Beginner Guitar - Lateral Finger Strengthening Exercises

In this exercise, that i incorrectly refer to as ‘isometric’...

We use the fingers of each hand, to provide lateral resistance to the fingers of the other hand.

Start by making a ‘scissors gesture’ with two fingers of one hand,

while using the same two fingers of the other hand, to resist the scissors motion.

Repeat exercise with every possible set of fingers.

The purpose of this exercise is to strengthen the muscles that control lateral finger motion,

So that when you play guitar, your fingers will more naturally micro-adjust to different hand positions,

And it helps keep your fingers stable, laterally, while you slide up and down the strings.