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Jan 14 2015, 09:58 AM
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Cool!
Cardio workout is excellent for your general health, keep up with it. For guitar, what matters is the blood circulation in the muscles used when playing. And although cardio probably helps, it is nowhere near as effective as targeted weight lifting and/or push-ups etc. My main tool is something this: https://www.google.se/search?q=tr%C3%A4ning...tag&spell=1 I find it really handy as I can use it even when I am not in the right mood for demanding exercises (like push-ups), and it doesn't take much space, it's cheap, you can exercise all sorts of muscles etc. During periods of intense playing I actually use it on a daily basis, generally right before I eat lunch. When I use it everyday I tend to exercise softer than when I use it every other day. Also I want to say: if it does take you a while to get this problem in control, and you are forced to focus on other types of musical practicing (mentioned above) - I think it is very likely you will be thankful for this problem in a couple of years, even though it might not feel like that right now. |
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Jan 14 2015, 09:38 PM
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Ben had a nice video on his youtube channel explaining picking in nice detail.
Seems you are getting most of the strength from your shoulder instead of elbow. |
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Jan 15 2015, 08:24 AM
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QUOTE (Kristofer Dahl @ Jan 14 2015, 08:58 AM)  Cool! Cardio workout is excellent for your general health, keep up with it. For guitar, what matters is the blood circulation in the muscles used when playing. And although cardio probably helps, it is nowhere near as effective as targeted weight lifting and/or push-ups etc. My main tool is something this: https://www.google.se/search?q=tr%C3%A4ning...tag&spell=1 I find it really handy as I can use it even when I am not in the right mood for demanding exercises (like push-ups), and it doesn't take much space, it's cheap, you can exercise all sorts of muscles etc. During periods of intense playing I actually use it on a daily basis, generally right before I eat lunch. When I use it everyday I tend to exercise softer than when I use it every other day. Also I want to say: if it does take you a while to get this problem in control, and you are forced to focus on other types of musical practicing (mentioned above) - I think it is very likely you will be thankful for this problem in a couple of years, even though it might not feel like that right now. That looks like a cool exercise tool Kris. Simple and effective. Its a good idea to exercise softer when you use it daily because doing a intense muscle workout your muscles really need that day off to recover  Yeah I definitely need take a positive out of this and take your suggestion onboard. I really believe its what is holding me back with my guitar playing and once I can get the tension under some sort of control I can really focus on timing which I really want to get better.I feel when I am having problems with the pain its hard to focus on anything else making it extremely difficult to improve QUOTE (Mertay @ Jan 14 2015, 08:38 PM) Ben had a nice video on his youtube channel explaining picking in nice detail. Seems you are getting most of the strength from your shoulder instead of elbow. I will give Bens video a watch I think most of my strength is coming from my shoulder also. I have noticed that my right shoulder is always pushed forward which is tightening my upper arm. I am experimenting a lot with adjusting my body position to see which feels the least strain on everything. |
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Jan 16 2015, 08:25 AM
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QUOTE (Kristofer Dahl @ Jan 15 2015, 09:14 AM) Reading through the thread again, I want to add that since you experience these kinds of problems it is super important to be completely relaxed in your whole upper body (along with having good posture). You can check this by lowering the bpm of the stuff you practice with a ridiculous amount. So let's say your practicing at 100 bpm - try to relax you body, shoulder, arms and hands. Then switch to 50 bpm - try to relax the same way. If you find it noticeable easier to relax now - then part of the problem could be that you are pushing speed too much. You should be able to relax regardless of what tempo you are practicing - otherwise you might not only get an injury - but your practicing won't be nearly as effective as it could be. I should probably add that I have recently completely switched to only practicing those ridiculously slow bpm speeds, and it has an incredibly cool effect on my technique. I can't wait to see where it will take me! I believe pushing speed is definitely playing a factor. I find my hand really tensing up when playing on the low E string because of the angle my hand is at. I have being practicing this lesson here https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Picking-Hand-Basics/ Playing the 16th notes at 120BPM is to fast for me at this stage. So I will do what you suggested and apply it within this lesson. I will start at 50BPM play it at that tempo until I feel completely relaxed and comfortable. I will add 10 BPM and try get aim for what I felt like when playing at 50 BPM. I will continue this all the way up to 120BPM to see how effective this method is Thanks for your help Kris
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Jan 16 2015, 09:15 AM
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Good to see you back!
-------------------- Tomislav
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Jan 16 2015, 08:53 PM
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QUOTE (Hajduk @ Jan 16 2015, 08:15 AM) Good to see you back! Thanks mate It is good to be back
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