Lionel Lee's progression thread (Road to sub 1:10/2:00/2:50 on 5x5/6x6/7x7)

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Hi I'm really happy to share some progression I've made on 7x7 in a very long time! I've gotten back into making progress on big cubes after a taking multiple hiatuses for the past 1 year. For background, I've been cubing for 4.5 years and my main event is 7x7.

I decided to post a thread because it is my first time making progress on big cubes in almost 1 full year. Back in 2021, I hit a wall and my 7x7 global average plateaued around 3:05. Moreover, I was busy with university and as a result, this made me not as motivated to practice big cubes as much. Only recently in July, I went for my first WCA competition in 3 years and got a 3:01/2:51 official mean/single for 7x7. Link to my WCA profile: https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/persons/2019HOON01. This revived my motivation to practice properly again.

Just within the last 3 weeks:
a). I was able to get my global average down from 3:04-3:05 to 2:57-2:58.
b). I broke my PB mo3 as shown below. Previously it was 2:49.07 from 2021.

Generated By csTimer on 2022-08-18
mean of 3: 2:47.38

Time List:
1. 2:37.51
2. 2:47.01
3. 2:57.63

c) I also managed to get my PB2 single of 2:35 on cam! It was quite close to my PB single is 2:34.24 which was from year 2021. Feel free to critique if you wish to!
Link to video:

My long term goal is to be able to average around 2:30 on 7x7.
 
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LwBigcubes said:
Hi I'm really happy to share some progression I've made on 7x7 in a very long time! I've gotten back into making progress on big cubes after a taking multiple hiatuses for the past 1 year. For background, I've been cubing for 4.5 years and my main event is 7x7.

I decided to post a thread because it is my first time making progress on big cubes in almost 1 full year. Back in 2021, I hit a wall and my 7x7 global average plateaued around 3:05. Moreover, I was busy with university and as a result, this made me not as motivated to practice big cubes as much. Only recently in July, I went for my first WCA competition in 3 years and got a 3:01/2:51 official mean/single for 7x7. Link to my WCA profile: https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/persons/2019HOON01. This revived my motivation to practice properly again.

Just within the last 3 weeks:
a). I was able to get my global average down from 3:04-3:05 to 2:57-2:58.
b). I broke my PB mo3 as shown below. Previously it was 2:49.07 from 2021.

Generated By csTimer on 2022-08-18
mean of 3: 2:47.38

Time List:
1. 2:37.51
2. 2:47.01
3. 2:57.63

c) I also managed to get my PB2 single of 2:35 on cam! It was quite close to my PB single is 2:34.24 which was from year 2021. Feel free to critique if you wish to!
Link to video:

My long term goal is to be able to average around 2:30 on 7x7.
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Did you delete your old instagram because you quit cubing at one point
 
5x5 PB Ao5 (previous was 1:09.81). I still use redux as usual and it's still working well for me.

Generated By csTimer on 2022-10-05
avg of 5: 1:07.90

Time List:
1. 1:04.81 D' U2 Fw Bw F2 L2 Uw2 Fw' Uw' R Dw2 Lw' B Lw2 Dw' Fw Uw B Dw' U' F2 Bw' Fw Rw' D L2 B D Rw2 B' Dw' R B2 R B2 Rw F2 Dw D' Rw' Lw' Bw2 Rw2 U R Uw Rw R' B2 F' U2 Lw2 Fw' B F D' B Uw' R Lw'
2. 1:10.14 R2 B2 Rw' D F2 B' L Fw' L' Bw' L2 F' R' Dw' U' R Rw2 B Uw Rw2 Uw' U2 Bw2 D Uw' F Fw2 Bw2 Lw Fw2 Bw' D Uw Fw' R' Fw2 Uw2 D2 Lw2 B2 R' B U Lw' Dw U' F' B' L' Lw F' D2 Rw' D2 Bw' Dw2 Rw R B' R
3. 1:08.75 D F' Lw2 Bw Fw2 B' L' U' Bw Dw' D' Uw U' Lw' Fw2 Bw' Lw U2 Dw2 Fw B U' F' Rw F Dw' Bw' F Rw2 Lw' Bw' D2 L Rw2 Uw Rw2 Lw Bw' D' Lw2 Dw2 L Dw Uw B' Bw' D' Fw2 R Bw' D' U Lw Dw' R' Bw2 Uw' U2 Dw Lw'
4. (1:13.91) U' Dw2 Rw Fw' Uw' R Dw' Lw Rw' F2 L2 Rw Bw Uw2 L D2 Fw' Bw Dw2 F' Fw' R Dw' Rw' U' Fw' D' L Dw2 R2 L2 D' Bw' U Lw2 F' B D Lw' Uw Fw Uw2 U2 F Dw U' B2 Uw2 Lw U L Rw Bw' Fw' L B' R B' F Rw2
5. (1:04.54) R2 Uw L2 Bw' F' Dw' Rw' B' F' L Fw' L2 Uw' R' Uw R' B2 Bw2 Rw2 F2 Rw' R U2 R2 B' F' Rw' Bw2 Dw Bw B F' Uw Bw2 Rw Uw2 Dw B2 Lw U' Rw R Dw' R2 L Uw' Fw2 U2 R2 Rw2 L2 U2 R' D' L U Uw' R' Bw' Rw'
 
More 7x7 PBs from yesterday (Single and Ao5):

Generated By csTimer on 2022-10-10
single: 2:34.14

Generated By csTimer on 2022-10-10
avg of 5: 2:49.18

Time List:
1. (2:46.28)
2. (3:06.94)
3. 2:53.36
4. 2:47.79
5. 2:46.39

That's probably my first ever sub 2:50 ao5. For the 2:34.14 I slowed down my turning towards the end due to nervousness, so a sub 2:30 could have been possible!
 
5x5 PB Ao12, was hoping to get some sub 1:05 singles but that's ok

Generated By csTimer on 2022-10-30
avg of 12: 1:11.23

Time List:
1. 1:05.83 Lw2 Dw' L B U' Fw Lw R' F' R Bw2 D Lw Dw' L2 Dw' Bw Dw2 Bw2 Dw D Fw2 Rw2 D2 L2 B R2 F2 R2 Fw B' F' U B' Uw Dw2 R' Lw' B Rw2 Uw Rw' R2 U Fw' Bw' L Rw' F R U Uw F Fw2 L Fw' Lw2 Uw' Fw2 Bw
2. (1:18.49) L B2 Fw Rw2 Lw Dw' Lw U' Bw2 F2 Fw2 B2 R B' Uw' D' B' Rw Uw Lw R2 U2 R Lw Dw2 B' D Bw' Rw2 U R U L2 D' Fw' Bw2 D Uw2 Bw2 L2 B' Dw F2 Uw' Bw2 Rw' B U' Fw' Lw' U' Lw Uw' D2 R' U' Bw U2 Rw2 Uw2
3. 1:12.70 D' L' Uw R D' F2 Fw D2 R2 Dw2 B' U' Rw Dw' U F2 B U F L Lw' D2 F Dw Rw2 B Lw L2 F2 Rw2 Dw2 F' R Dw D' Bw Rw2 U' R B2 F2 D' Bw2 U Rw2 U2 Uw2 L' Dw2 U' D2 Bw U' B' Dw' Uw B Rw2 Fw2 Dw
4. 1:13.26 B2 D R' L2 Fw F' Dw' Lw2 Uw U Rw F R B2 D Dw2 F Lw2 Uw2 B2 Bw D' Fw L2 D2 Bw' B2 U2 Dw Uw D2 Lw' L2 Fw2 F B' Lw Bw' Dw Bw2 Lw' U2 Bw' Lw Rw F' Rw2 Uw2 Lw R2 B Rw F U' R' Uw2 U Lw Uw2 B
5. 1:13.28 U2 L Dw' D2 Lw Bw' Dw2 B2 Fw2 R Bw2 B' Uw L D' Bw2 Lw F' Dw' D Rw' Dw' Rw' L2 F2 B Bw D' Rw' D2 B' R2 F' Fw2 R U' F' L2 Dw Rw Lw D R2 Bw B' F2 Fw Lw' D2 Lw D2 Dw2 L R' Dw2 Lw L2 Fw2 R Lw2
6. 1:14.50 B2 Bw' D2 Fw F Lw' L' Rw2 R' U' R' Uw' D Dw F2 Lw2 U2 Fw2 Lw' Uw' L2 Rw R' Lw2 D B D R2 F' Dw' Lw F2 Lw2 Rw Dw F Dw2 L F' Uw2 L' Uw' L R' Dw' R2 L' Uw2 D Lw B2 Rw' R2 B L' U L2 U' Lw2 Rw'
7. 1:08.99 B2 D2 Lw B D2 Lw' Fw R' F2 L' R Uw2 Lw2 U Dw2 Rw D' Rw Fw Dw' Bw' R U D' Uw Bw' Dw2 Lw2 F Lw D2 B L' R Bw2 Uw F D' Bw F Fw' D F2 Dw B Uw U Bw Dw2 Lw2 F2 Uw' Rw Uw2 U' Bw2 R' D2 Uw' Rw2
8. 1:07.67 D' Rw Bw R' Fw U2 L Uw2 Rw D2 B' Lw2 Uw' B Bw' Rw2 D' L Fw Lw Bw2 Dw D2 Bw2 L U Lw B' F R2 Lw Uw B' U2 B R2 Rw Bw B F Rw' L2 R2 Lw2 D Dw U' L R Uw L R2 Rw Uw2 Lw' Rw' Bw F2 Uw F
9. 1:10.75 Uw B F L Dw Bw' F Fw Lw' Fw' Dw2 Fw2 Bw Uw Dw D' Rw2 Dw2 Fw F Uw' F' Dw F2 B2 Uw' D Fw F2 Uw' Lw Bw' L2 Lw' R Bw Uw Dw2 Fw Bw' Lw' Bw F' R' F' Lw' D Bw F' R Lw' F2 Lw2 B' F' L Rw' Bw Lw R2
10. 1:09.42 R2 L Bw' Uw Lw' L2 F' L2 Uw' D2 Fw' F2 U B Bw2 F Dw Uw2 Rw Bw' D' Dw2 B Dw Bw2 D Lw2 Uw' Bw L U2 Lw Dw' Fw2 Dw' Bw' Rw U R' B2 U' Bw2 Lw F' Bw Rw' D Uw2 Fw2 R2 L U' Uw' Rw2 B D' Bw2 Fw2 Dw2 L2
11. 1:15.92 Lw' Fw2 Lw Bw' Fw Rw L Lw' R2 B2 Rw' F Fw' B' R Uw' Fw F2 L2 B' Uw R2 Lw' D2 R' Dw2 B' U' L' B' Uw' U' L' D B Rw' Lw Fw' Dw' R2 Lw2 Uw' F D Fw2 B' Dw' B2 Dw' R2 L2 D Lw' Fw U2 L' Rw2 B Rw Fw2
12. (1:05.08) Rw Uw' Dw' Rw2 Fw2 L' Uw D2 Dw2 U Bw L' Dw' Rw' R2 U' Bw2 Uw2 U2 Bw2 B2 Rw Dw2 U Rw Dw2 F B2 Rw2 B' L' B' F Dw D Bw Rw2 F Fw D Uw2 Dw2 Bw R Lw' Dw' B' Fw2 Rw2 Lw2 R' L' U' Bw Uw' Dw Rw' Bw R Dw'
 
I've been doing mostly 5x5 recently as you can see and managed to set new PBs for ao5 (1:07.35) and ao12 (1:10.99). Getting closer to 1:10 global and sub 1 single!

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