw' Lw2 D' L' U' Lw' L Bw' Dw' Lw2 Bw2 D' Rw D' Fw Bw' L D2 Uw2 U L R2 F Uw B2 Dw' Rw F2 B2 D F' Uw2 Lw2 Rw' Dw2 L R Uw2 F R2 B2 Bw' Lw Fw2 F' Dw' D2 @2026-10-31 10:02:48
4. 1:17.61 Uw' D2 U2 L' R Dw2 Bw F Uw2 Rw' B2 U2 Dw2 Uw2 Bw' Dw R L' B2 L B2 Fw' D' Dw' B' Lw2 B Uw' B Lw Uw B' Fw2 Dw R Rw' F2 Rw' Dw' Fw2 Uw' F2 R2 L B' D B' Rw' Dw2 F2 B Fw L Lw' Bw2 F' Rw' D' Lw R2 @2026-10-31 10:06:09
5. 1:12.33 Uw' D R Rw' B' D2 Uw' B' Dw F' Rw' R B2 R2 U Lw L2 R2 Fw Lw F' D Rw R' B' Rw' R' Lw Bw2 Fw2 U Lw' Uw2 D' R' B' L' B Fw2 Lw' L Uw' L B U R U' D B2 Bw Lw' Bw2 Dw Uw2 B Lw Dw' L B' Rw2 @2026-10-31 10:08:42

1:14.77 w/o +2

 

[iguana]

So I was doing some 5x5 solves on stackmat yesterday, and after a fairly standard time of 1:22.27, I got a new PB single of 1:05.09. Whenever I get a PB on 5x5+, I'm always paranoid that my timer malfunctioned, and I switched to keyboard. Two solves later, I got a 1:04.45 on keyboard, meaning the 1:05.09 was counting. I got one more good solve, and I now have a 5x5 average that is faster than my PR single (which was overall PB when I got it two months ago).

Generated By csTimer on 2026-11-01 (solving from 2026-10-31 16:45:23 to 2026-10-31 16:56:10)
avg of 5: 1:11.70

Time List:
1. (1:22.27) F' Lw2 Fw2 L2 R U R Lw Dw2 B Uw2 D U2 R B' U2 D B' R2 U F' Rw' R2 F2 D2 L2 Bw2 B2 Dw' R2 Uw L' Dw Uw Fw2 Rw2 D Uw' Bw Fw2 Rw2 U Dw2 Rw2 Fw' B' D2 U' Uw' Fw Rw2 Fw B R' Dw D' U Bw' F2 Dw' @2026-10-31 16:45:23
2. 1:05.09 Uw2 B2 Dw2 Uw Fw2 R2 L Lw' Dw Uw L2 U' Fw2 L U2 Uw2 L F L2 Dw' D' Uw L' Fw2 F Lw' F Lw2 L' Bw2 U Lw F Uw Fw2 D F2 Uw2 Lw Fw2 D' F2 D' F2 R U2 L' Dw U' Bw2 D Fw B D Rw2 D' Lw2 U' B Rw' @2026-10-31 16:47:27
3. 1:15.30 L R Bw D' Rw Dw' U2 D' F2 D L' Lw Dw D' L' Rw' Dw D B2 Fw2 L' Bw' Uw2 F B' Lw2 Uw2 Dw' Lw2 B D U Uw2 Dw L2 B' R' Uw' D' Dw' B' D' Fw Rw Fw L Uw2 B' Bw U L2 U L' Lw' Dw2 Lw F2 B L' Uw' @2026-10-31 16:49:34
4. (1:04.45) B2 Bw2 D Bw' Lw D L Fw2 B' Uw B L2 Dw2 U' Bw' Uw2 D' Lw2 Bw' R B2 F Lw' L R Fw Bw Uw' U Bw' F D' U' B2 Fw2 R Dw' Bw2 F Rw' R' Dw Fw Lw Dw2 B' Fw U' Bw' F2 Lw' Dw L B' Uw Dw2 B' Lw U2 Rw2 @2026-10-31 16:51:30
5. 1:14.71 D' Lw2 Fw U2 D' Fw' Rw' D' Lw' U2 Rw' Dw B2 Uw2 Dw B' L2 F U B' L2 Bw Dw Lw Bw2 B' L D' B2 F' R Bw R' Uw' Dw2 L' Dw2 F Rw' D' Rw' F Bw' Lw F' Uw2 U Lw2 Uw' Dw2 U B' F2 Dw2 R D2 U' F' R2 Dw @2026-10-31 16:56:10