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A Guide by Subway (T. Jennings)
for the stamina community

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well if you even care i have been going through many changes in my life. i used to think i had it all. confidence. charisma. intellect. lots of money. when my friendship with kelsey fell through due to her pathetic decisions i realized there is more to life than these things if i want to be truely happy. ultimately my reflections on this issue lead me to begin my fitness journey. over the last two months i have been becoming stronger and more attractive than ever and there is no going back to the old me. what does this have to do with this simfile. well let me tell you. i came to a disturbing realization. the step mania community does not value fitness and it shows. there is a lot of talk about stamina and workouts from people who play rhythm games as their only source of exercise like an instagram "model" who wears tight yoga pants to the gym and doesnt even lift weights because she thinks it is trendy and great content for her OF. these are people who could not even answer you truthfully if you asked them for their max deadlift squat or bench. maybe they dont even know what those are. lets get serious. its time to educate the step mania community once and for all. i do this not out of toxic elitism but because i am concerned for the health and wellbeing of the nerds and fake sporty types who do not really work out and need a catalyst for change in your life. that catalyst could be experiencing rejection from the girl of your dreams who then turned out to be a real *****. or maybe this simfile will be just the thing to get the ball rolling. and maybe if you pursue genuine stamina and whole body fitness like me you will become hotter than the new "love" interest of the ****** who turned you down.

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so then i had my mission. but i thought to myself. how can i write a simfile that inspires people to work out their entire body. because as you know step mania is just for your feet. then it occurred to me. it doesnt have to be for your feet if you are smart enough. normally with Subway Simfiles i like to include puzzles in my charts to exercise the players brain. i thought maybe as people study my charts to figure out techniques to overcome the challenges they will learn to think critically and write better charts of their own. but i have been disappointed year after year seeing the community fail to evolve to my elevated level of understanding. so it's time to try something different. this time i will tell you exactly how to execute the charts so there is no confusion. this is for your benefit so that you can actually properly work out. and then you will notice how good it feels and maybe make some changes of your own. anyway. these charts use your whole body because there are hands. now i am not a fuc*i*g idiot so trust me i know step mania players cheat hands. well good luck first of all because guess what. you cant. and secondly even if you can you are only cheating yourself to achieve a hollow meaningless accomplishment worthy of nothing. i am maximally aware that step mania players have a tendency to cheat themselves so perhaps my words will fall on deaf ears. but if you are interested in becoming a better person then you will read on.

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double expert 18 for those with dyslexia who cant read the text above. this chart makes you move. there will be little opportunity to conserve your energy with the movement between pads and that is a good thing if you want to learn to play this game for real. if you can survive the grueleing 16 note stream you will be greeted at measure 20 by the first trick up my sleeve. see the mines. those mean hands will be coming. remember that for the other charts. now if you have been playing properly you will be facing right on p2 du. when the drill stops you will squat down (quadriceps glutes hamstrings) and then put your hands on p1 du with your chest facing the air. if you are not fit yet then you can hold the bar with your right hand as you bend down because your left hand needs to touch the pad first. now here is where it becomes invigorating. you will begin running on your feet while your left hand is planted on up and your right hand taps down. if you didnt follow that try reading it again because i wont repeat myself. the right hand follows a steady quarter note beat and never changes arrows so if you are wise you will focus entirely on your legs. remember that you will be positioned sideways so reading the pattern for your feet will take extra focus. these foot patterns used to be harder but i realized from a fitness perspective it is basically the same thing so who caers. you can thank me for that. just keep your weight on your left hand and keep going. now. at the end of this section think fast. do a little hop with your hands (like an explosive dip) to hit the first ya. your feet will hit the next yas. lift your body up and try to get on to your feet as fast as possible to be ready for the stream. your hands should be off the pad for the 4th ya requirring strong quads to stand up in time to begin the stream. now everything repeats. at measure 48 you are facing left on p1 du and you bend down to put your hands on p2 du. this time it is your right hand that is planted while your left hand taps so put as much weight on your right hand as possible and lift up your abdomen to get good running movement on the feet. notice how you cant cheat these patterns. anyway at measure 58 do the first 8 jumps with your feet but dont be lazy here. you should use this time to reposition your body so that you can stand up and be ready for the next section. well then it is just stream but with challenge movement so i think you can figure that out. finally at measure 71 it is just like the first time with your feet facing right on p2 du and hands on p1 du. left hand planted right hand tapping. the final yas use a different pattern but it is a similar concept. feet hands feet () feet hands+feet. if you dont get your hands off the pad at the () your in trouble. okay that explains everything. it is not hard for an 18 if your good at break dancing.

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(most exquisite chart chosen by T. Jennings. do not skip this one just because it has a low rating)

first and foremost i will announce that this chart is intended to be played on 2x. i dont care if you pick another speed mod but if you do and you have trouble well that is on you "friend." (not my real friend until you show me respect.). now i am proud of this chart because it is deceptively fitness oriented and you will understand why if you play it or if you are perceptive maybe by the time you finish reading this paragraph. so at the start we squat down with feet on downs hands on ups for the yas. immediately after the 4th ya shift your weight to your feet to stand fully up as you jump for the 5th ya. everything up until measure 14 will be simple. but then it gets interesting. i was inspired by the ddr chart come back to me cdp which is rated 16 but has very simple timing. why is it a 16. well i dont know. but if you do the turns you are moving more than the average person. so this is why it is very important to do this part correctly. yes i do acknolwedge that you can cheat the freezes by repeating feet. i could have made them longer to account for this and yes i know exactly how stepm ania works and i have tested it myself. but to be honest. if you cheat these you should already know that you did not pass. so do not think about it. i really have better things to do than do your work for you. now at measure 20 you will be standing on p2 du facing left. remember what the mines mean from last time. oh right it means hands are coming. start bendhing down so that you can put your hands on p1 du with your chest facing the platform. hold your hands down while you do the jumps. now comes the burpee inspired movement. anyone who works out understands the value of burpees and this is the closest i could get to forcing a burpee motion. i think you will like this. you must hop and land with your hands on p1 du while you run with your feet. you will need to do little hops to press the hands all 3 times. in the gap following this pattern, get up as fast as you can to hop on the center two arrows with your feet. as you are doing this, turn around to face right and get ready to go down and repeat this pattern all over again. you will do this four times alterating direction each time. also remember. every single time you do a burpee you will start the run with your right foot. if you know this then you dont need to think about patterns. you can just move. it is pure fitness in that respect. try it on the floor to understand how it works before you go to the aracde. and of course at measure 29 for the yas you keep the feet planted and hop with your hands. think ballistic pushups. just like at the intro you will push up as hard as you can on the 4th ya to get your weight shifted to your feet for the 5th ya. except this time it is harder because you are stretched out. be smart. be explosive. be ready. you can do it. well verse 2 and the 2nd chorus repeat the same concepts. measure 42 is once again no repeated steps. do not cheat the freezes. measure 48 is another round of burpees but you start on the other side. but do not get complacent because measure 58 introduces a new challenge to keep you on your toes. your feet are on p1 du and hands on p2 du with your chest facing the platform. you are going to stay on all fours up through measure 64. yes you heard that right. that means you will need strong legs and strong arms and a good vo2 max. you need to have it all. do the movements with your feet and hands while staying in place on those same four arrows. you will be jumping on all fours essentially. in measure 63 you will rotate so that your feet are on p1 ld and hands on p2 ur. you will need to jump powerfully to adjust your position. engage your core as you maintain the hollow body hold to protect your lower back. just a free tip from from T. Jennings i mean really you should be paying me for this. measure 64 has you pull your feet to p2 ld requiring a big jump that maximizes the plyometric benefit of this section. on the third p2 ldur explosively jump onto your feet for the final ld jump and stand up straight. there is no break time. you are going straight into the twists one final time. and this time they are ruthless. pay attention and do not cheat by repeat stepping or you will not get a real pass. okay and measure 71 is our last burpee section but this time it is different. the first two burpees are the same but the last three are new. let us invetsigate. so you are facing right with feet on p1 and hands on p2 for the first of these three burpees. but this time the rhythm is cut short to give you extra time to move. that is because you will need to use that time to jump up and rotate clockwise to face foward with hands on ups and feet on downs. boom. burpee #2. but your not done yet. one more explosive rotation to face left with your hands on p1 du and feet on p2 du for the final burpee. then come the five yas. for the yas put your hands on p1 lu and feet on p2 dr. that is a lot but it is actually very easy to remember. i guarantee if you play this chart correctly you will be sweating and getting much more out of a song than you are used to. so stick with it and keep working. if you play this regularly you will become strong and toned i promise you that. remember this is the closest i could get to forcing a burpee because imagine if i just did chords like 45 (mines) 45 67(hands) 23 45 (mines) and so on. well that is easy to cheat is it not. sorry but i dont tolerate cheaters. and one last thing dont even think about facing foreward and mashing sideways for each burpee. its not a creative way to cheat because i already thought of it and i already think its stupid. you will look worse than kelsey who once did bicep curls with full swing momentum looking stupid as ever. i hate you if you do this by the way.

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 | (___  _ _ __   __ _| | ___  | |__  __  ___ __   ___ _ __| |_   | |   / / 
  \___ \| | '_ \ / _` | |/ _ \ |  __| \ \/ / '_ \ / _ \ '__| __|  | |  / /  
  ____) | | | | | (_| | |  __/ | |____ >  <| |_) |  __/ |  | |_   | | / /   
 |_____/|_|_| |_|\__, |_|\___| |______/_/\_\ .__/ \___|_|   \__|  |_|/_/    
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now here is a thought exercise for you. i wager that if you were to survey step mania players and ask them "is it possible to force hands on single mode" they would say no unanimously. youve seen it before. four arrows and two feet each of which can cover two arrows at once. what is there left to do. well it is time for those hypothetical voters to become acquainted with Subway Simfiles. i was going to give up on single mode because much like you i thought it was not conducive to full body fitness. but then i had a vision as i was showering. i saw the pattern in front of me and now you will see it too. lets talk about it. i assume you dont need my help on most of this chart because it is single mode and not unlike what you have seen before. but at measure 22 your mind will be blown. you are facing left holding freezes with left foot on down and right foot on up. so when the right arrows come you can run with alternating feet. the fa players call this a sideswitch. youve seen it before. but now. you also need to hit the left arrow on the cymbal crashes. how do you do that. well the answer is simple. you need to use your hands. you cant cheat because both feet are occupied on the right arrow and i know that you are not fast enough to do that with one foot. thus a hand is born. and believe me. you will need to do this many times. a tip from me is to hold the bar with the opposite hand while you are hitting the hands. and remember to alternate hands each time. another tip from me is to remember to keep your toes planted on the freezes instead of lifting your whole foot or you may register the up+down notes after the freezes too early. its all part of the strategy. as i said before you alternate directions each time you do this. i dare you to try to cheat it because you cant. now at the end of these moves you have the quads. you should probably use your hands for these but if you dont well its not my problem. 2nd chorus is the same. final chorus does something different. 1st all i want is the same. 2nd all i want well notice how it switches from facing right then forward then left. you dont need your hands for this one because it just gives you a little taste of what is to come. now for the full thing. once again you will do it but with hands. think you can handle it well try it out and see. maybe you don't think this is a real 17 until you try it for yourself. i think you will be pleastantly surprised. now the fitness benefits of this are not as great as with the double charts but dont be fooled. this is no walk in the park. you might be more tired than you expect when you actually have to use your whole body in ways the stiff legged causal players could only dream of. until now.

(some of the charts below are all less fulll body fitness but are included for enjoyment. just do not only play these or you will never achieve your dream body)

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  \___ \| | '_ \ / _` | |/ _ \ |  __| / _` / __| | | |  | |  / /  
  ____) | | | | | (_| | |  __/ | |___| (_| \__ \ |_| |  | | / /   
 |_____/|_|_| |_|\__, |_|\___| |______\__,_|___/\__, |  |_|/_/    
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well it says it is easy but i can believe you that is it not. this has the stream patterns of the double mode expert but kicks them up a notch. this will be very hard at this speed but i have faith that the true pros can handle it. now there are no hands in this file. but that does not mean it is any easier. in the chorus you will be pivoting with a wide stretch. yes it is important to stretch as part of your fitness routine and this chart will explain to you why. just try it out and see what i mean. and dont be spooked by the ending if you make it that far. i carefully considered the notes so it is written with intention. oh and it matches the music so that is a benefit. another little something you get for free in all Subway Simfiles. i wish others could do the same sometimes.

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 | |  | | ___  _   _| |__ | | ___  | |__   __| |_| |_  | || || (_) |
 | |  | |/ _ \| | | | '_ \| |/ _ \ |  __| / _` | | __| |__   _\__, |
 | |__| | (_) | |_| | |_) | |  __/ | |___| (_| | | |_     | |   / / 
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not possible? well sure maybe not for you. let this chart inspire you as you realize what you could become if you committed to becoming the best version of yourself. maybe come back and revisit this aftewards. i originally wrote this for the pros but unfortunately i dont think they are ready. so for now you can just look and appreciate.

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 | (___  _ _ __   __ _| | ___  | |__| | __ _ _ __ __| |  | | __) |
  \___ \| | '_ \ / _` | |/ _ \ |  __  |/ _` | '__/ _` |  | ||__ < 
  ____) | | | | | (_| | |  __/ | |  | | (_| | | | (_| |  | |___) |
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well this chart may seem disappointing for someone as established and accomplished as myself. but the reason this chart s*cks is because it was written for the next srpg event. there is nothing to complain about. no hands no fitness no difficulty. just pure nothing. you might like it the most out of all the charts and if you do well that tells me everything i need to know about your aspirations in life. but nevertheless even boring stamina needs good music instead of cheap uninspired techno tracks so i consider this a selfless public service to be honest.

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 | (___  _ _ __   __ _| | ___  | |__   __ _ ___ _   _   / /_  
  \___ \| | '_ \ / _` | |/ _ \ |  __| / _` / __| | | | | '_ \ 
  ____) | | | | | (_| | |  __/ | |___| (_| \__ \ |_| | | (_) |
 |_____/|_|_| |_|\__, |_|\___| |______\__,_|___/\__, |  \___/ 
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placeholder to advertise the double charts for people who only ever enter single mode. there is a reason they call it single mode and i will not elaborate on that.

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 | (___   ___  ___ _ __ ___| |_  | |    | |__   __ _ _ __| |_ 
  \___ \ / _ \/ __| '__/ _ \ __| | |    | '_ \ / _` | '__| __|
  ____) |  __/ (__| | |  __/ |_  | |____| | | | (_| | |  | |_ 
 |_____/ \___|\___|_|  \___|\__|  \_____|_| |_|\__,_|_|   \__|
                                                              
use the tips from above. if you can pass the cdp 18 you will be prepared. if you can find it that is.

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 | |     ___  _ __   ___| |_   _ ___ _  ___  _ __  
 | |    / _ \| '_ \ / __| | | | / __| |/ _ \| '_ \ 
 | |___| (_) | | | | (__| | |_| \__ \ | (_) | | | |
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well thats all and i hope you enjoy. let me know what you think after you have plaid these charts yousrelf. and remember the best time to start changing your life is right now so let this be the first step for you. let me know what you think. i accept all feedback but ill ignore it if its obviousy from a dumb***. i want to give public recognition to spicy for being the only one who gave me a chance before my true potential was realized. and for starting this santa christmas tournament series. post a video when you are confident enough in your movement to complete these charts. lets see what youre made of.

T. Jennings (Subway)