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Guitar and Weight Lifting
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machopicasso
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Joined: Nov. 27 2010
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RE: Guitar and Weight Lifting (in reply to Grisha)
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I've been lifting heavy weights ever since I started learning flamenco guitar. I've never found the former a hindrance to the latter, though with one caveat: I can't play (nearly as well) immediately after working-out. I need a few hours to cool down. (Some years ago, I had a gym buddy who was a classical guitarist studying with Manuel Barrueco -- also from Russia, actually; a guy named Piotr Pakhomkin. He reported the same thing). I'm guessing that gripping dumbbells -- especially if you're doing bicep, tricep, and forearm exercises -- concentrates blood flow into your arms and hands in ways which are momentarily disadvantageous for the finer movements required for playing guitar. So, cooling down and stretching post-work-out can make for an easier transition back to playing. One other thing I noticed: Last December, I injured my left rotator cuff pretty badly. As a consequence, quick changes in fretting position (e.g. from the 1st fret to the 10th) would sometimes hurt. I've since recovered from the injury, so it's no longer an issue. But all of that to say: If you start lifting heavy weights, make sure to do some rotator cuff exercises so as to avoid an injury which can interfere with your playing. Incidentally, nice job on that falseta!
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Date Sep. 28 2014 7:58:54
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BarkellWH
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From: Washington, DC
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RE: Guitar and Weight Lifting (in reply to Grisha)
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I do not lift weights, but for decades, since I was a young man, I have played squash on a regular basis. I still play squash in my dotage (three times a week with a regular partner), but age forces me to play "old man squash," i.e., I am much slower on the court, but I try to play smarter. I think that regular exercise enhances one's overall health and mental well-being. When I am on a consulting assignment overseas--for two, three, or four months--in a place that lacks squash courts, and I don't get the same regular exercise, I begin to feel I've lost my mental edge and have a sense of being less alert. I haven't measured the effect on my guitar-playing (such as it is), but I am sure that lack of exercise must have some negative effect, just as I am sure that regular exercise has a positive effect. Bill
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Date Sep. 28 2014 16:03:39
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