Becoming the World's Strongest Violinist?

[gotlander]

Curls 45x10, 80x10,10,8,4
Supersetted with LTE 45x10, 80x10x4

Kettlebell Swings
On 20”
Off 40”
Weight 65 pounds
6 rounds
Total reps 60

[PizzaDad]

Working your way back up.

[gotlander]

Yes. Adding 30# per session till I get back to decent weight, probably 285.

Today: Press 2.0
Warm Up
45x5
70x2
85x1
100x1
110x1
125x1

Work Sets
140x8
125x10

Light Dead Lift
135x2
225x1
318.75x10 DOH

[gotlander]

Rehab Squats
Warm Up
135x1,2,5

Work Sets
165x20
Still pretty easy.

Light Bench Press
135x5
140x5
160x2
176.25x13

[gotlander]

Curls 45x10, 80x10,10,9,4 on 2’30” centers.
Supersetted with LTE 45x10, 80x10,10,10,11

Kettlebell Swings
On 20”
Off 40”
65 pounds
7 rounds
Total reps 70

[gotlander]

Dead Lift
Warm Up
135x5
225x2
315x1 DOH

Work Sets
356.25x6, straps
320x7, straps

Light Press 2.0
45x5
60x2
70x1
85x1
95x1
105x1
118.75x12

[gotlander]

Bench Press
Warm Up
135x5x2
145x2
165x1
190x1

Work Sets
208.75x4
190x6
Pitiful.

Rehab Squats
135x5x2
195x20
Starting to feel like 20-rep squats and not just rehab.

[gotlander]

Curls 45x10, 80x10,10,10 on 2’30” centers.
Supersetted with LTE 45x10, 80x10,10,10

Kettlebell Swings
On 20”
Off 40”
65 pounds
8 rounds
Total reps 80

[carson]

You may have addressed this before but how has your strength training affected your violin playing? Both of my sons played violin through elementary and high school but stopped after college. Maybe if I can get them into strength training they will pick up the violin again. I think my attempt is fruitless but I'm still curious.

[gotlander]

I haven’t seen much direct effect. My hands are definitely stronger so I don’t have any trouble trilling with my little finger, as I used to. I also have a better sense of what my body is doing, so my posture is better.

One thing I do see on violinist websites is that violinists are concerned about repetitive stress injuries and putting their shoulders in a weak or stressful position. I have to chuckle when I see what they suggest for strengthening their muscles.

One might also expect, if one had no actual experience, that lifting heavy would make my fingers slow. I think I’m faster now than I have ever been.