| Jeremy,
What I intended to impart was that lifting is okay if you know how to take the lifter's hat off when you play trumpet. If you work against the softness neccessary to allow the abdomen to be pliable enough for effective breathing well, you won't be an effective player.
Lifting is fine as long as you know how to keep the strength in the gym. Tight abs when you're playing are about as useful as a concrete balloon.
ML |