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awr34 Regular Member
Joined: 20 Nov 2006 Posts: 37 Location: Syracuse,New York
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:08 pm Post subject: loss of range? |
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I've been doing caruso for about 7 weeks now and everything was going well. My range was more solid and my endurance even improved a little. Then all of a sudden for the past week my range seems to have gotten worse and my endurance isn't any better. I'm following the four rules exactly as it says in the book. Is this normal? |
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Trumpet1Ohio Veteran Member
Joined: 28 Mar 2005 Posts: 457 Location: Columbus, Ohio 43213
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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How often are you doing the exercises? Are you practicing other things? When I've started new methods in the past I've overdone it due to enthusiasm. Make sure you're not overdoing the Caruso exercises and be sure to balance your practice with other things. _________________ Ken
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TrpPro Heavyweight Member
Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Posts: 1471 Location: Riverview, FL
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Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:21 am Post subject: |
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Practicing Caruso will definitely have it's periods of improvement and then times when things seem to go the other way with regards to the calisthenics. If your regular playing is going down hill then you probably need to seek out a Caruso instructor to take a look at what you're doing.
Give yourself 6 months for any meaningful muscular development to take place. |
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butxifxnot Heavyweight Member
Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Posts: 2353
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:43 am Post subject: Re: loss of range? |
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awr34 wrote: | I've been doing caruso for about 7 weeks now and everything was going well. My range was more solid and my endurance even improved a little. Then all of a sudden for the past week my range seems to have gotten worse and my endurance isn't any better. I'm following the four rules exactly as it says in the book. Is this normal? |
I'd recommend seeing a teacher just to make sure you're on the right track, unless you've done that already. A buddy of mine read the book, and then discounted the method because he didn't understand what exactly it is about. He's planning on seeing a Caruso teacher now.
I say this also because I recently had a few days where my range had taken a noticeable drop for apparently no reason and I was having to strain for unusually low extremes, though I was doing the calisthenics correctly.
The Caruso method may have fixed the problem given enough time, but my teacher was able to point out what was up right there. It wasn't unrelated to Caruso's pedagogy, but it wasn't in the rules. Problem solved.
Good luck! _________________ "Never practice, always perform."
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awr34 Regular Member
Joined: 20 Nov 2006 Posts: 37 Location: Syracuse,New York
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:17 pm Post subject: |
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yea I'll probaly get in touch with Laurie Frink when I have time. Thanks for the advice. |
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