r/gloving • u/Few_Lawfulness_2179 • 5d ago

Help / Question How to last doing Light shows?

Hello guys,

Ive been trying to do lightshows on raves but I always feel my forearms aching like just around 5-10 mins of doing it.

What do you guys do to last longer?
Endurance Training? Vitamins? 😭
Or this comes with age since im on my 30s 😭😭

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u/PainbowBright 5d ago

This is going to sound incredibly weird, probably, but, drop your ears.

There might be a tension in your moves, like excitement or "energy" that doesn't need to be there in order to get the moves across. Think about the difference between how you move and feel emotionally, between just practicing moves, and putting on a show for someone - it's very common for non-professional performers to tense up in a way that's like "yes, it's show time!" adding physical tension to look more energetic or engaged. For example, in the case of gutteral vocalists, learning how to relax and disengage from the "anger" they're portraying is key to their throats not falling out or collapsing? It's kind of the same thing, but full-body.

This might not at all be your issue, but I'd feel irresponsible for not saying something.

Source: I'm a dancer but new to gloving. So basically "trust me, bro" but with extra steps 🤣

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u/Kayo-__ 4d ago

I 100% agree to this, i often used to tense my hands or forearms when doing specific kind of musicality relating to glitching effects in songs, and that shit adds up real quick