Playing guitar after a workout

[Hardtail]

Just finished doing chest, tris, and shoulders and just tried to play the guitar. It's just not happening as I seem to be getting this spasm type vibrato going on.

 

I guess I'll wait an hour.

[Gruupi]

Lol, thats why I quit working out, it makes me tired and shakey and messes with my guitar playing. Not really, I just been to lazy to work out.

[Tedster]

Yeah, just wait a bit. You'll do fine.

 

You do shoulders on the same day as chest and triceps, huh?

[Hardtail]

Originally posted by Tedster:

 

You do shoulders on the same day as chest and triceps, huh?

Yep. If I do them the next day with back and biceps, the tris are sore and will get overworked when doing military presses. My tris need to re-coup and working them the next day is counter-productive.

 

I only have a 3 day split and one of those is leg work. After a leg workout, I've no energy to do anything let alone shoulders.

 

So, I do it how I do it.

[Bbach1]

Honestly and truthfully with no sarcasm intended, my idea of working out is a good cigar and a drink of some sort. It doesn't affect my playing much, depending on the drink and how much I consume.

[Hardtail]

Originally posted by Bbach when I'm ready:

Honestly and truthfully with no sarcasm intended, my idea of working out is a good cigar and a drink of some sort. It doesn't affect my playing much, depending on the drink and how much I consume.

My playing used to get horrible after drinking too much alcohol.

 

Don't have that problem anymore. I rarely drink.

[Bluesape]

I do the forklift - it doesn't affect my playing.

[Tedster]

Originally posted by Hard Tail:

Originally posted by Tedster:

 

You do shoulders on the same day as chest and triceps, huh?

Yep. If I do them the next day with back and biceps, the tris are sore and will get overworked when doing military presses. My tris need to re-coup and working them the next day is counter-productive.

 

I only have a 3 day split and one of those is leg work. After a leg workout, I've no energy to do anything let alone shoulders.

 

So, I do it how I do it.

I don't hit my legs quite as hard...and do legs and shoulders on the same day. I can't do too vigorous a leg workout. My knees are bad (especially my right knee after surgery a couple years ago). Can only do partial squats...but it's better than nothing I guess. Sucks getting old.

[Hardtail]

You're working out Tedster. That's cool enough.

[Ricardo.]

You should get a pretty strong attack going after a workout, no?

[mdrs]

lifting a Les Paul is as much a work out as I can handle!!!

 

80 pound weakling, but tone monster!!

[Tedster]

Ja, I em vyrking ouwdt...gettink myself pomped (CLAP) OPP!!!

 

[Hardtail]

Originally posted by Tedster:

Ja, I em vyrking ouwdt...gettink myself pomped (CLAP) OPP!!!

 

Ja! you don't want to be a girly man.

[Pappy P]

If you want to be cut, you need to try Keith Richards work out. But stay out of Trees.

 

Guitarist shouldn't have to be buff.

 

Leave the buff look to the vocalist.

 

Guitars are supposed to be ear candy.

[Gruupi]

I remember lifting weights 10-15 years ago sure made loading in and out after gigs more bearable. But its hard to do anything for 3 hours after a good workout. I really need to get back into it. I still exersize but weight training is just so painfull, and I'm a wimp.

[Big Red 67]

Originally posted by Gruupi:

I remember lifting weights 10-15 years ago sure made loading in and out after gigs more bearable. But its hard to do anything for 3 hours after a good workout. I really need to get back into it. I still exersize but weight training is just so painfull, and I'm a wimp.

Strenth train. higher reps lower weight.