Workout Thu 26/2

Warm Up - 37 - intermediate (26/44 reps)

Co-ordination - 16 - intermediate (30 reps)

Ear Training - 30 - intermediate (18 reps)

Guitar used -Mexican Strat

Notes:
Hmmm! A 9 count on WU37 threw me a bit - second count is a second run through the exercise. First fine at CO16 - interesting exercise - must do it again soon. Too tempting to slip back into sweep picking for ET30, so reps are a bit inflated there. But at least very little pain in the left pinkie this time, so that's positive at least.

Workout Mon 23/2

Warm Up - 5 - intermediate (73 reps)

Co-ordination - 23 - advanced (12 reps)

Ear Training - 35 - beginner (8 reps)

Guitar used - Mexican Strat

Notes:
Pretty poor effort! Left pinkie started off bad and got progressively worse as the session went on. took 4 attempts to get anywhere with the WU, and things had got so bad that it was physically sore to even attempt the ET. Bugger. Think I've got a trapped nerve or something as I now seem to have pins and needles in my left hand arE arm since finishing...

Workout Fri 13/2

Warm Up - 3 - intermediate (57 reps)

Co-ordination - 7 - advanced (61 reps)

Ear Training - 13 - intermediate (25 reps)

Guitar used - Mexican Strat

Notes:
Distinctly average! ET13 resulting in cramped and sore left pinkie - must be doing me some good I suppose...

Workout Mon 2/2

Warm Up - 33 - advanced (64 reps)

Co-ordination - 23 - intermediate (23 reps)

Ear Training - 24 - intermediate (30 reps)

Guitar used - Mexican Strat

Notes:
Back for good ? Well, hopefully. After a lengthy layoff pleased to see that things hadn't gone completely to pot - indeed, only missed an advanced rating on ET24 by one rep, and CO23 wasn't far off either. Admittedly these were "old favourites", but still a sign that the hands haven't frozen up yet!

(Much later edit ... can't possibly have done CO23 this night, as the threshold for Advanced rating is 11 reps !! Still amazed I managed Advanced a couple of nights later though - I haven't managed it again since ! - 19/3/09)

Workout Mon 12/1

Warm Up - 16 - advanced (75 reps)

Co-ordination - 10 - advanced (just) (21 reps)

Ear Training - 10 - intermediate (20 reps)

Guitar used - Mexican Strat

Notes:
Done over two nights ! Still trying to ease ny way back into a regular schedule. Took ages to get to grips with ET10, but got there in the end - eventually :(

Workout Mon 5/1

Warm Up - 37 - intermediate (53 reps)

Co-ordination - 9 - intermediate (30 rcps)

Ear Training - 2 - intermediate (15 reps)

Guitar used - Mexican Strat

Notes:
Very cold hands tonight - couldn't get them to warm up at all. Most annoying. Tried ET2 again, slightly faster with more duff reps, but also two more good reps. Too cold to get my hands to do much more tonight, I think!

Workout Sun 4/1

Warm Up - 25 - advanced (89 reps)

Co-ordination - 24 - intermediate (41 reps)

Ear Training - 2 - intermediate (13 reps)

Guitar used - US Strat Plus

Notes:
Back in harness! A solid, if not terribly overwhelming return, although after nearly two weeks off that's to be expected. ET2 was an interesting new exercise which hopefully will be tried again soon, complete with its awkward position change.

Notes for 23/12 - 3/1

During the holiday period, when I'd hoped to spend some time learning some new pieces as well as spending a bit more time practicing, between the lurgy and what felt like a trapped nerve in my right elbow curtailed any serious practice. Still managed a few runs through exercises most days, but nothing as structured as a workout, sadly. Seem to be past the most irritating niggles from the elbow, so that's all good, thankfully. However, "Blood on the Rooftops" and "Horizons" survive unmolested for a little while longer !