If you follow this simple plan, you'll immediately and dramatically improve your playing, guaranteed.

But first, let me give you a real-life example...

How long do you think that Brett Favre (Super Bowl winning QB of the Green Bay Packers)would have lasted if he said something like...

"I really don't want to work out. I don't like it. It's mundane. Tedious. Boring.I just want to go out and play."

What if during the off season he sat around and did nothing? No running. No weight lifting. No swimming. No biking. No conditioning. Well, you and I both know the answer to that hypothetical situation.

If Favre had refused to condition his body, not only would he not have made itto the NFL, he wouldn't have made it on the Southern Mississippi football team, or his local high school team, for that matter.

It's a fact. If you're an athlete, you MUST train your muscles for competition. But there's more to it than that. There's the physiological phenomenon of your body being able to do what your braintells it to.

Here's what I mean...

Brett Favre could tell his arm that he wanted to throw a pass 50 yards all day long.But, unless his arm was physically capable of responding to that "brain command" hestill wouldn't be able to do it.

It's the same way with guitar.

You have to "train" your hand and arm muscles to do what you tell them to. You have to condition them. You have to think of your body like an athlete does his or hers.
How do you do this? By doing a little "conditioning" every day.

You should start, NOW. Don't put this off.

QUICK EXPLAINATION OF THE EXERCISES:

These are tablature. Each dashed lined is a string. The numbers are frets, not finger numbers.

---------------------1234-2345--------------------- <-E string
-----------------1234---------2345----------------- <-B string
-------------1234-----------------2345------------- <-G string
---------1234-------------------------2345--------- <-D string
-----1234---------------------------------2345----- <-A string
-1234-----------------------------------------2345- <-E string


Start with some simple exercises like this:

---------------------1234-2345---------------------
-----------------1234---------2345-----------------
-------------1234-----------------2345-------------
---------1234-------------------------2345---------
-----1234---------------------------------2345-----
-1234-----------------------------------------2345-

Then go to...

---------------------4321-5432---------------------
-----------------4321---------5432-----------------
-------------4321-----------------5432-------------
---------4321-------------------------5432---------
-----4321---------------------------------5432-----
-4321-----------------------------------------5432-

Then go to...

---------------------1423-2534---------------------
-----------------1423---------2534-----------------
-------------1423-----------------2534-------------
---------1423-------------------------2534---------
-----1423---------------------------------2534-----
-1423-----------------------------------------2534-

Then try this...

---------------------1324--2435---------------------
-----------------1324----------2435-----------------
-------------1324------------------2435-------------
---------1324--------------------------2435---------
-----1324----------------------------------2435-----
-1324------------------------------------------2435-

You will want to take these all the way up to about the 12th fret. Then reverse themand come all the way back down. Also, you can practice these same exercisespicking both up and down, then all down, then all up.

And if you really want to get serious grab your metronome and use it while yourpracticing. Is this fun? Well... for geeks like me, it kind of is.

But, that's not the point.

Do you think that when Favre was running 3 miles a day,he was grinning the whole waysaying, "Gee, this is great!" No. He was thinking about winning the Super Bowl,which WOULD be fun.
Even if you play guitar "just for fun" these exercises are still for you.

Why? Because once you train your fingers to do what you tell them to by conditioning them,playing guitar will be MORE fun because you'll be in greater control.

I promise you this: if you take seriously these few exercisesand practice them every day for 10 minutes BEFORE you start to play,you will see a significant improvement in your playing in as little as 14 days.

Hope this helps. Keep in touch...

Cheers,


Dan Denley

P.S. Don't go nuts with this right off the bat. Build up speed and duration,gradually. And if you feel any PAIN whatsoever, stop immediately. These should be effortless and smooth.

P.P.S. Can't get enough of this strength and conditioning fun? You can download20 of them from my site by going here:http://amazingguitarsecrets.com/newsletters/strength_exercises.pdf

About the Author: Dan Denley began playing guitar in 1989 at the age of 14. Mr. Denley is a self-taught guitarist and classically trained musician. After graduating with honors from the Scheidt School of Music (University of Memphis)with a bachelors degree in Music History, he created the "Amazing Guitar Secrets"course for learning guitar, which is considered by many to be complete and authoritative. You can learn more about how YOU can become one of his successful students here:
http://www.amazingguitarsecrets.com/special/2