The only problem i ever had mixing piano with bodybuilding, was an inability to play within 4 hours of a good workout.Thal
Weight lifting, for the most part works against everything that a top notch concert pianist strives for -
But he is weight training not weight lifting. Weight lifting is a term usually used to define those who use explosive bursts of strength to complete a single repetition. If this is what punk was doing, I would have grave reservations, as injury is more likely.Resistance training 4 hours a week is excellent exercise and will no more impede his piano playing mechanism than knitting.Thal
Your biceps will be sore after doing this excersize, and, if done with any type of consistency, your body will form a habit.
Honestly, I have been weight lifting more these past few months, and I do seem a little tense.
Go get a friend to grab your arm while you play, and tell me if he/she said it was hard or not, or would it depend on if your friend was a he or a she?
If you train more, your recovery period increases, so if I were you I would go back to your previous training schedules.Also, you might want to consider your diet. Are you training harder and not getting sufficient nutrients?I would not be inclined to give up. You obviously enjoy doing it.Thal
Something else was hard, but that was a result of a Tomasek sonata.
I repeat. Does anyone remember that japanese pianist weight-lifter on youtube? He was doing the Goldberg variations if I remember correctly. What was his name?!
I doubt if Mr Hamelin goes to the gym and burns out on supersets, although i do not know this for sure.