After a say 10+ mins of repeatitious riff exercise my fingers (left fretting hand) are pretty sore. My picking hand ain't sore at all coz all the picking comes from my fingers or wrist, and I try to be relaxed while practicing.

I should have asked this eariler when I first started guitar. The Q is... drum roll....Well if you lift weights, to simply describe the sore sensation is like the ones you get after a good workout. Muscles are sore but you feel light and high. Thus if you eat and sleep well you have gained improvement.

Is guitar like weight training??? What is the most "correct" thing you exprience after practice??? Because I believe after weights you gotta feel the burn or you're not gaining anything although you do end up toning, is it the same for guitar? Is it insane to push your left fingers to the limit (2 to 10 bpm increase per day)???

And if this topic of curiousity has been posted here already link it for me. Thanks a lot mate(s)



[Edited by andy82 on 10-02-2003 at 09:55 PM]