Excersice..

[Piecebypiece22]

I was wondering if any of you had any good excersice techniques, outside the drumset. Cause sometimes, i feel like i have a lack of endurance. When i go to the gym, usually do a couple sets of standing calf raises, and use those power grips for forearm strength, and jogging in the mornings.

[Styx]

Can I be honest with you piecebypiece.

The only way you're going to build up endurance and hone your technique is PRACTICE and alot of it. Jogging is cool as drums are a very physical instrument and being fit won't hurt but muscle mass WILL NOT help your endurance and technique on the kit. So if I were you I'd skip the gym and spend that time sitting behind your kit and practice, and when you're done practising, practice some more.This will help develop the right muscles and endurance you're looking for. Unfortunately there are no short cuts, just hard work if you want accomplish your goals ON the kit.

[thiscocks]

Wouldn't say jogging increases muscle mass, but just makes you fitter cardiovascular wise: which would help behind a kit if you do long gigs. Although I always think if your miked up properly you shouldn't have to be breaking any more sweat than the keyboard player...

[Class A Drummer]

Do Singles and doubles and other snare rudiments for a solid 15 mins per day.

[slingerland755]

I wouldn't "skip the gym." I would try to to stay as fit as possible and put in as many hours as you can behind the kit. Light weights, jogging, stairmaster, elliptical...whatever, is just plain old good for you. We need resistance and cardiovascular training to slow the aging process, reduce stress, increase HDL, decrease LDL etc...

[millerdakiller]

Styx:

Just for the record, there are a lot of really good drummers who are ripped. i.e.

Thomas Lang
Virgil Donati

Those are the only two that come to mind immediately, but I know I've seen more.

thiscocks:

Although I always think if your miked up properly you shouldn't have to be breaking any more sweat than the keyboard player...

Really? Dude even if i have 12 mics on each drum i'm gonna beat the crap out of my set. Drums sound better loud(there are obvious exceptions to this, but if you're playin' a rock song the backbeat has gotta be kickin' )

[Styx]

Just for the record, there are a lot of really good drummers who are ripped. i.e.

Thomas Lang
Virgil Donati

Those are the only two that come to mind immediately, but I know I've seen more.

That they are Millerdakiller but I think you're misunderstanding what piecebypiece22 is asking.He is under the impression that doing calf raises and forearm strengthening exercises will give him endurance on the kit. I'm saying this is not so as only practising, and lots of it, will give him the endurance ON THE KIT he is looking for.

[millerdakiller]

Just for the record, there are a lot of really good drummers who are ripped. i.e.

Thomas Lang
Virgil Donati

Those are the only two that come to mind immediately, but I know I've seen more.

That they are Millerdakiller but I think you're misunderstanding what piecebypiece22 is asking.He is under the impression that doing calf raises and forearm strengthening exercises will give him endurance on the kit. I'm saying this is not so as only practising, and lots of it, will give him the endurance ON THE KIT he is looking for.


I disagree, being in shape is flat out being in shape. maybe you won't get those very minute muscles in your hands and ankles, but you will get endurance in your major muscle groups. I think both lang and donati would agree with that. of course they have probably put insane hours into both the kit and the gym so they are a different case alltogether

[Styx]

I disagree, being in shape is flat out being in shape. maybe you won't get those very minute muscles in your hands and ankles, but you will get endurance in your major muscle groups. I think both lang and donati would agree with that. of course they have probably put insane hours into both the kit and the gym so they are a different case alltogether

I think Larry Bright,Dennis Chambers and Peter Erskine to name a few would disagree with that statement, but let's agree to disagree on this matter.

[rjvsmb]

I wouldn't "skip the gym." I would try to to stay as fit as possible and put in as many hours as you can behind the kit. Light weights, jogging, stairmaster, elliptical...whatever, is just plain old good for you. We need resistance and cardiovascular training to slow the aging process, reduce stress, increase HDL, decrease LDL etc...


Bingo.

I agree with slingerland. You should always strive to lead a healthy lifestyle by eating healthy and having a well balance excercise program (cardiovascular training, resistance training and flexibility). This will support the physical demands of drumming.

As for improving your skills on the kit, keep practicing and be patient. Your abilities around the drums (both physically and skill level) will improve.

All the best,
rjvsmb

[drum.lad]

Yeah i always try and play a game of basketball everyday im not really a gym guy im more of an outside guy well when i can drag myself away from the kit

[millerdakiller]

I think Larry Bright,Dennis Chambers and Peter Erskine to name a few would disagree with that statement, but let's agree to disagree on this matter.

fair enough

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[abe]

Actually if you search the long thread about Lang you'll find one funny quote. It was something like this. Lang was at clinic and it was Q&A. Someone asked: '' 'How much do you bench?''
Lang answered:'''I don't bench, I'm just genetically blessed''

Also I have heard his interview where Lang told that although he is eating some balanced food and doing some exercise it's not ''militant kind of exercising''.

Remember the most endurant guys like marathone runners don't have impressive muscles since endurance muscles fibers don't get as big as ''power'' fibers.

So I think that although it's good to have healthy body, you can get the best results with practicing and getting down the right motions.