[Omny]

Im too tired atm or i'd probably write a whole wall of text but in a nutshell i have a few points to make and while only being plat league myself the theory is fundamental to learning/life. Firstly you need to recognise that just because somebody's account is in X league it doesnt mean the person sitting at the computer has a skill level that represents said league. Therefore losing to a bronze leaguer shouldnt get you as enraged as you say, or this should at least stem it somewhat. At the stage in progression you are talking it is important to start to lock your game down properly, im sure you can imagine the benefits of choosing one race to devote your attention to. You will likely get alot of people suggesting you choose one race. It can be good to play another race for perspective, but that comes later as far as i can tell. Other than that i would definitely suggest you either start playing 1v1 obs, get some practice partners or use your NA account as a practice account. I would suggest at this stage nuking that account down two leagues and using it as a more stress free level of play, something you can use to keep your skills tight without constantly pushing you to improve or be demoted. It can also be good for warming up for when you arent at peak performance. Also, while going to the gym will help your general fitness and motivation being tired will definitely effect your play in some manner (the practice account can help this). Id advise going only so hard as to give you a decent workout without negatively impacting your skill level or time spent practicing sc2 by more than a small degree. If you are training speed and fitness rather than muscle and strength (which is advisable) you should be doing a larger amount of reps with smaller weight than is the average for you, this lends itself towards being able to cut off your workout at a good time to prevent excessive exhaustion. Cardio is cardio however you should find an activity that raises your heart rate as fast as possible with the least strain on your muscles, this is efficient and especially important for somebody who requires fitness improvement while maintaining gaming capability afterwards. The only other suggestion i can think of off the top of my head is to maybe divide your time practicing into segments and divide them between different activities you want to get done. Think or even write down why doing them is important and the way you should view the time spent, every loss is a chance to improve while every win is an excuse to become more complacent. Try to start small and just stick to it at first, and find a better way to measure your progress than Blizzards League system, its really pretty poor. I'd look to benchmarking against pro players with your build at first, measure how many probes you lose each match and continue to work on it. (Use the same build in each matchup so the data is relevant and can be used properly). This is how you actually measure your progression, once you can macro flawlessly and micro decently the league promotions will earn themselves. You cant use your progression as inspiration and motivation unless you measure it properly, its like when you go to install windows and the progress bar hangs at 1% for like 20 minutes - doesnt give you much faith that you are going to get anywhere but in actual fact the bar isnt an accurate representation of the progress.

Hope some of this helps. Have a good one mate, and get that swagger back

Edit: Add me on SEA Omny.250, we can play some stress free practice games if you want. I could actually use another practice partner myself, and have had my own fair share of ladder anxiety in the past.

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	mirth:	i'd to see your text wall when ur not tried XD
	ToRLuneth:	exactly what I was thinking lol