Muscle memory loss

[Dan Shipway]

Hey, recently i have been practicing lead and I have found vertain things that work in terms of holding the pick and wrist movement but as of yesterday all that has gone and it may be due to over thinking(I do it way to much) or something else but it is definitely a limiting factor in getting where I want to go in terms of my practice and playing. Does anyone have any advice on how to not overthink it all or how to practice muscle memory in the picking hand?
Many thanks in advance, Dan
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[idssdi]

Yeah overthinking can be a bottleneck. My muscle memory always comes from simply playing a lot tbh so I don’t really have any particular advice.

 

[Richard O'connor]

try making these things part of your warm up routine. try some rhythm workout outs for your right hand and when that gets tired try some exercises fo your left hand like legato runs for example.

 

[Jak Angelescu]

@dan Just so that I understand what you’re saying, are you saying that you are adapting new practicing techniques for lead and you can do it pretty well for a while and then the next day it seems like you can’t really play at all? Like perhaps maybe you could be over practicing something too much? I’m not entirely sure I understand your question

 

[Dan Shipway]

Yes, I seem to be able to play certain lead lines well but after a while, it starts to deteriorate and I’m not too sure if it is overthinking or another factor and how to fix the issue.

 

[Jak Angelescu]

@dan how long do you play before this starts to happen? You may be experiencing muscle and tendon fatigue.

 

[Dominik Gräber]

Have some session where you just stand up, put on a song you learned in the background and jam to it, standing, just having fun. It did wonders to my playing lately. Don’t focus on anything in such a session and perhaps it will come naturally.

 

[Dan Shipway]

Thank you guys, this has really helped, having time off from all the stress of college and other stuff made a lot of difference and relaxing my muscles was a huge help.