so heres my idea

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 12:13 pm

Im thinking of going to target or something later, and getting some wrist weights to put on my arms when i practice guitar to make myself play faster...

does this sound like a good idea??

ericwormann · Post by **ericwormann** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 1:06 pm

This is horrible, this idea.

Pickles · Post by **Pickles** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 1:16 pm

winglet82 wrote:This is horrible, this idea.

budlitebrad · Post by **budlitebrad** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 1:22 pm

You're going to end up in a federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison.

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 2:28 pm

budlitebrad wrote:You're going to end up in a federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison.

?

whatshername · Post by **whatshername** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 10:07 pm

i think budlitebrad might have had a little too much bud lite

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 10:23 pm

or too much time around andy

i-am-me · Post by **i-am-me** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 10:35 pm

haha. no. its just htat winglet's comment was from office space when sameer is commenting on the "jump to conclusions mat". budlite also threw in his office space line. haha.

DMBFan63 · Post by **DMBFan63** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 11:23 pm

It could be good, but you may overwork your hands/wrists and hurt them and then have to take some time off.. up to you though

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 11:27 pm

DMBFan63 wrote:It could be good, but you may overwork your hands/wrists and hurt them and then have to take some time off.. up to you though

im 90% sure i already have carpel tunnel

DMBFan63 · Post by **DMBFan63** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 11:31 pm

filmdude100cms wrote:
DMBFan63 wrote:It could be good, but you may overwork your hands/wrists and hurt them and then have to take some time off.. up to you though
im 90% sure i already have carpel tunnel

yeah, so did I..plus i fucked my left hand up skateboarding..slightest touch hurts the shit out of it
But even with the weights, you might end up hurting your wrist if you don't gradually work them to speed.. maybe purchase finger weights from musician's friend.. they seem like they might help

ledzepp4l · Post by **ledzepp4l** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 12:41 am

Use the weights, just for a little bit each day, or if you want to do long weight work outs, take a day of playing w/o weights. Sort of like lifting real weights.

grock · Post by **grock** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 1:09 am

i remember a study on the finger weights for piano players, where they found that the weights actually caused more problems because of the unrealistic weights or something.

it has something to do with how many different ways the fingers can move, and when you use weights you should have very defined motions. like bicep curls or squats.

anyways, the thing to take away is that finger weights are bad. practice will work better.

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 11:33 am

grock wrote:i remember a study on the finger weights for piano players, where they found that the weights actually caused more problems because of the unrealistic weights or something.

it has something to do with how many different ways the fingers can move, and when you use weights you should have very defined motions. like bicep curls or squats.

anyways, the thing to take away is that finger weights are bad. practice will work better.

i was thinking of wrist weights though, is it the same?

grock · Post by **grock** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 10:35 pm

filmdude100cms wrote:
grock wrote:i remember a study on the finger weights for piano players, where they found that the weights actually caused more problems because of the unrealistic weights or something.

it has something to do with how many different ways the fingers can move, and when you use weights you should have very defined motions. like bicep curls or squats.

anyways, the thing to take away is that finger weights are bad. practice will work better.
i was thinking of wrist weights though, is it the same?

to make any difference you would have to put on so much weight that it would do more harm than good.