Really stiff?

iWhorse

Joined December 2012

Topic Starter

iWhorse 2013-10-07T13:49:33+00:00

That's what she said.

Not.

In all seriousness though, my finger joints feel like they've been getting weaker and weaker. Woke up today and i'm having trouble even fcing 210 bursts(Which is, for me, 50+ down from what i could do a month or two ago) Thoughts on how to fix this?

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Almost

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Almost 2013-10-07T14:00:56+00:00

Maybe take a break.

Pacemaker

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Pacemaker 2013-10-07T14:16:28+00:00

Warm up properly

jesse1412

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jesse1412 2013-10-07T14:36:27+00:00

You never could do 300bpm bursts. Learn to do 300bpm bursts and then try again.

iWhorse

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Topic Starter

iWhorse 2013-10-07T15:38:38+00:00

jesus1412 wrote:
You never could do 300bpm bursts. Learn to do 300bpm bursts and then try again.

Point is, i was able to burst fast-ish, now not able to burst fast-ish, creating problem.

Either way, not really the point of this thread.

Pacemaker wrote:
Warm up properly

I don't warm up, what kind of maps should I play?

Almost wrote:
Maybe take a break.

Break makes me go q_q, might try it if i can't fix otherwise though.

Hello Skitty

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Joined March 2013

Hello Skitty 2013-10-07T17:55:57+00:00

iWhorse wrote:
jesus1412 wrote:
You never could do 300bpm bursts. Learn to do 300bpm bursts and then try again.
Point is, i was able to burst fast-ish, now not able to burst fast-ish, creating problem.

Either way, not really the point of this thread.

Pacemaker wrote:
Warm up properly
I don't warm up, what kind of maps should I play?

Almost wrote:
Maybe take a break.
Break makes me go q_q, might try it if i can't fix otherwise though.

long stream compilation helps me a lot

winber1

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winber1 2013-10-07T19:41:22+00:00

you should probably try actually streaming at higher bpms and increasing stamina for long periods of time rather than just trying to burst high bpms.

as for warm-up maps, i literally just play random songs, with dt where applicable. you just have to push yourself, it doesn't really matter what songs you play, though probably certain songs will help you warm up faster.

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Ashnyan

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Ashnyan 2013-10-07T19:50:03+00:00

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Dexus

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Dexus 2013-10-07T19:55:20+00:00

Big thing is to try stretching your hands and fingers before and after you play. http://www.wikihow.com/Exercise-Your-Fingers

If you're getting a weak feeling from your hands and it's just getting worse then you may be causing yourself to develop RSI. Take breaks and try not to play as long too. When you do this it gives your hand some time to rest and repair itself because your muscles get torn whenever you push yourself to do anything.

Also is it possibly cold where you are at? My hands get really slow when it's cold and I just can't get them to work right. I just run them through warm water for a while and then turn up the temperature on my thermostat.

iWhorse

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iWhorse 2013-10-07T20:40:26+00:00

Dexus wrote:
Big thing is to try stretching your hands and fingers before and after you play. http://www.wikihow.com/Exercise-Your-Fingers

If you're getting a weak feeling from your hands and it's just getting worse then you may be causing yourself to develop RSI. Take breaks and try not to play as long too. When you do this it gives your hand some time to rest and repair itself because your muscles get torn whenever you push yourself to do anything.

Also is it possibly cold where you are at? My hands get really slow when it's cold and I just can't get them to work right. I just run them through warm water for a while and then turn up the temperature on my thermostat.

I don't think i'm developing RSI. I do often push myself a lot, though, although I do take breaks, and that helps. You have to push harder to play better, though, although i know not to overdo it.

Its getting colder, but it's really not that cold yet. I get slow when i'm cold too(Coolness causes tension in muscles; excess tension harder to control=bad) Running your hands under warm water is bad though; your fingers soften.

Ashnyan wrote:
Maybe some hand/finger exercises could help.. You know, like stretching your fingers and stuff..

Playing guitar's taken care of everything stretching could do for me, and if i do stretch my fingers i'm stretching it past the range of motion i'm able to use(I can almost pull my fingers back to my wrist)

winber1 wrote:
you should probably try actually streaming at higher bpms and increasing stamina for long periods of time rather than just trying to burst high bpms.

as for warm-up maps, i literally just play random songs, with dt where applicable. you just have to push yourself, it doesn't really matter what songs you play, though probably certain songs will help you warm up faster.

That'll wreck my fingers more. That only seems to work with me in reading high AR, or 220- DTs(although its fine for higher if there's no streams)

Thanks for the posts

iSpR1Te

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iSpR1Te 2013-10-07T22:24:20+00:00

I stretch my fingers and wrists almost every day because a while back I started getting pain in my wrist. Once I started to stretch the pain went away. It also helps keep your hands from getting stiff.

For warm up, I usually play a slower bpm map that has higher od (8+). This helps me really focus and ease into playing osu!

Hula

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Hula 2013-10-07T22:37:29+00:00

Just remember that there are other things than osu! And any pain you're getting from playing this game will have 0 future benefit for you whatsoever, so chill out and play some slower songs.

'soup son?

Think you're suffering from the pandemic which is sweeping across osu!? Then self diagnose yourself with the information below -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFQQALduhzA

rip the glory days of disqus

Tekklorn

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Tekklorn 2013-10-07T23:07:13+00:00

Push through the pain barrier, no pain no gain mofo. Crack those fingers silly and ignore the burning sensation in your arm.

Nah, JK don't take that seriously. Just stop and do something else for the day, whatever song you're trying to FC or get a high ranking on can wait, not like it's going anywhere.

jesse1412

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jesse1412 2013-10-07T23:43:08+00:00

Hula wrote:
Just remember that there are other things than osu! And any pain you're getting from playing this game will have 0 future benefit for you whatsoever, so chill out and play some slower songs.

Complete bollocks, pain is the metric of improving.

This is an opinion.

Soulg

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Soulg 2013-10-08T00:42:58+00:00

I know that I'm improving on streams based on how much my fingers/hands hurt.

This is ~~a fact~~ also an opinion.

Narrill wrote:
good job

buny

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buny 2013-10-08T02:25:24+00:00

Hula wrote:
Just remember that there are other things than osu! And any pain you're getting from playing this game will have 0 future benefit for you whatsoever, so chill out and play some slower songs.

pain is a message to tell you to stop what you're doing

by pushing these past these boundaries, you're improving to an extent as long as you don't go over it excessively

winber1

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winber1 2013-10-08T03:11:35+00:00

there is a differene between being tiring and having pain.

there are also ways to train that won't kill your wrists, and ways to train that will only make your wrist tired and stiff. usually immediately going to 240bpm and things of that nature and trying to stream up at that tempo is generally not going to help, whereas even training just 170bpm deathstreams will help you improve on streams or short bursts of much higher bpm. In fact, I don't really play that many super high bpm maps, but rather i play things from 180-210 bpm range, and when i'm warmed up, i generally can also play 240bpm songs.

and i do sometimes just jump to 240 bpm songs, but that's another story.

also, always take breaks in between playing after playing a tiring song. sometimes i watch a replay of myself, then after i resume playing i will still be warmed up. don't just play one song after another after another. same goes for fcing a song, i sometimes may just leave for a bit and come back, and i'll still be warmed up and my mind will be fresh, and suddenly i'm either closer to fcing the song or i actually fc the song.

it's really like any sort of learned skill. Push yourself a bit, try new things, then take breaks to let the learned knowledge sink in, then resume to learn more.

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_WinTer

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_WinTer 2016-06-13T13:38:08+00:00

I've had this problem with my fingers for 2 months now, its really annoying tbh and I don't know how to fix it even by taking breaks