If we want to play our best, a warmup is usually preferred. If you find that you play at your best without any warmup, feel free to skip warming up, and rather put time into practicing mechanics after your matches.

Long warmup (Including mechanical practice)

Stick with this routine if you generally have less than 2-3 hours of playtime each playday.

When little time is available for practice and play, we can combine warmup and mechanical practice. The warmup should not exceed 30 minutes as mechanical practice is very draining. We need that focus in the competitive matches. If you want to put more time into mechanical training after 30 minutes, it is better to do this after playing your matches.

Wide-flick and accuracy 1 min

Perform a fast flick from one bot to the next. Be fairly accurate on the first shot, to a degree that is playable in game. We do not aim for 100% here. If we miss the first shot, we tap as fast as we are comfortable with for the gun. The end goal is to fire at the reset tempo of the gun that we use.

Spray wall 5 min

Simply spray at a wall from different ranges, and different lengths of bursts/sprays. Try to get the spread as tight as possible. Remember to practice all automatic guns that you play in games.

Tracking own movement 1 min

Using a glock, we run close to the bots, effectively tracking our own movement.

Tracking enemy 5 min

We tap at a quite high tempo. Try to hit the first shot, but don’t force accuracy too much, play the guns tempo. If you want to practice accuracy specifically, use the Deagle, as the reset time is longer.

Counterstrafing 2min

We warm up our strafe accuracy and timing. As you improve, try shortening the strafes and include “stop-and-go” strafes instead of only adad.

Microflicks/ adjustments rifle 2 min

Place the crosshair within your flick range from the bots head. Flick, repeat. As you improve, try increasing your flickrange or improve your flick speed. Try to keep at least 50% accuracy.

Microflicks/ adjustments AWP 2 min

Same, but with an AWP. Keep high accuracy.

Weakness specific training 12 min

In this example we run the accuracy and crosshairplacement practice – DGL DM.

Short warmup

Choose this routine if you have more than 3h available, and put the extra time into more specific practice.

The short warmup is perfect when you have time to practice your mechanical skills at a later time, and want to save your focus for competitive matches.

The goal of the short warmup is simply to get used to the feeling of aiming and moving in the game, and physically warm up your hands and arms. The faster we are ready to play, the better. The short warmup can look like this:

Wide-flick and accuracy 2 min

Perform a fast flick from one bot to the next. Be fairly accurate on the first shot, to a degree that is playable in game. We do not aim for 100% here. If we miss the first shot, we tap as fast as we are comfortable with for the gun. The end goal is to fire at the reset tempo of the gun that we use.

Spray wall 3 min

Simply spray at a wall from different ranges, and different lengths of bursts/sprays. Try to get the spread as tight as possible. Remember to practice all automatic guns that you play in games.

Tracking 3 min

We tap at a quite high tempo. Try to hit the first shot, but don’t force accuracy too much, play the guns tempo. If you want to practice accuracy specifically, use the Deagle, as the reset time is longer.

Counterstrafing 2min

We warm up our strafe accuracy and timing. As you improve, try shortening the strafes and include “stop-and-go” strafes instead of only adad.

Microflicks/ adjustments 2 min

Place the crosshair within your flick range from the bots head. Flick, repeat. As you improve, try increasing your flickrange or improve your flick speed. Try to keep at least 50% accuracy.