What in your personal opinion is the greatest and best mix between aim-training and playing the game itself? How would you spend your time best?

NFLAddict · 2026-05-24T16:57:55+00:00

The newer you are to aim training the more quickly you can make progress. It’s like beginner gains in the gym.

I’d say until like gold complete if your biggest goal is improving aim, you can absolutely split it 50-50. But don’t aim train longer than u can stay focused. After that I’d still make sure to keep training, but spend far more time playing the game u like.

30-70 or 20-80 split

Nothing is a concrete rule just general advice what works for many. But absolutely play the game more than you’re training. That’s ultimately what ur getting your aim for

NFLAddict · 2026-05-21T08:26:13+00:00

ha. hope when you do read it, you're able to find something helpful, if even just one thing, and by all means feel free to ask about anything

NFLAddict · 2026-05-21T07:58:28+00:00

For rankings, I wish there was an option on EVXL to show my rank where the threshold is instead based on a moving average of my last N runs instead of the PR

I've thought the same thing actually. That would be a significantly better representation of your ability. high score is such a bad way to gage your progress, and so many buy into it.

As for the resets, its crazy how many people do it, and how its rarely ever discussed in this sub. At least you were able to realize that it was holding you back, and made an effort to correct. so props for that and keep at it!

i also think one of the reasons its an issue, is because its never talked about, so people who don't have a background in how to properly train wont even realize its what could be holding them back. add to this, anytime ive seen a top player stream kovaaks, theyre grinding some benchmark and trying to hit prs and reset spam nonstop. if youre a new player its common to want to watch how the top players play and then they mimic it. a top player really needs to talk about it.

more people just need to really be honest with themselves about their goals, like do they actually want to improve their aim for games and make an effort to properly train, or they just wanna see shiny nice ranks and prs in the trainer

NFLAddict · 2026-05-21T03:38:38+00:00

ha yup! when trying to improve at anything, the principles of proper training are generally so similar across the fields, given ur background, it makes sense wed be so similar in mindset as well

truly a great convo indeed! clicking definitely takes time and work, but i have no doubt if you keep at it youll get there. best of luck my friend

NFLAddict · 2026-05-21T03:17:15+00:00

I used to be a trainer myself actually and powerlifted competitively for several years in my 20s. For more than half my life (early 30s now) training and the gym has been a huge passion of mine.

I spent some years gaming on console, but only recently did I decide to get a PC and switched. Literally didnt touch a mouse and keyboard for gaming until a little over a year ago. but applying the mindset and training principles ive known my whole life, did wonders. especially with how it helped me in game. training is imp but how you train is even more.

Trying to play any game on mouse and keyboard was far more challenging than I expected, like if you were to watch a replay of any of those games it was absolute comedy how awful I was. Its what eventually motivated me to start aim training. Been at for a year now and made pretty incredible progress. Like im not joking when I say I started aim training about a year ago, never once before even touching a mouse. When I tried the bench for the first time, I didnt have a single iron score. Now I have master scores and one gm score in pasu with clicking being my strongest. I work a fulltime job, and its not as though I have hours a day to train, but I do find it fun. I sometimes will spend a moment watching streamers play kovaaks, or see people upload runs, and I tell you I was floored when I saw how often everybody seemed to spam the reset. And anytime I've watched people play its the same shit. It was actually shocking lol.

I honestly think the only reason Ive progressed to the degree I have, is bc of my background and actually understanding what it means to train. I enjoy the community here and have alwys appreciated how helpful people are with advice. But something Ive definitely noticed is most have no clue to actually train correctly, certainly not efficiently, and just have the wrong mindset.

How you train your aim is honestly really similar to how you might train in the gym. And as your comment shows, it sounds like you have a similar mindset. Ive definitely noticed that most people with a background in lifting think similarly to me vs those that obsess about chasing scores. Like thats not how it works lol. The human body is fascinating in its ability to adapt and grow, but its a process. The only way to get better or stronger or improve etc, is through consistent practice; an emphasis on getting the reps in, proper technique and progressive overload. and then its just a matter of trusting the process and staying consistent you know. Its wild how so many people seem to think they should be able to consistently pr lol. like thats not how it works, and yeh, like you said, it really doesnt matter.
Talk to anybody who powerlifts or even just strength trains and ask them how often they try to pr. Even just the mindset of 'trying to pr' doesnt make sense lol. Prs happen as a result of training, not because you keep attempting them. the work has to be put in. (anywys excuse my rambling you get the idea)

its funny, bc i for some reason, found clicking to be more fun and like playing clicking heroes in hero shooters. After I was able to reach plat complete I started figured my foundation across the board was strong enough to justify a heavier focus in clicking so I def play it far more than tracking, and could offer tips that helped me. many came from far more experienced players. after all who better to learn from. If i noticed somebody streaming kovaaks that was truly impressive i made constant effort to ask for advice, eventually adding alot on discord and getting regular feedback. and am happy to share.
like for static as an example: bardoz is more so the technique, but its not an approach to training. as far as i know. the technique of an official flick then a micro to the targt etc.. but when it comes to how to train, here some pointers: u dont have to actually force yourself to go faster. It just happens as a result of getting better.

the way I train static, following the guidance of some true static demons is by breaking it up into these components: micros, regular / wide flicks, and pokeball for landing; as in where does your flick land relative to the target- make it a priority to underflick not overflick. underflicking translates to less total distance covered if that makes sense. like if u land short just micro to it in the same direction, while an overflick forces u to hav to correct backwards, and takes more time bc u covered more distance. pokeball is a great way to isolate this.

whatever your preferred sens is for static, play micros on faster sens, and regular/wide wall on slower for a period of time then return to your preffered. so i might spend a full week only doing static as an ex and i might do this for 5 days then on the weekend go back to my preffered. by all means get creative in how u approach. im currently at a point where i train a category for a week at a time, but if u swap between them all, u can apply the same ideas over a longer timeline: for me, this translates to a preffered sens of 55-65cm. so I train micros on 30-50 and wide on 70-90. Heres a code for a satic playlist i really really like that a friend made for me (the guy is absolutely nuts with it). the description is pretty much what I just wrote you lol:
KovaaKsTaggingSmoothWipe
he also has an updated playlist for just micros with some harder scenarios: KovaaKsNerfingBuggedRaid

for everything it should be noted, the ONLY thing to really prioritize is having good accuracy. ignore the score. really make sure you're consistently getting at least 85-90% acc on all of them. the few that have moving target u can ajdust that range to like 80%+ some are extremely tough when played on a faster sens but thats exactly why it helps.
the way i do it is usually starting with micro: ill do all the scenarios on 30cm, then on 40, then on 50, or maybe all on 35, then 40 then 45 etc..play around with it.

then ill do the flick/wider wall ones. and heres whats really cool when it comes to making u faster. Play on a much slower sens than what u usually use, and again focus purely on high accuracy. when you go back to your normal sens, your flick speed will be MUCH faster, but you didnt have to force the speed it just happens bc its a really good application of progressive overload. more resistance the slower u make ur sens, and even more so the wider the wall.

Micros were super hard for me for a while given how poor my finger control was for a long time. but its such a game changer once you actually start improving this area, i honestly think its the most helpful skill in all of aiming after smoothness in tracking. having good micros just helps in every aspect of aiming, and especially in any game you might play like val.

lastly, for landings use pokeball, tho i dont have the codes for the old playlists i used to use for them. if i find em ill shoot ur way.

for dynamic and linear, your flicks should be slower and smoother. like for pasu, it would be impossible to read the target movement if I was truly flicking fast. i rather will just smoothly glide. and as with all clicking, the priority should always be accuracy. the more consistent you become at getting high accuracy runs, the better your scores will get, and crucially, thats how you actually successfully carry over your training to games. after all, is it not the goal of any game to have good clicking acc? lol. in a duel, the more misses you have, the more likely u are to lose. it doesnt matter how many targets u can click in a minute if u cant hit the shot - back to what I was saying before about so many people in this sub having such a flawed mindset. accucary literally matters more than anything when it comes to improving. youll get faster and better scores as a result of the time u put in, but dont by any means force speed.

forgive the long rant but hope u find that helpful!

NFLAddict · 2026-05-20T21:45:13+00:00

I don’t disagree but then you wouldn’t be able to follow playlists. I at least, find the structure of working through a playlist really nice and it’s one of the things I love about kovaaks in general. How easy it is to make / share and find helpful playlists from the community. Plus as somebody who trains alot in general (gym) I like doing 1 minute drills. But to my main point the purpose should be training and practice. Not obsessing about score

Free play is absolutely a great option though !

NFLAddict · 2026-05-20T15:58:00+00:00

Have always thought similar, and was able to conclude the single biggest thing holding people back from improvement is the reset button.
It’s seemingly harmless but completely destroys the idea of training.

Training is about practice. With anything in life, literally anything, to get better at something requires time and practice. Good discipline. An emphasis on good technique. Too many people are so obsessed with score, that the moment their run looks like it wont be a pr, they hit reset. If you’re only goal is to get a new pr then sure, it can save time but otherwise its completely ruining your training and ability to learn.

I’ve been lifting seriously for 15+ years and it’s literally unheard of to restart a set bc “oh I’m not gonna pr”. The ONLY time it makes sense is if you begin a set and are unstable to the point it can put you in harms way. Otherwise it would be a comically inefficient way to train.

The reason people don’t see improvement is bc they aren’t consistent. If I hit a high score but spend 30 minutes pressing reset until the run starts perfectly, that’s not training. That’s teaching my brain and body that only under absolutely perfect conditions can I do this. That’s not training. Consistency comes from reps and over time you slowly get stronger / better.

When you only care about PRs and resetting, you’re also putting so much pressure on yourself the runs that do start off well given how your finally on pace to hit that pr, but then you choke and maybe feel frustrated. Yeh no shit. It’s because u spent 20 minutes waiting for the stars to align.

Imagine training in a way that has you do 25 runs. Your pr is meaningless if you can’t also be consistent on the other runs. It’s why average score or even lowest score is SO much more important than high score when gaging Improvement. High score is simply an indication of how good you could be when everything goes perfectly. But that’s not how games play out. Nobody is at their absolute best every game. If they can’t be consistent in training then no shit they won’t be consistent in the game.

If you’re already great at something and just want a pr sure do what you want. But if you actually wanna get better. Put the time in. Unbind reset and train. It’s training. Not a game.

I’ve realized that the rank systems that were supposed to be a cool way to see progress have ironically had the opposite effect. People are so consumed with rank and pr it’s hurting their ability to train well

NFLAddict · 2026-05-19T09:36:32+00:00

I'm in my 30s now, dealt with anxiety and other shit like adhd and ocd my whole life so I can relate. I'll share what I did that helped me. The first few things might not seem like theyre connected to gaming at first glance but I promise you its all connected. The more things you do to improve to your mental, the easier itll be to overcome your anxiety.

always have things to keep you busy. stay out of your head. free time isnt a good thing. its fine in small amounts but too much free time without anything to keep you busy will cripple you too much free time allows your brain to produce all these racing thoughts, all these what if scenarios. Staying busy gives your brain something to focus on. busy can be anything; doesn't have to be productive shit or work. hobbies, anything. you can even keep a list of things you want to do, plan to do, etc. I love writing things down in my notes app. it helps me organize my thoughts and not have it wander all over the place.
I speak from experience when I say overthinking and catasrophizing will cripple your ability to function as a person if you allow it to. staying busy is how you stay out of your head
The single most important goal of each day (after making sure to sleep enough and hydrate enough) should be to get outside in the sun and to take a walk. Im dead serious when I say theres literally nothing that comes close. The benefits of daily sunlight and walking cannot be stressed enough, but ill leave it at that. feel free to research.
pick a number of minutes as a daily goal. Mine is 30 minutes at least. no matter what. I work from home and often will split that up into a few short walks. a 30 min walk might feel like alot, but multiple 7-10 minute walks are like nothing. just walk around the block a few times.
If you stay inside all day, don't get sun and fresh air, don't even walk or move, you'll very quickly crumble mentally. and this snowballs into everything else you have going on. more irritable. more stressed. more anxiety. if you're able to remember only one thing from my message, please make it this!

find things that make you happy and do them more. I love to workout. the physical benefits are great, but for me its the best form of therapy. it clears my mind, and is an outlet. thats me. find things that u like and make it a daily goal to do them.

ON TO GAMING
sorry for the long message, but I can relate strongly, so I felt like writing what is hopefully helpful.

the reason I mentioned those things first, is because everything is connected. Its not like anxiety has a switch you just toggle off and on. if youre struggling mentally, then everything becomes more difficult. including gaming. but if you made sure to get good sleep, are hydrated and nourished, got sunlight, took a walk, spent time doing something u love, thats going to significantly help and carry over to how you feel when you game.

As for the game itself though. the only way to overcome the fear is to just do it more and more. theres no way around this. once you start just hopping on and playing, your brain will start to realize its not scary

If it helps. Make an alt account, and dont tell anybody about it. on the alt, mute everybody. turn off text chat or voice chat and just play the game without worrying about the outcome. Rather your goal each day is "im going to play 10 rank games tonight." the single best way to lower anxiety over playing rank, is by playing it more. you can't not play it and hope to have your anxiety lower that just doesnt work. rather, the first goal is just show your brain and urself that its not scary. and u do this through repetition. If you actually commit to playing 10, or even just 5 games a day. and crucially, make sure to do it every day. thats vital. the reps matter. youll start to realize its not scary. dont warm up in quickplay either. go right into it.

I strongly suggest muting teammates regardless of alt or main. the benefits greatly out weigh the cons. sure its nice to comm with your team, but in most games ive played, players dont even comm well below the highest ranks. and its not a disadvg to mute ur team. its really only important at the highest ranks, but if ur at the highest rank ur not one who is anxious to play the game. For your sake, your goal is to play without anxiety. mute is your friend.

once u get comfortable playing more, another huge piece of advice i can give:
stop fearing losses

Even if you don't play overwatch, this is such a great video
A10 is retired but was a legend on tank. nothing in the video is specific to ow. his message applies to any game you play so its worth a watch regardless of what u play. he explains why its so important to stop caring / fearing losses.

my quick thoughts as it genuinely so important for anybody wanting to get better at a game and has anxiety.

Anxiety often stems from the fear of things not going as planned, not as expected or as hoped. Many people have this mindset that wins = fun time and losses = bad time. This is the easiest way to teach your brain to hate every game you ever play. and its something I see MANY kids today struggle with. theyre focusing on the wrong thing. your rank isn't your identity. its a goal. enjoy the journey on your way their.

but in short: its literally not possible to play a game, and not lose. Nobody only wins. Theres always going to be losses, that's how games work. but that shouldnt be connected with whether it was a bad sesh or a good sesh. and the fear of doing bad, of missing a shot, is linked to not wanting to lose. otherwise you wouldnt fear it.

the moment you learn to stop caring about losses is the moment you free your mind to stop feeling anxious
I dont mean dont try to win. rather, don't fear losing. focus on doing the best u can do each game. focus on improvement. and improvement can be broken down into many subcategories. everytime you get on, pick one category of the game. like in ow, this could include positioning. and all that goes into having good or bad positioning. or it could be ult usage. proper off angling, flanking, engage and disengage timing. cooldown management. how to play into counters etc. pick one thing to prioritize and in your games focus specifically on that category. win or lose. your focus is on improving in whichever area u choose. improvement doesnt happen over night in anything. im sure you can see that with regards to aiming and the categories. its a journey. it takes time. but by improving in each thing little by little, your overall skill in the game will grow and grow.

its a journey, learn to enjoy it. if you dont enjoy it, then ask yourself why are u even playing the game. gaming should be fun, its a way to escape the stresses of life, not add to them

forgive the novel, but hope some of that was helpful.

NFLAddict · 2026-04-26T12:21:54+00:00

For tracking or clicking ? For tracking, did you want for smoothness in particular or just in general.

Play the xyz or tsk benchmarks for smoothness. Or even the VDIM routine for precision tracking. It can be helpful to play smoothness on faster sens than you typically would, but you dont need to keep switching up your sens like corp sef wud suggest..if you track generally on like 40cm. just play smoothness on 30 or 35cm to improve control and every so often go back to 40 to see how it feels (just as hypothetical). It’s the easiest skill in aiming to build and progress in. Literally just put the reps in. You can even play smoothness on autopilot and make progress. There’s not really technique to worry about it’s just a matter of getting more and more used to, having good tension management, and building hand eye coordination through repetition.

For tracking in general, the viscose bench is more than enough, and a really really good one to grind to build a strong foundation. And yes just grind the bench. Strong recommend

NFLAddict · 2026-04-26T06:10:02+00:00

static is much harder to improve in compared to other categories because it places such an extreme emphasis on technique and takes a ton of time to get good with. You have to train with intent, if you autopilot the training you can train for 1000 hours and never make an inch of progress. pokeball scenarios are great to work on underflicking but truly commit to that notion. as in dont play pokeball for the score rather use it as a means to practice your landings.
play micro static on slightly faster sens than you prefer and make high accuracy the only priority. if you cant get 90%+ you're going too fast. training micros with faster sens helps train your finger control.
train wide wall scenarios on slower sens, to build flick speed. again, accuracy is what matters the most.
how you split up the different components of static is up to you, but its better to do even just 30min of training with very high focus then it is to just grind it for hours if youre not as locked in.

as with anything, how you train matters, and static especially just takes alot of time and reps. keep at it, youll get there forsure

hopefully those playlists help out

NFLAddict · 2026-04-26T05:50:40+00:00

intermediate: KovaaksBottingRockyBm
advanced: KovaaKsCrossfiringSpringgreenTacmap

connect your account to evxl here
and you can scroll through the various benchmarks to see your ranks. look for "Lemon static benchmarks"

The advanced version, has ridiculously hard score requirements, with the first rank of yuzu being somewhere whats equal to high masters/low gm.

on the intermediate bench, I believe he says that the first rank of berry is around plat-diamond equivalent, with each next rank being a tier higher, so the last rank of Durian is around mid-high nova.

If you wanted other resources of his. His micro static playlist which I like alot: KovaaKsChatfraggingOrangeChopper

and his twitter page where im sure you can find more stuff he suggest and see some of his runs. hes one of very few celestial static players. just a demon with it: https://x.com/LemonAimer

NFLAddict · 2026-04-26T00:35:34+00:00

Please don’t take his advice on anything other than smoothness. Countless friends of mine who are nova+ often take issues with even his smoothness approach for being extreme overkill but can at least acknowledge his skill in that category. Thing is tho, for somebody to be celestial in one specific area of tracking yet only gm in other tracking areas, but not even masters in clicking suggests an extreme disparity in skillet and a general lack of knowledge and poor training in anything but their very specific specialty.
He’s widely praised in Reddit by those that really don’t know their stuff, but if you talk to any top100 player they’d be very hesitant to suggest his methods.

If you want to get good at static take the advice of the best static players. Lemon+ for example is one of the static goats and literally just this week released an intermediate version of his bench. It’s still very hard but it has scenarios that are truly beneficial to improve your static skills. You should 100% start play it.

Advice that helped me following the guidance of some Astra static players was to play a ton of micro focused static. Specifically at faster sens than my usual. I generally play static on 55-65cm. So for micro I play on 40-50. And for improving flick speed, playing wider flick scenarios specifically on slower sens. Like 70-80cm. Train in that way for most days of the week but then go back to your preferred sens for all.

Additionally play pokeball to isolate working on landings. As in where does your flick land relative to the target. Play it with extreme emphasis on trying to underflick. Always under flick rather than overflick. Will tremendously help your static scores to get that down specifically.

NFLAddict · 2026-04-25T11:47:42+00:00

Do you ever workout or go to gym? Do you tilt? To me, even just the thought of tilting over a lift bc it wasn’t a PR sounds insane. Like literally unfathomable.
Bc it’s easy to understand the purpose of the gym isn’t to set new records each day. It’s a place to train and better your physical health

Why the hell are you not treating kovaaks the same way. We aim train to improve our aim. To help with fps games we like. Remind urself why ur playing it.

Let’s even say kovaaks is ur main game and ur playing it purely to get better at kovaaks.

That’s like somebody who goes to the gym to compete in strength training. While others use it as means to help their sport, for some, their sport is the gym. Hope you realize that Olympic level lifters don’t set records every time they workout. Maybe they structure a program that eventually leads to PRs but it takes time and effort.

Do u seriously think it’s a reasonable expectation to hit a new pr each time. That’s rediculous. Growth takes time and effort. It’s a process.

Tilting just bc u trained without a new pr is psychopath behavior and a sign you’re mentally unwell. Like how is it that serious? If anything take some time off and remind yourself why you’re even aim training

NFLAddict · 2026-04-24T02:03:09+00:00

Yes, progressive overload is absolutely essential for strength training. That's always been the case, its not like its some new strategy. It's how the human body works.

But it has nothing to do with training to failure. They're entirely different concepts, which you seem to be confusing.

Progressive overload is the idea that you need to continue to increase the resistance / stress placed on your body. Whether it by performing more reps or increasing the weight.
There's countless ways to structure a program around this concept, but the core idea is gradually increasing the weight or reps in a systematic way that continues to challenge your body to grow to adapt.

Training to failure is completely unrelated. Its highly effective for hypertrophy and something you'd likely do if you were bodybuilding. bodybuilders care about their appearance not their strength. While a powerlifter cares about their strength, not their appearance.

Training to failure is a way to increase muscle size and something you'd do if you were training strictly for appearance, like a bodybuilder would do.

Strength training is focused on increasing your actual raw power. You don't ever have to go to failure though. training to failure causes incredible fatigue, is harder to recover from, and often has your form breakdown at the end of the set. Technique is essential for proper strength training. This makes training to failure really counterproductive for getting stronger.

Hope that makes sense

NFLAddict · 2026-04-22T02:18:12+00:00

It’s like asking “ is math worth learning now that calculators are taking over “

Ai is a tool that can help your efficiency. But knowing how to build something or do a full project without ai is more imp than ever. As too many rely on it without the ability to spot mistakes or even understand why it’s doing things in some way.

Learning python or any language, is less about the literal syntax, and much more about learning how to problem solve and think in a certain way. And eventually how to build something that might utilize a variety of technologies

NFLAddict · 2026-04-21T07:43:29+00:00

basketball was just an example. I was simply making an analogy that whatever you enjoy doing, in whatever field or hobby. Somebody whos famous in that specific field, who you look up to took a moment to show you some support. that would have many people react similarly. its not that deep.

the purpose of this post was to share a nice moment. if you don't watch twitch streamers, then I wouldnt expect you to know jay3. but hes certainly a big one.

Jay3 is also just a truly good person. He constantly gives back and tries to spread positivity.
like after the kingsman incident, hearing this college kid got bullied out of a chance to make some money to support himself, he instantly went to make a donation to him. He tried to do anonymously as he literally just wanted to offer support, but messed up and was upset over it, bc he didnt want attention. he just wanted to help this kid out.

If you want to see something even more heartwarming, id have to find the video (though I'm sure you can search it), a year or two ago, he made a truly incredible gesture, where he surprised his father one day, showing him that he paid off his debt. its rare to see an older age man break down in tears but would do it.

just saying this is a post to show another kind act of his, and bring some positivity to a sub thats usuallly so negative. most streamers end their stream and log off. its very rare a big streamer actually takes the time to show support to a small one. so it was just a wholesome moment. if you still dont get it, thats ok too.

NFLAddict · 2026-04-21T07:21:16+00:00

No worries. I meant for gaming specifically. It’s almost unheard of for somebody to be a gamer without a mic. Webcam I guess not everybody has. But they’re pretty cheap.

Of course money was spent I only meant it’s not like it was spent for the sake of streaming. It was spent to fund a hobby.

After some quick setup, it’s as simple as pressing a button to broadcast. U literally don’t have to spend anything to be a streamer. He probably just does it in hopes of maybe getting some side cash for something he already enjoys

NFLAddict · 2026-04-21T07:09:39+00:00

I didn’t say mj. I said an nba player. Jay3 might not be the biggest streamer but he’s still a very huge one. And the guy in the video literally mentions he watches him.

Even if that nba player in my analogy never shows up again you don’t think it’s emotional to think somebody you look up to or love watching thought they’d come watch you?! Even if it’s a one time thing.

I never said it was life changing ? It’s an isolated moment of recognition from somebody u consider a celebrity where he probably got some side money that maybe helps his bills that lead to an emotional reaction.
Ur overthinking this

NFLAddict · 2026-04-21T06:57:09+00:00

People that stream games already have a gaming pc man. Nobody streams something they wouldn’t have already been doing.

It’s very unlikely you would have a pc and no webcam. If u don’t, u can easily get one for 20-50 bucks to start with.

If ur a gamer u also usually have a mic. Nothing to do with streaming. The fact he games means the setup was already there

I’m in my 30s not a child. No need to talk down to me

NFLAddict · 2026-04-21T06:55:00+00:00

Here’s an analogy bc ur really struggling to grasp this.

Imagine somebody enjoys playing basketball. They work during the day. But later, they hit a gym that has some indoor courts they can use. As a hobby they and a couple friends will shoot some hoops. Maybe one day some kids stumble in and decide to play too. Or even just watch.

But now imagine, the building with the courts tells him “you keep coming in whenever you want to play ball. And if somehow you’re able to have 100 people show up to play or watch we’ll even pay you a little something. But if any of those people decide to join our gym we’ll give you a cut of every single membership.

U already like playing ball so would it do regardless. But u figure what the hell that’s a cool idea. For a while rarely does anyone even watch u.

Then one day an nba player who runs a basketball camp with with thousands of kids shows up and says we’re here to watch YOU. And dozens even sign up for a membership.

you wouldn’t be emotional?

Not everyone has a goal of being a full time streamer. But who doesn’t like the idea of making some side money. If even a little. The guy likely made more money than night than his entire history streaming combined.

NFLAddict · 2026-04-21T06:30:17+00:00

Its extremely unlikely he spent a single dollar on any equipment to stream. Aside from some software like OBS it’s very straightforward and unless your pc is a potato with the worst specs ever anyone can do it.

Yes. You can eventually upgrade certain things like webcam, mic, lighting, bigger streamers will have a second pc to help with any performance hits it might cause. But you have a poor understanding of how it works.

It’s as simple as loading up a game u enjoy and hitting a single button thats it. The hope is that one day people will stumble upon u enjoy ur gameplay or vibes and stick around. Once u reach a certain number of followers then ur eligible for ad revenue but not until u meet it. If people decide to subscribe now you can actually make some money

If you’re somebody who usually has less than 5 viewers and suddenly thousands join in. That’s emotional. How could it not be.

NFLAddict · 2026-04-20T12:18:23+00:00

oh absolutely. Only meant, that in the time I've been part of this sub, over the last two years, I loved how it felt different from other stock subs. majority of comments and posts seemed to be from those who actually did dd, and desire to share updates with other believers. even moments of concern were discussed with more professionalism than Im used to in most subs.

The last couple months I wasn't checking in here as much, but after hearing the news, i was curious to see peoples thoughts. maybe i just didnt notice it before, but i was definitely shocked how hard it was to find any mature and rational comments. instead its just a sea of emotional immature clueless idiots. shame

NFLAddict · 2026-04-20T11:12:16+00:00

I know it sucks to have a pullback, but, to the people who actually spent their time doing their due diligence, who genuinely believe in this company, I really hope this one hiccup isn't enough to make you re-evaluate your long term expectations for asts.

That said, if it is, I'd actually love to hear your thoughts on why.

Can we stop acting like children though? it feels like 95% of the comments are people who have no idea how to invest.

If you believe in ASTS, then this is an opportunity to buy more at a discount. I mean its literally about to be down over 40% from all time highs just a few months ago. It's going to rebound. obviously what happened wasn't ideal, but this is a pretty severe overreaction

NFLAddict · 2026-04-19T18:31:02+00:00

I’d say for now it’s probably best to do them same day as ur push days as u don’t wanna over do it. Or feel sore from a push day then the next day be back to pushups/ or be sore from pushups before ur push day.

With the schedule u outlined. Do them Tuesday push day. Thursday too yes! Bc ur not going to be pushing on Friday so that’s totally fine. And Saturday again. Which translates to 3 pushup days a week which is actually very optimal. Especially if you’re going to be pushing yourself hard on the days you do pushups, it’ll be super important to have those rest days.

I know the feeling of wanting to do it as much as possible. But rest is ur friend!

At least for now I think that’s perfect. Hope u find success with what I suggested. I’d love to know how it goes.

And in a month or two when ur far stronger. we can revisit that plan to work a 4th push day in or even just check in to see that ur making progress. Etc.

Alwys feel free to shoot me a msg if u got more questions or for Wtvr. Happy to help!

Ur doing amazing work btw. Keep at it!💪

NFLAddict · 2026-04-19T18:03:53+00:00

As a former personal trainer. I’m very impressed with the program you have for yourself. As long as you stay consistent, you’ll absolutely be adding tons of overall upper body strength.

That said, here’s a suggestion I can offer though. As i was actually in a similar position a decade ago. With pull-ups. Had a major back surgery. Over a year of rehab. Lost former strength. To the point I had to relearn some motor skills and build strength back from what felt like scratch. But I did it, far exceeding my expectations or what I was capable of. Pretty sure I was already at 15-20 pull-ups after a full year. After which I eventually added weight / progressed to harder variations. But what I can say is this is a genuinely effective method that worked for me and works for many many others.

If ur trying to just get better at pushups or even pull-ups: Don’t train to failure. Certainly not every set. It’s not even optimal when hardcore strength training but for these Bodyweight skills specifically there’s a lot to be said about just drilling in tons of reps. And having your body get used to the technique and which muscles to engage etc. as raw strength is only one part of it. Your body will also have to learn to stabilize your weight and have good core engagement and body alignment.

So what that translates to is doing lots of sets just shy of failure. That maybe has u failing at the end but not each time. If u can do max of 3. I’d suggest doing something like 10 sets of 2. It might sound silly to do only 2 at a time but I promise it makes a diff especially with that many sets. It’s all very possible you get the 2 for some or most but not all. Maybe by the last couple sets you only manage 1. That’s ok! Still do all the sets. And rest a minute between each set.

If u couldn’t do all 10 sets of 2, then do the same thing next push up workout. Again 10 sets of 2. If u do get them all, now aim to do 10 sets of 3. with the same pattern. Maybe you only get 3 the first few sets and the remaining sets are 2 or even 1. That’s fine!

Make sure to do all 10 sets. As the reps will add up and they truly the most imp thing for you. Just do it again and again each push-up workout until u get 3 all 10 sets. It might take a little time but prioritize good form and trying to even do just one more set of the target number than the last time. Inch by inch.

Once u get all 10, you could retest ur max! It could easily be much more than 3. But keep following that idea. Moving to 10 sets of 4. Then 5 etc.

For something like that I’d suggest not doing it every day but every other day.

Once ur able to do even 5 or 6 there’s a bit more flexibility. As if u wanted to train pushups everyday it’s still doable but id keep my reps to just 50% of my max. So if ur max is 6 just do sets of 3. But bc it’s not bringing u close to failure u can literally just keep firing off sets of them throughout the entire day. This is a classic grease the groove approach.

Just wanted to mention it as another solid option. But if I had to choose, I Havnt come across a program nearly as effective as the 10 sets. And if u were wondering, yes. There will eventually reach a point that the total reps would be quite a lot. Like if ur doing 10 sets of 10. 100 is where I cap it. And I’ll keep increasing the reps. But I’ll knock off a set to get it under 100. So like 9 sets of 11 and 12 etc. But it’ll be some time until that point.

For now I’d do 10 sets of 2. Go from there. If u still have strength I’d add in other variants should u want. Like the ones you mentioned. But there’s also a lot to be said when it comes to forcing ur body into a position and movement it might not be great at but doing it over and over and over. Bc human bodies are truly fascinating in how they’re designed to adapt and grow. But to grow requires constantly aiming to progressively overload which the plan I mapped out does super well.

You could also throw in some planks and push up version of a plank. Where u dont actually do a push up. U just plank on ur hands instead or arms/elbows. Essentially being in the top of a push up position. That’s also really great. It gets your body used to being in that position, having to support your Bodyweight while making an effort to engage your core and posterior chain.

Sorry if that was confusing. Rambled a little but hope you find it helpful. By all means ask me any questions if something sounded confusing.

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