A few stretches and words of advice concerning not getting Carpel tunnel syndrome and R.S.I.
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quel connard
quel connard
when i bend my …
when i bend my fingers back they seem to click and apparently that gives you arthuritous (sorry dont know the spelling). Does this happen to you and is it ok?
Yo my man I think …
Yo my man I think you are cool I have just decided to start trying to learn bass and you come over as a good teacher and as I said cool with it, many thanks bro !
Really kind comment …
Really kind comment. Thankyou
I think you have …
I think you have the best bass tutorials on youtube. I’m an intermediate bass player who’s been playing for about 3 years and am currently using your slap and pop tutorials and I’m making unbelievable progress.. your videos are thoughtful, easy-to-understand and much appreciated!
How do you get rid …
How do you get rid of CTS? You just let it do its thing and it goes away after a bit?
Can you name the …
Can you name the poses so I can look them up on Google, please?
I forgot, 4 hours …
I forgot, 4 hours doesn’t seem like a lot but we’re some pretty big kids and ussually my feet start hurting after a while
Exactly, me and my …
Exactly, me and my bro wer at a friends house doin cardio-X ( part of P90-X) before we left to go pass out fliers for our aunts new salon, we walked for 4 straight hours but didn’t feel a thing because of the stretches and we felt so energized like we never felt before thanx for vid I didn’t even know.
carpal sucks ass, …
carpal sucks ass, thanks for tutorial.
hahahaha dont pull …
hahahaha dont pull to hard or your fingers goina come off your hand and u wont be any use to anyone
@bottle2lip Not …
@bottle2lip Not fruity at all! And a really valid comment. Anything that lightly stretches you (Tai-chi/yoga/pilates etc) will benefit your tendons. And it doesn’t only apply to hand and wrist tendons. When I was gigging loads, and travelling in a van, myself and the guitarist would also stretch out before we did a gig. Whole body stretches. It really benefited our live performance, and kept us productive.
i know it sounds …
i know it sounds kinda of fruity. But i started taking bikram yoga with a friend of mine. I have mild carpal, mainly from computer use probably. But there are 2 or three poses in yoga that fix carpal tunnel over time, they hurt like a son of a if you have carpal though, but it works over time. Not to mention it whips you into shape like nothing else man.
Thanks for posting …
Thanks for posting this. I’ve began to search for stretch excercises after people posted experiences with tendonitis and similar ails. So today I got out and bought myself a handmaster plus to excercise my hand but I stil needed some stretch ‘n flex exercises to round it off. I’ll definitely keep this as part of my practice and gig routine – playing the bass as a beginner like me can be quite exhausting for the left hand.
they will callus up …
they will callus up in a day or so just let them dry up
Thanks for the …
Thanks for the tutorials but ive got a problem coz only 3 days since i started playing ive already destroyed my plucking fingers how do yo callus them up? Ive blone 2 blisters that were on them rlly stupid i can hardly play with my fingers i have to play with a pick which isnt too bad but i need help for when they heal
No problem King! …
No problem King! I’m glad it helped!
your really awesome …
your really awesome!!! i like the individuality element, where anything goes,type of thing.keep it going, there arent alot of teachers like you around…real teachers!
lol i played a …
lol i played a quick song then did this then played it again and could play it like twice as fast
lol, i already do …
lol, i already do these on a regular basis, and i just decided to start playing bass not to long ago
you are SO helpful! …
you are SO helpful!!! thanks!
i love your lessons …
i love your lessons but u talk so much!
or old gregg
or old gregg
When and how often …
When and how often should I stretch? I usually play around 10-15 minutes daily (due to my busy schedule) and for quick, random intervals. Is it really necessary to stretch each and every time I plan on noodling around like this?
Thats right! They …
Thats right! They are good for anything that uses the hands….:)