283 - Should You Practice Guitar Faster Than You Can Play?
About this episode
This episode discusses whether practicing guitar faster than you can play can improve speed, inspired by a community question.
Main Topic: Should you sometimes practice faster than you can actually play to improve speed? Inspired by a community question from Rob Tyler Discussion of "functional overload" and parallels to sports training (running, weightlifting) Updated Tutorial Announced: "Come As You Are" tutorial re-recorded, new tabs, play-along tracks added Includes adaptation for both beginners (open chords) and higher levels (power/bar chords & alternate tunings) Live Member Q&A: Scheduled for Monday, April 27th at 9 pm UK time (details in emails and newsletter) Video/audio recording will be available in the Academy and Members Only podcast Pre-submit questions if you cannot attend live Main Discussion: Overload Practice for Speed Traditional advice: Practice slowly and accurately to avoid repeating mistakes (03:09) Mistakes, if repeated, can become ingrained habits (03:20) Referenced "Rule of Three" from Episode 116: If you make three mistakes in a row, slow down or simplify (04:00) Overload technique: Play at a comfortable speed, briefly push slightly past your comfort zone, then return to normal speed (05:02) Similar to interval training or lifting heavier weights in sports Scientific…
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