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Question: Guitar practice and RSI!?
If I'm practicing for a long time and I do several different things, eg 10 minutes of chords, then 10 mins of scales, then a song, then chords, scales, song!.!.!.!. is that better for my wrists than going up and down a scale or a chord progression for 2hrs!? And will it be as effective, or will switching to something else make me forget what ive done in the last 10minutes!? coz Ive been getting sore wrists from scales and i just had to stop playing altogether for a few hours!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Don't forget bar cords!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.That takes a lot of wrist musselWww@QuestionHome@Com

here is what a good practice session consists of:

2 minutes of stretching fingers, wrists and arms/shoulders
10-15 minutes of chord practice
10-15 minutes of scale practice
30-45 of studying new material (new tabs, learning a new chord, practicing technique)
20-30 minutes of polishing up (slowly reviewing and perfecting) old material
10-15 minutes of winding up (practicing fun songs that you've mastered already)
2 minutes of stretching again

then go dip your fingers in rubbing alcohol!.Www@QuestionHome@Com