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gato
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 RE: quick calluses? (in reply to at_leo_87)
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You know leo, I have heard of two things you can do, urinate on your hands which is way off and you should NEVER do. And, pour wine on your hands, which I could see would make a chemical reaction like a steroid, but I am not a fan of that either, but time, yes time and practice and awareness of your fingers and laying off when you get blisters, and letting them flatten out and conjoin with the rest of the under skin and create, yes, you've got it, callouses!
Time makes you great, time gives you experiance, and time gives you callouses, it's that way, and there is nothing you can do about that but play, and rest when it's too much to bear. You'll get callouses but you really have to put in the time and I don't mean months, because it takes years. Years does it, and when the time goes by and you have your callouses you will be the wiser.
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Date May 22 2009 23:17:03
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gato
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RE: quick calluses? (in reply to at_leo_87)
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I remember when I got a Mandolin, I got a rut on my left index finger, and I think I bruised the bone, and that burned like #$%@&!!! I finally got over that injury, but I did get a chance to contemplate pain and the ignoring of pain, which leads me to the point, you just have to have the machismo or the mind of a devil woman when you play stringed instruments. Of course while studying the clarinet I did have quite a callouse and a rut on my right thumb from holding the the instrumet properly, and now I am glad to say it's gone!
But I will have to say I am usually opposed to trying to help or even suggesting posibilities for people to alter their bodies. Sorry for the seriousness of the reply. Ape nails would be nice for me in any event, yet the maturity of the matter lies in our own sensitivity and sense of reason. Therefore I don't think that I will do that again. Alcahol is a well known steroid. My god, I have the gut to proove it! And you know now that I think of it, it really doesn't matter any way. I have seen enough craziness with the young athletes that I knew as a youth and their obsessions with alcahol and chorizo and steak and eggs and training table food and wheight training, and for what, they are now probably morose looking overwheigt slobs who like to drink obsessively and have a gut that hangs out over their belt, obeisity, are muscle bound and have no necks.
I carefully avoided that path and took up my pain in guitar playing and kept my knees healthy avoiding the whole athletic picture completely. Too big? No. Experiancing pain? Why yes.......
Gary
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Date May 23 2009 22:03:05
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at_leo_87
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RE: quick calluses? (in reply to at_leo_87)
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thanks for the tips, everyone. surgical spirit, i've never heard of that one. that's pretty cool. i never knew such a thing existed. i think i might try it on my feet when beach season comes to protect myself from hard rocks, broken glass with diseases on them, crabs, etc. man, i seriously have sissy feet.
but after doing the arnold technique for a few days, my rhinoceros skin thumb callus is coming back so i might not even have to urinate on myself to get results.
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How about if you get someone else to urinate on your hands?
Is that OK?
that's a fetish for some strange people. that's the even grosser alternative too. ewww... aw man, let's not go there!
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I have seen enough craziness with the young athletes that I knew as a youth and their obsessions with alcahol and chorizo and steak and eggs and training table food and wheight training, and for what, they are now probably morose looking overwheigt slobs who like to drink obsessively and have a gut that hangs out over their belt, obeisity, are muscle bound and have no necks.
yeah, i know how obsessed people can get. my friends take 5 protein shakes a day, eat a lot junk food thinking the calories are good, eat more protein than their liver can take. they end up gaining some muscle. that's because they work out. but it's all covered by fat. lol
i just take the simple route and work out and eat healthy. works just fine.
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maybe in a year, i will be worthy enough to try.