Your warm ups

[qqwref]

I warm up by solving some really tiny cubes... usually in the 5x5x5 through 8x8x8 range, but sometimes even a few 4x4x4 solves. I find that's good for warming up recognition/lookahead. If I feel like doing a particular cube (or I get a really good solve on it) I'll stick with that for a while; otherwise I'll go do another puzzle or something non-cubing-related.

On the off chance that I want to do some serious physical cube stuff, I generally do a bunch of random 3x3x3 and 3OH solves until I feel fast enough to actually start timing stuff.

 

[MoRpHiiNe]

Well normally before solving I'll do some sexy moves, and sometimes some Pll's.
Then I'll get into some 3x3 solves and normally times right from the start,
though if I start doing bad I'll either stop timing and work on look ahead
or do some OH solves .

I'm thinking I might start trying a warm up like it the OP though .

 

[chrissyD]

I start by solving the 5x5 or 6x6 (usually 5x5) just to get my brain and other functions booted up. Then I go though all the olls and plls

 

[5BLD]

Go for a walk, just start solving, play the piano, do a 7x7.
That's about it for me.

 

[r_517]

do 200 clock solves before any event..

 

[Olji]

Usually just start solving or do some penspinning first.

 

[Zane_C]

I put on 2 jumpers, then do 4x4 solves until my hands are warm and fast. My crispy x-cube does the job nicely.

 

[VCUBEFAN28]

I just do a 7x7 solve, I find that after my hands get used to a big cube, I can solve smaller cubes alot quicker than average

 

[Godmil]

I sometimes start with some slow solves.

 

[Dacuba]

Appearently my look ahead needs more warm up than my hands.
For my hands I just do random stuff which includes fast turning (Last Slot +LL, rush solves etc), if they remain cold, I'll just quit and try later

For look ahead I need some averages to get into it , sometimes I need 1 hour to completely warm up
I don't have much time of effective practise

I'll try just doing 4x4x4 (biggest cube I have) a few times now.

I feel so blind while look ahead is cold

 

[Muesli]

>Do solve.
>Bad time.
>Delete time and all previous times in session.
>Start again.

Repeat until I'm back to my usual average.

Or, most likely.
>Do solve, mess it up.
>25 seconds +
>Declare it all to be complete ****.
>Vow not to cube for rest of night.
>Repeat.

 

[ChrisBird]

I found out that I can warm up in one of 5 ways:
Mean of 3 7x7
Mean of 3 6x6
Average of 5 5x5
Average of 5 4x4
15+ solves on 3x3

Depends on how long I have, and what the goal of the session is.

 

[aminayuko]

i just stretch my hands in random claw shapes to loosen the joints in my hands.

 

[uberCuber]

A more serious post than my earlier one:

Living where I do, I very rarely have the problem of my hands actually feeling cold, so when I am doing any event other than 3x3, I can usually just jump right into solving and be fine. But for those relatively rare times where I feel the need for actual warmup, I find Chopin Etude Op. 25 No. 1 to be a very good cubing preparation.

 

[cuberkid10]

I do slow solves on a rubiks brand.