5 (Advanced) Guitar Practice Tips Every Guitarist Should Know

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There is this debate among guitar players whether or not lifting weights is safe for the hands.
So… I thought I’d show you where I stand with the cheeky thumbnail of today’s KZbin video:
Yep.
Much of what I’m teaching you about practicing, building speed and fixing bad habits I picked up from lifting things up & putting 'em down.
And I don’t mean the obvious stuff like: goal setting, visualization or even work ethic.
I'm talking about progress-boosting secrets most guitar teachers never even heard about.
Stuff I’ve been using to train myself (and my guitar students) to fix guitar playing problems they damn-near gave up on (sometimes in a matter of minutes).
In this week’s video I show you what these secrets are, so you can use them to see faster progress in your guitar playing too.
(Even if you’ve never touched a barbell in your life.)

[@zxcvbnm703]

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.

[@renejohnkerkdyk5006]

Damn! The advice at 4:00 is really good! There goes a lot into playing a single note. Which means lots of possibilities to make mistakes.

[@jamesmaxwell5415]

Great Analogies - Great Advice!

[@jacquesgomes9979]

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

[@cassidylundmusic]

That was so good! Great video

[@mazzorcca5491]

Thanks a lot for your videos!

[@MrGuitarsqueal]

always enjoy the videos! I am a tutor myself! you learn new things daily! thanks!

[@bulleta.k.a9135]

Can you do a video lesson on how you hold your pick I struggle with thumb pad or index finger curled back what's better?

[@keithcourneyea1609]

Great analogies. Much similarities to crossfit which I’ve done for many years

[@G-NutZ]

That Arnold snip made me spill my beer lol 😂

[@2good2betrue3]

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! :)

[@anthonyhaga7559]

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.

[@HowToPracticeGuitar]

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.

[@javierantoniosilva8477]

My man Mike here being the greatest guitar teacher on youtube.

[@ericsalinas1839]

Hey coach do you mix grip your deadlifts? Left hand under like playing a guitar or over?

[@michaelcraig9449]

How much is your max bench, dead and squat? Do you take any gear and supplements?

[@HowToPracticeGuitar]

Competition best (at 83 kg weight class): 205 kg squat, 140 bench, 242.5 kg deadlift. (Have done slightly more in the gym.) No gear. Just creatine.

[@satchrules101]

it was the car horn when you played 1 note its a D note. lol

[@G0dbeast]

There's a lot overlap between the two, when I started realizing this I started improving a lot at both

[@hunterdillman3678]

Best teacher with the worst tone