How much do you train?

I used to train 4-5 times a week about 6 years ago. Now it's just once a week.

Haven't trained in the last 2 weeks. :-( Resting after a mild tear in right ACL. Otherwise I average around 8-10 hours per week. Might have to reduce that now. Who knows.

I used to train 5 times a week, 2-3 hours each session. But now, due to school and studying, I only train twice a week, 3 hours each session.

I train 2 hours a day 6 times a week. Often 4 hours On Friday. To be fair I do have my own Table.

once a week

I used to train 6 days a week, and after training played a couple of matches, good old days ahhahahaa...now I barely train once or twice a week, and mostly play matches

As a total freak i play daily, with different bats, against/with different players and under a lot of different circumstances

3-4 times a week, hoping to get more..

MaXim said:

once a week

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Perfectly suits your avatar..

"Once a week.."

I play 5 times a week for about 8 to 10 hours a week. This is pretty intense exercise as we have lots of balls and spend little time picking them up. Last year I played about 10-15 hours a week but it wasn't as serious or intense. I have a few practice partners. Some just like to hit. One likes to drill. I have a robot if there is no one to play with but my interest in playing with the robot is diminishing as time goes on. A robot isn't the same as a person.

Exactly, we also have a robot, which is fun and nice at the beginning or for kids. If i don't have a partner i'll just make service training

Well, when I was training in China 5 hr per day for 2 weeks.
Right now, I am getting lazy and have other things to do so I don't have the chance, except at school.
That makes 0-1 per week. Unless, I go to my local club on Saturday that makes 0-2 per week.

I usually train 1-2 hours a day; my practice session is a robot that shoots out topspin and backspin So basically I try to train at least 5-6 days a weeks. However, as it is approaching Christmas and long holidays, i'm starting to really slack off LOL

ttunreal said:

I usually train 1-2 hours a day; my practice session is a robot that shoots out topspin and backspin So basically I try to train at least 5-6 days a weeks. However, as it is approaching Christmas and long holidays, i'm starting to really slack off LOL

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Just a question! Do you like training with a robot? Especially that often? I trained also with some robots but after a time it got so boring and the training purpose to result ratio got smaller and smaller.

Only train about 2 hours every two weeks if I'm lucky!! Plus league matches. Not enough local sessions on for me, have one practise every other Sunday. Got to drive for about an hour or so to get any more practise.

Phil said:

Only train about 2 hours every two weeks if I'm lucky!! Plus league matches. Not enough local sessions on for me, have one practise every other Sunday. Got to drive for about an hour or so to get any more practise.

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Don't you have a table at your home ? This way you could least have/make some service training

3 trainings per week , 2-3 hours for each training . but i want more !

3 trainings per week, 6 hours for each training
friday and saterday competition and sunday a tournament
so lets say 25 hours a week
i don't give a **** about the exams i just want to play table tennis

In my local TT club, I get 3X 20 Minutes of crazy intense single ball with some multiball. No human alive will last more than 30 minutes with this coach, she is on a life-long mission to smoke the living crap out of her students. She has a 100% success rate.

I play 2-3 hours a day of club matches, occasionally visit differnt clubs in my city and when I go to Seoul, the many clubs there. I do a tourney at least once a month, sometimes 3 times a month.

Looking at how the fast-track amature players in grade/middle school train and how the semi-pro and pro crowd trains, I conclude i am only a spare-time player doing at best LIGHT training.

Still, it has been enough to get me from div 4 city to div 2 city within 1.5 years. Moving up to div 1 is more difficult than moving up 3 lower divisions. They are all ringers at div 1 level and above. Yes, it is possible to be classified div 0 (ZERO !!!) or Div -1 (MIUNS ONE !!!) or Seon-Soo Div (Athlete Div) The Athlete div is one step below being a semi-pro who could get a contract playing for a city hall team, est WR 300-350. The top players of this class are est WR 200-300. The Korean pros are all WR 75 or better.

I would be extremely satisfied at becoming a div 1 player in my city before I depart Korea. That would put me at having zero hope of a world ranking, but at div 1 city level, still there are few players better than you. That allows you to go anywhere and play for fun if you desire. One of these days, we all get too old to compete ofr state, national, or even regional championship open category, so playing for fun and health should at some point become a viable option.