Originally Posted by: Medalleon

I wouldn't mind some tips too... I only practiced 40 minutes the first day and 20 minutes the second day, now I have blisters on my index finger tip! That's just embarrassingly wimpy

"wimpy" isn't really the best term.

it kind of implies that the thing to do is just keep doing what you are doing; and that's not the case.

A blister is fluid building up between layers of skin, to protect the body from all the wear and tear you are putting on it.

When the finger tissue is hard blisters don't form between it

(but you CAN develop blisters UNDER callouses)

If you are developing blisters it means you are both practcing too much AND too little.

The key is "little and often"

many short sessions

because it's not just blisters that you have to be concerned with

it's various muscles in your strumming and fretting arms; and just body in geenral.

now I can practice pretty much all day and it doesn't even feel like it; but that's because I've built my body up to be able to handle the load so to speak.

it's like working out in the traditional sense: you can't just dive right in to doing 300 push-ups a day