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Posted by: Amarok Apr 4 2007, 12:48 AM

Hi,

does anybody know this bad feeling after practicing too much? Since a few days i practice nearly the whole day, and now i feel like I'm the worst player in the world.
It's a realy horribel feeling that takes all motivation.......
depressed greetings

Posted by: beebo Apr 4 2007, 02:00 AM

Yea that happens to me sometimes too. Sometimes I can play great and sometimes I just feel like quitting cause I can't get my fingers to cooperate so I know how you feel.

Posted by: radarlove1984 Apr 4 2007, 03:37 AM

Your hand/wrist/fingers don't hurt, do they? I just got through dealing with something like that and it could have been much worse (http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=3310).

As long as you don't have any joint pain, I think it's fairly normal to feel sore after a long practice session.

You're giving your fingers a workout when you practice. I know my leg muscles would be sore if I ran for 8 hours straight so it's no surprise your finger muscles are sore after playing all day.

You probably suck at playing the next day, right? You take a day or two off and all of a sudden you're playing great again? I wouldn't worry about it too much. If you spend all day tearing down your finger muscles, they'll need some time to recover. When they do, they'll be even stronger then they were before.

Posted by: Wallimann Apr 4 2007, 06:16 AM

Hey man, I absolutely know what you are talking about...
I used to write down a practice schedule for the day and used to practice a lot.
If you are practicing intensely everyday I strongly recomend not touching the guitar for 24 hours. If you are serious about practicing everyday and have a serious practicing plan, leaving the guitar down for one to two days per week will help your playing a lot. That is because during that time when you are not playing, everything you have learned technically and in theory will be incrusted in your mind.
Your brain is still working on what you have learned and it needs time to assimilate everything. You will find your playing more fluid and more comfortable if you deliberately keep the guitar down for a day.
That advice is only good if you practice everyday seriousely...

Posted by: ezravdb Apr 4 2007, 02:41 PM

early going to bed helps too.

its pretty obvious that if you play all day and night long you need a few days a week rest

Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Apr 4 2007, 05:52 PM

If I get you right what you are saying is that after intsense practicing you feel worse than when you started - correct?

If that's the case it's a quite common phenomenon - and don't worry - that kind of routine will make you progress fast, as long as you keep it regular! So next time don't feel bad if you can't feel daily progress, instead be really proud of your comitment! You will be rewarded if you are patient and consistent!

Kris

Posted by: Amarok Apr 4 2007, 06:16 PM

Man thanks thats realy good to hear, i play about 8 years now, but seriously practicing since 2 years. And in this 2 years this feeling catching me up every few months.
With the words of you all i feel a way better now....THANX to you all.....
And when it happens next time I'll remeber this thread *hehe*

Posted by: Speedeh Apr 4 2007, 07:43 PM

One way I keep myself motivated after it seems like I'm not making much progress is to play Guitar Hero. After feeling like a rock god for a bit, you want to pick up an actual guitar so you can do it for real

Posted by: moles Apr 5 2007, 01:44 AM

i get that quite a lot too!
practicing for a while and just seem to get worse
i normally get fed up and put the guitar down and do something else and try again later

but when i get a sore wrist or something ill always stop and give it a break for a day

Posted by: brainlesswonder Apr 5 2007, 01:53 AM

After I practice for long periods of time, I strip down naked, grease up my body, run out into the middle of the street, hold my guitar over my head and yell "I am a guitar GOD" at the top of my lungs. You should try it, certainly helps my morale...

Posted by: moles Apr 5 2007, 02:01 AM

lol!

i'll give that a shot later! its a bit too cold right now

Posted by: Andrew Cockburn Apr 5 2007, 02:17 AM

I actually believe you What part of NJ are you from? I drive through Newark on my way to business occasionally, maybe I'll catch you at it one of these days ...

Posted by: Marcus Apr 5 2007, 09:21 AM

I have these "bad guitar days" too sometimes, it feels like you can't play at all, not even stuff you could play perfectly yesterday. Most of those times is because I'm not warmed up, cold hands etc, but it makes me less motivated. So I take a day or two without playing and just listening to inspiring music, and then my motivation comes back It's funny how much a few days rest can do!

Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Apr 5 2007, 09:39 AM

Oh man is that you?? I have been following you through google earth

Posted by: Pavel Apr 5 2007, 10:16 AM

So that's what you are doing in your free time Kris!! Get back to practice!!!!!!

Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Apr 5 2007, 10:38 AM

I know what you ate for breakfast!!

Posted by: Pavel Apr 5 2007, 11:35 AM

So what was it?? (except for guitar)

Posted by: Andrew Cockburn Apr 5 2007, 02:01 PM

Big Kris is watching you!