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We need to be careful about the tearing down side of practicing. Great trumpet chops are a mixture of strength AND sensitivity. Too much chop building will limit the soft sensitive side of our playing.
Andrew as a pro gets a steady workout from his job. That gives him more margin during his practice routine. For those of us with only an hour or two per day, three days of intense chop building may not be healthy. We have a lot of examples here at TM of amateurs (semi pros too) beating their faces up and running into brick walls.