I started playn´ when I was 15 and played like 1-2 hrs but increased it all the time. Now I play 4 hrs. evryday and has been doin´ that for a long time. Somtimes I play 3 but mostly 4 wich I find enough. However I never end up playn´ 8 hrs day. I don´t think it´s good for your hands to sudenlly increase that much but that´s only my opinion do.
One more thing I realized that lot of you guys like to practice chromatic scale. I love that one too and it seems to be like most popular scale around. (I bet it´s only for us shredders).
Dejan S. No speed limit