heyjoe wrote:
Hey Steve
Just want to pick up on something you posted:
I have experienced that same thing when I have been away from playing for a little while. When I pick up the guitar a song I was having trouble with just seems to flow from my fingers
Maybe its your brain saying to your hands/wrists to stop playing the guitar for a while, so it can process all the practising you've been doing/all the knowledge you have taken in- sure we all need to work on muscle memory, but maybe your brain is saying "time out, let me get all this new information sorted out and then we can progress"
Just a thought.
I've taken breaks from the guitar over the years, and when I've come back refreshed, I've noticed the difference.
Joe
Joe, I think you hit the nail on the head. We should all pay more attention to what our bodies tell us. I think many injuries happen when we don't pay heed to the signals our muscles and joint are sending.
Thanks for your thoughts Joe,
All the best,
Steve
BTW, So I wouldn't be tempted to pick up my guitar today I took our Jack Russell Terrier Bandit for a nice little 8 mile hike. We have a beautiful city park that takes up 3600 acres in the foothills. The path we walked climbs up into the foothills and the path is made up of lava cap mudflow. Not the smoothest stuff to walk on, but it's a good work out and very pretty this time of year. Well, about half way back I noticed that Bandit was walking a little slower and gingerly stepping over the mudflow. He is 10 years old but still looks and acts like a puppy. I think the 8 miles of rocky path had bruised his poor paws. I wound up carrying him over some really rough spots and he was pretty pooped when we got back to the car. Long story longer,
His heart was willing but his paws were not. I should have been more aware of the the signs he was giving me. He will recover, but I felt a little guilty pushing him to his limit. Which btw has never been found until today. My guess is he will forgive me as soon as his next walk rolls around..... tomorrow. I think we will take it easy though.