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Originally Posted by Su_H.
I have a question concerning practice. When you have practiced very hard and you can feel the burn in your hand and forearm, do you play through the pain during the following days or do you let your muscles heal for the next few days?
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Heal! Absolutely do NOT "play through the pain". That will cause even more damage.
You should
never experience pain when practising. As soon as you feel any pain anywhere; STOP. Either you've been practising for too long, or you're using an incorrect position; or possibly both.
Have you ever had classical guitar lessons? Are you having lessons now? They would fix any positional issues you might have, as well as any other technical problems you might be having.
One thing to say is that you don't really need that strict classical left-leg-plus-footstool position. It should make everything easier, but it is possible to play most classical pieces in other positions. But you do need to have both arms, wrists and hands in the optimum angles and positions.