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I've been playing a lot lately, and my arm, right around my bicep/tricep have been hurting when I strum... any tips of a new strumming method or anything?
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you might want to stop playing for a little bit. a couple hours maybe. give your arm a rest.
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I've stopped playing for a while, but it still persists... eh, i'll just live with it...
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That happens to me sometimes. Just the strumming motion seems to cramp up the biceps. Take a day off.
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Try to move more your hand and less your arm....don´t stay with your hand too rigid...if that´s the case...if not...just try to rest your arm more on the guitar...
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at the moment i play a thin bodied guitar, so my arm rests more on the edge, guessing thats the problem.. doesn't hurt if i stand up and play, so thats gotta be it...
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Yeah, because you don´t use your biceps/triceps a lot for playing, so it must be hurting because you're not resting you arm well...
DMBFan63 wrote:at the moment i play a thin bodied guitar, so my arm rests more on the edge, guessing thats the problem.. doesn't hurt if i stand up and play, so thats gotta be it...
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my arm hurts from playing this afternoon but its not so much muscle pain as a sunburn from playing outside! :)
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SUNSCREEN! :D
barcode wrote:my arm hurts from playing this afternoon but its not so much muscle pain as a sunburn from playing outside! :)
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Dakial wrote:SUNSCREEN! :D
barcode wrote:my arm hurts from playing this afternoon but its not so much muscle pain as a sunburn from playing outside! :)
it'll make the guitar finish all cloudy and streaky...!

oh for his arm....
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It's all in the wrist.
It's all in the wrist.

No, seriously.
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God_Fearing_Man wrote:It's all in the wrist.
It's all in the wrist.

No, seriously.
one of life's universal truths. :wink:
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