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Originally Posted by winny pooh
I back octatonic on this, he is a pretty strong dude and should know.
My own opinion is that strenth is not co-ordination and co-ordination is what counts. I also double bass and to a degree on an instrument like that some strength is necessary in addition to co-ordination, but its not the overriding thing. Keep practising and the necessary strength will come proportionate to practise time.
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Guthrie Govan says that 'speed is a by-product of accuracy'.
One of the most helpful things I've read about guitar playing.
I am lifting much lighter weights than guys in the gym who are a lot smaller than I am.
There are a lot of parallels between weight training and guitar practice in this.
It is all 'technique'.
(Now especially here in the UK the word 'technique gets a bad rap. A lot of players hear the word and immediately get the Satriani/Vai/Petrucci/Malmsteen image in their head.)
When I see a lot of people both in the gym and as guitar players applying poor technique (bodybuilders call it 'form').
Guitar playing is one thing- you can get a small amount of discomfort from poor technique on a guitar.
When it comes to weight lifting it is a whole different kettle of fish.
You can seriously hurt yourself lifting weights incorrectly- I should know.
I tore my rotator cuff when I was younger- I didn't know what I was doing, was working with weights that were way too heavy for me and in order to get them up I had to twist my body.
You can work out what happened after that.
Unfortunately it is very common.
My personal belief is anyone who wants to get into weight training properly should see a personal trainer until they learn how to lift weights correctly by themselves. It might be expensive but it is a hell of a lot cheaper than the several operations I've had.