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Basketball · by Lena Müller · 2026-10-06

I finally understand why Basketball people care about training after 44 tries

I started this because my quiet Sunday felt a little stuck and highlights seemed like a manageable place to experiment. The funny part is that the smallest change was the one I kept.

The detail that surprised me was how much the kitchen changed the outcome. Same plan, different setting, completely different energy.

I had a disappointing first try, a surprisingly good second try, and then a third attempt that taught me humility. So, naturally, I now have opinions

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Iryna Melnyk · 14 likes

The boring logistics are always the hidden part. I would love to see a follow-up after 2 weeks

Aarav Sharma · 2 likes

I would push back gently on teh care part. I care less about teh perfect answer and more about repeatability. Recovery is training too

Cedar Orbit · 6 likes

Can you expand on that a bit?

Mango Baker · 1 likes

Appreciate the nuance

Ethan Brooks · 2 likes

Big fan of this approach. For me it came down to the routine

Ren Suzuki · 2 likes

I think the bad version of this advice causes a lot of frustration. I would write it down before changing anything else

Noah Miller · 1 likes

this is genuinely helpful, thanks for writing it out. This is more useful on a tired rainy evening then on a perfect day

Rohan Mehta · 3 likes

that is fair, but I still worry about maintenance

Cedar Orbit · 3 likes

helpful correction

Pixel Fern · 1 likes

Beautifully concise

Haruto Sato · 7 likes

that is fair, but I still worry about maintenance

Lena Müller · 0 likes

Now I want a spreadsheet

Jonas Schneider · 1 likes

I had the same reaction to evening

Maya Putri · 1 likes

The kindness in this post is lovely. I used to overcomplicate this constantly

Priya Nair · 1 likes

I am saving this for the next time I overthink tries. My friend tried it in Jakarta and had the opposite result

Grace Parker · 14 likes

That is a much better way to say it

Priya Nair · 1 likes

that is fair, but I still worry about maintenance

Valeria López · 0 likes

That is a much better way to say it

Pixel Rider · 11 likes

I like this more then the top-level advice

Hana Choi · 1 likes

Did anyone else read this and immediately make a tiny checklist? The surprising constraint is probly the real story

Chinedu Adeyemi · 7 likes

Now I want a spreadsheet

Pablo Martín · 1 likes

Useful intention, poor execution. I am curious whether training still feels good next month

Pixel Baker · 0 likes

could be regional too

Pablo Martín · 1 likes

the vibe here is immaculate. The late summer version is even more interesting

Tanvir Rahman · 1 likes

this sounds sensible, though I would need to test it myself. This would have saved me a lot of trial and error. A tailwind can fix an entire personality for ten minutes