Workout Mon 23/3

Warm Up - 1 - advanced (75 reps)

Co-ordination - 1 - advanced (22 reps)

Ear Training - 3 - advanced (22 reps)

Guitar used - Mexican Strat

Notes:
Found it very hard to believe I got advanced On ET3, but checked the figures a couple of times! Very hard work for my left pinky, which began to rebel after a while. Feels like a bit of a come-down to bring the metronome down from 180BPM for WU1 to 100BPM for ET3, but hey - if that's what you've got to do...

Workout Thu 19/3

Warm Up - 17 - advanced (76 reps)

Co-ordination - 23 - intermediate (9 reps)

Ear Training - 8 - advanced (32 reps)

Guitar used - Mexican Strat

Notes:
Not bad tonight. Spirited effort at old pal CO23 resulted in a couple of near misses on Advanced rating (threshold is 11 reps) but never quite making it. Not to worry, a sight better and easier than last night's effort, that's for sure.

Workout Wed 18/3

Warm Up - 23 - intermediate (63 reps)

Co-ordination - 29 - advanced (41 reps)

Ear Training - 13 - advanced (31 reps)

Guitar used - Mexican Strat

Notes:
Tough evening. Bad day at work meant lots of tension that never really cleared, making WU23 especially something of a trial. The other exercises weren't much better to be honest, but some generous limits got me Advanced ratings, albeit only just! A definite beer night tonight.

Workout Tue 17/3

Warm Up - 25 - intermediate (75 reps)

Co-ordination - 12 - advanced (23 reps)

Ear Training - 10 - advanced (26 reps)

Guitar used - Mexican Strat

Notes:
Hmmm - first time for a while missing Advanced on the Warm Up. First time for a while dropping the metronome down to 110BPM (for ET10) and it took a couple of goes to get anywhere with a couple of them. Overall, quite hard work tonight!

Workout Mon 16/3

Warm Up - 20 - advanced (76 reps)

Co-ordination - 31 - intermediate (38 reps)

Ear Training - 2 - intermediate (15 reps)

Guitar used - Mexican Strat

Notes:
After the easy life of the G202, back to the Mexican Strat :) CO31 and ET2 are old friends and I'm gradually getting better at them, but it's slow progress! Still at least it's progress!

Workout Sun 15/3

Warm Up - 26 - advanced (51 reps)

Co-ordination - 20 - advanced (38 reps)

Ear Training -

Guitar used - Roland G202

Notes:
Stopped after CO20 - got a bit distracted trying out the amp models and effects in Logic Express 8 :( Also remembered why I don't practice on the G202 that often - it's too easy! If I practice on it every other guitar I have will feel like it has an action measured in inches, not fractions !

Workout Mon - Thu 12/3

Bit of a catastrophe on the hands front. Grooming the dog, she decided to object and bite my left hand - resulting in a fairly painful second finger, not really suitable for guitar playing ! Getting better now though, so easing back into playing again...

Workout Sun 8/3

Warm Up - 36 - advanced (59 reps)

Co-ordination - 10 - advanced (23 reps)

Ear Training - 25 - intermediate (25 reps)

Guitar used - Mexican Strat

Notes:
Quite cold this evening, but didn't seem to have too much impact until ET25. First two exercises were quite straightforward though. No pinky pain in the left hand noticeable until after finishing, which is another plus.

Workout Sat 7/3

Warm Up -16 - advanced (71 reps)

Co-ordination - 12 - intermediate (20 reps)

Ear Training - 13 - advanced (35 reps)

Guitar used - Mexican Strat

Notes:
Not a bad run through tonight, although ET13 was as hard on my left pinky as ever! Not quite so much cramp or tension as the last few times I've played it though, so that's progress. Tried CO12 a couple of times, but couldn't quite bump it up into advanced territory - ah well, next time!