Tip #3 is a must! For me when I'm having a hard time doing the riff, I practiced it on my acoustic guitar which has a high action and somewhat trying to make it clean. When I went back to electric, it felt lighter, faster and cleaner.
What a great video, latelly ive been doing guitar exercises with a similar approach that i use for gym ones, which helps to view guitar practice with an incredibly useful mindset, and also is good on avoiding procastination and dealing with frustation. This video is a masterpiece on the subject
Great video, love seeing someone relate lifting and it’s many philosophies/benefits to guitar. That being said, I have a question about training grip. If you are someone who has a weak grip, and needs to bring it up, would you say the extra work is detrimental to guitar performance? I’m usually under the guise of “if it hurts, it’s weak. So train that area.” That being said, if I have a hand muscle going out (for me it’s the muscle in the thumb) then training that specific action would lead to better performance. Love to hear your thoughts and feedback. Love from a fellow power lifter/strength athlete.
Hey Anthony, grip work doesn't affect guitar playing either way (because you don't need all that much strength to play guitar). That said, after a heavy grip/deadlift session, it's better to rest for a few hours before playing while your hands recover.
Nice mate!, I like the guitar and Powerlifting philosophies. I'm glad I'm already doing some unconsciously by playing the same tempo but fewer notes, putting brakes by pausing but I still need to practice "Proprioception??" (Is that spelled right?) being aware because my fingers are flying too much, just like Zen, awareness of how your doing things. And yeah I practice and play unplugged to listen to it clean without unnecessary noises, then after I "cleaned it", I will plug in and it sounds great with distortion. "Efficiency is better than Raw speed" that's some words of wisdom. Cheers! :)
