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How long do you guys train per week?
By timeskip, history, 2 days ago, In English

Hi guys, I want to get good at cp, and I have 2 months to do so during the holidays. I was wondering how long do top coders train for, and how long I should train for to become good. Please let me know in the comments!

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If you are completely free in these 2 months, then grinding around 3 to 4 hours daily would be considered significantly good, but if you are unable to provide that much amount, then you could stick to around 1 to 2 questions a day.

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    I see, will be doing this.

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It really depends on your definition of "top coder," but i think most red coders don't just mindlessly grind 6-7 hours a day. The consensus in the community is that quality and intensity of practice matter far more than total hours spent.

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idk about others but me and my bros train like this: topic->contest->editorial->upsolving and it takes around 8 hours with breaks in sum,I found it very useful though

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It depends on you,during my summer break i was doing 5 problems daily,something like 2-800,1-1000,2-1300,1400,1500),(5hrs daily),and kept learning from every question which i couldn't solve ,mostly doing questions of desired rating from problemset(recent ones).(I ain't top just sharing my experience)Also,try to maintain a streak which motivates you to continue further(when classes start),so that daily one problem becomes your habit which helps in your long run.

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