|
Lisa
Joined:
N/A
From:
N/A
Posts:
N/A
|
I had been preparing for a competition and was practicing about the same amount of time as you, but exclusively marimba. I did some form of yoga/stretching, almost every day and played and felt normally tired, but fine.
After the competition, I had to catch up on everything else, including snare practice and classes for my computer science major (of all things). That's when arms unignorably began to hurt.
Both student health and my teacher have told me to take it easy on each activity by doing each activity for no longer than 20 solid minutes at a time. Stretch or walk around in between; for strength, try lifting weights every other day. All the grad percussionists attend yoga classes daily. I've been doing all these things for a month now and the pain has receded incredibly. And if I do feel pain, I just stop. A heating pad might help in the beginning ... but to preserve those arms, you'll need to make a few small changes and be aware of damage you can cause without them. ]- Lisa
Remote Host:
|
[1662]Re:practicing (323 reads)
[1652]practicing <billy>
