Lifting Weights

[Clark]

Is lifting weights bad for your drumming capability?

[Massik Kretal]

Well it doesnt benifit your drumming. Also the more muscle you have the heavier your muscles are, which causes you to lose speed.

And you can get strains from weight lifting.

[Clark]

Okay thanks for the info..

[Jezen]

Your forearms will get big from drumming, but your biceps and triceps won't, because you don't use them. Feel free to lift weights as long as you aren't using your wrists or forearms to lift them.

[AtomShip]

Yeah also when you drum you train different muscle groups (smaller muscles in the forearms) than when you lift weights (normally bigger muscle groups throughout the body).

[Futuro]

Also the more muscle you have the heavier your muscles are, which causes you to lose speed. That smells like a big pile of Bull ****.

[Jezen]

^^^
Well, it isn't. Get your nose checked perhaps? Or just have a little more faith+1 in people.

[styler]

nah..muscle weighs more than fat...if your legs were to weigh more, it would take more strength to be able to lift and drop them with control..its the same with your arms....MK had it right, just worded wrong

[Futuro]

^^^
Well, it isn't. Get your nose checked perhaps? Or just have a little more faith+1 in people. I have to have big arms for my job. I worked out like hell the past year just getting my upper body stronger. I have seen no signs of speed loss. But now I fatigue less. Unless this is scientifically proven ( :rolleyes: ) Than I wont believe it.

[Der Meister]

nah..muscle weighs more than fat...if your legs were to weigh more, it would take more strength to be able to lift and drop them with control..its the same with your arms....MK had it right, just worded wrong

but you have more muscle therefore you can lift it faster

(I got your back faith *salutes*)

[Massik Kretal]

I have to have big arms for my job. I worked out like hell the past year just getting my upper body stronger. I have seen no signs of speed loss. But now I fatigue less. Unless this is scientifically proven ( :rolleyes: ) Than I wont believe it.

But I'm sure your speed mostly comes from the wrist and fingers not your arms. But if you were to gain more leg muscles then you would slow down in your legs.

I'm talking Arnold legs, not cut Olympic runner legs.

[Jezen]

You fatigue less because your arms can hold your forearms up more easily.

[Retarded Chipple]

Theres a thread about this in the advanced section!

To contribute to this one:


I weight lift a bit to tone up and attract the ladies (obviously) and find it doesn't affect my drumming at all. Meh.

[Massik Kretal]

Well if you strength train then nothing bad will happen.

But if you weight lift thats dfifferent. Weight lifting is a sport where you try to lift as much as you possibly can. It seems retarted to me.

Strength training is where its at.

[somefool]

I have to have big arms for my job. I worked out like hell the past year just getting my upper body stronger. I have seen no signs of speed loss. But now I fatigue less. Unless this is scientifically proven ( :rolleyes: ) Than I wont believe it.

I'm no doctor so correct if I'm wrong, but fatigue is to do with stamina, weight lifting builds your muscles and gives you extra strength, but that doesn't necasarily give you stamina.

I.e. if you were gunna run a marathon you'd get stamina by running/jogging loads, and doing sustained excercise, instead of 2 second bursts of using all you strength and then relaxing.

[Josiah]

I have to have big arms for my job. I worked out like hell the past year just getting my upper body stronger. I have seen no signs of speed loss. But now I fatigue less. Unless this is scientifically proven ( :rolleyes: ) Than I wont believe it.


Well, it takes more energy to move more mass, and more energy to slow it down.

In that sense, larger muscles could slow you down... but that's just really nonsense talk.

That really only applies to professional level athlete's in racing conditions where 1/10th of a second is the difference on placing.

For drums, the better health, fitness level, posture, endurance, confidence and so forth that comes from working out is a very positive thing for drumming.

And no, lifting weights won't slow down your drumming. Perhaps if you are doing 20 rep squats at 350lbs, you prob won't be sprinting as fast as you used too. Though you could reak havoc on a kick drum!

[mysticalyeti]

When people say lifting, they usually don't mean powerlifting with steroids and ****... -_- They're not going to turn out like those guys in speedos with plastic looking skin.

I fail to see how getting more fit is going to be a huge detriment to your drumming ability.

[LittlePound]

i haven't noticed any negative effects so i'd say no

[derryk]

as long as you stay strong like a racehorse, and not bulk up like a workhorse, your drumming ability should be good.