1 00:00:00,602 --> 00:00:03,086 Translation & Subtitles: thoseguiltyeyes | scandal-heaven.com Hello! RINA here. 2 00:00:03,376 --> 00:00:07,086 I get questions about this from time to time, 3 00:00:07,086 --> 00:00:11,412 And today I will be talking a little about how I train my body. 4 00:00:11,412 --> 00:00:17,987 I don't do anything like limit myself for a diet, 5 00:00:17,987 --> 00:00:22,615 But as playing the drums for live performances is pretty hard to do, 6 00:00:22,615 --> 00:00:29,415 There are things to take care with when building up your physical strength and training your body for that, 7 00:00:29,415 --> 00:00:33,584 As well as mental aspects to consider. 8 00:00:33,584 --> 00:00:35,745 I will be talking about these things. 9 00:00:35,745 --> 00:00:39,448 I've mentioned this many times, 10 00:00:39,448 --> 00:00:42,648 But I first started playing the drums when I was 15 in my third year of middle school. 11 00:00:42,648 --> 00:00:44,797 Back then I just tried to increase the things I could do, 12 00:00:44,797 --> 00:00:53,078 Such as playing an eight-beat rhythm or four-on-the-floor. 13 00:00:53,078 --> 00:00:59,901 I didn't at all think about my body while playing my instrument. 14 00:00:59,901 --> 00:01:03,056 That thought never occured to me. 15 00:01:03,056 --> 00:01:08,529 I prioritized being able to play my instrument and didn't consider anything else. 16 00:01:09,172 --> 00:01:12,361 That continued for about five years, 17 00:01:12,361 --> 00:01:17,323 Until I was around 20 years old. 18 00:01:17,552 --> 00:01:19,115 Thinking about it now, 19 00:01:19,115 --> 00:01:23,210 I wasn't really worried about anything and I didn't have any problems, 20 00:01:23,210 --> 00:01:30,472 So I just played in way that made it easier for me. 21 00:01:30,974 --> 00:01:38,494 I kept on going without paying attention to my body. 22 00:01:38,494 --> 00:01:48,472 Then, sometimes my wrists would feel tired and hurt. 23 00:01:48,879 --> 00:01:53,066 I would ice them down after playing. 24 00:01:53,596 --> 00:01:58,700 I made sure to always cool them down. 25 00:01:59,647 --> 00:02:03,590 I'm sure there are people who know this is a basic thing for drummers to do, 26 00:02:03,590 --> 00:02:05,630 But I really didn't know anything. 27 00:02:05,736 --> 00:02:12,454 I thought the pain and discomfort I felt was due to something small like fatigue, 28 00:02:12,454 --> 00:02:19,454 And I was doing things in a way where that would gradually be resolved. 29 00:02:20,731 --> 00:02:24,601 I would be back to normal after icing them. 30 00:02:24,681 --> 00:02:29,909 I would stretch for a while, head to rehearsals, 31 00:02:29,909 --> 00:02:34,339 Play the actual show, and ice my wrists afterwards. 32 00:02:34,363 --> 00:02:37,869 My menu grew--well, I can't really call it a menu, 33 00:02:37,869 --> 00:02:44,242 But I made myself a routine where I'd stretch properly and then play the drums. 34 00:02:44,391 --> 00:02:52,974 I started doing this when I was about 22, 23 years old. 35 00:02:53,522 --> 00:02:58,685 I didn't have any problems with that method, 36 00:02:58,685 --> 00:03:04,953 But when I turned 25, I suddenly started feeling discomfort in my lower back. 37 00:03:04,953 --> 00:03:08,113 I didn't really think much about it at the time 38 00:03:08,113 --> 00:03:13,262 And chalked it up to fatigue or stiffness. 39 00:03:13,262 --> 00:03:16,508 I thought it'd get better if I just rested. 40 00:03:16,508 --> 00:03:19,516 It suddenly disappeared on its own after about a week, 41 00:03:19,516 --> 00:03:22,525 So I thought it was just due to fatigue. 42 00:03:22,525 --> 00:03:25,655 I forgot all about that discomfort. 43 00:03:25,655 --> 00:03:27,386 A little bit of time passed, 44 00:03:27,386 --> 00:03:33,996 And when we were in the latter half of a tour, my lower back felt weird again. 45 00:03:33,996 --> 00:03:36,863 It felt heavy. 46 00:03:37,156 --> 00:03:39,051 I went to get a massage. 47 00:03:39,051 --> 00:03:43,398 It was an aroma oil massage and it felt nice, 48 00:03:43,398 --> 00:03:49,888 But that heaviness and little bit of pain didn't go away at all the next day. 49 00:03:50,159 --> 00:03:56,201 It felt like a lump of pain that wouldn't go away. 50 00:03:56,201 --> 00:03:59,611 That never really happened before, 51 00:03:59,611 --> 00:04:01,921 So I went to the hospital. 52 00:04:01,921 --> 00:04:04,631 There, I had them do all kinds of exams, 53 00:04:04,631 --> 00:04:06,856 And I interpreted what they told me as, 54 00:04:06,856 --> 00:04:12,939 "There doesn't really seem to be anything wrong," "Perhaps you're mistaken," "You should get better in a bit." 55 00:04:12,939 --> 00:04:18,812 I left feeling like I was ignored. 56 00:04:18,962 --> 00:04:23,215 The pain still didn't go away after a month. 57 00:04:23,215 --> 00:04:29,987 When I drummed, I felt like I was getting into the habit of bending my lower back. 58 00:04:29,987 --> 00:04:33,626 The pain was still bearable then. 59 00:04:33,626 --> 00:04:44,054 One of our roadies introduced me to a doctor that specializes in caring for the body, 60 00:04:44,054 --> 00:04:48,054 And I had the doctor come on tour with us. 61 00:04:48,061 --> 00:04:54,239 They continued to watch what I could do. 62 00:04:54,239 --> 00:05:01,524 I couldn't really go and see a doctor at a hospital who could tell me exactly what's going on. 63 00:05:01,524 --> 00:05:07,639 I continued to have this unexplainable sense of discomfort. 64 00:05:07,653 --> 00:05:12,060 I kept on touring like that, 65 00:05:12,060 --> 00:05:18,050 And one day I suddenly felt a completely different level of pain I hadn't felt before, 66 00:05:18,050 --> 00:05:21,570 Which I thought was weird. 67 00:05:21,664 --> 00:05:26,905 I went to see the doctor that our roadie introduced me to one more time, 68 00:05:26,905 --> 00:05:32,190 And they told me that I had sciatica. 69 00:05:32,425 --> 00:05:34,488 At any rate, my lower back was in pain. 70 00:05:34,488 --> 00:05:43,487 I was told that I needed to improve my strength to support my lower back by doing muscle training. 71 00:05:43,487 --> 00:05:45,667 I starting doing Pilates 72 00:05:45,761 --> 00:05:53,212 And doing training that I could do while still being in pain. 73 00:05:53,805 --> 00:05:55,855 I tried out a lot of things. 74 00:05:56,050 --> 00:06:02,755 I began to come across Pilates exercises that I couldn't do, 75 00:06:02,755 --> 00:06:09,175 And I felt like I couldn't do them due to there being too much training to build up the necessary strength. 76 00:06:09,175 --> 00:06:13,512 At that time, my right leg-- 77 00:06:13,512 --> 00:06:19,207 The outside of my right ankle started to get really numb. 78 00:06:19,864 --> 00:06:27,664 My right leg felt really weird when I was sleeping, when I woke up, when I would sit, when I would stand. 79 00:06:27,831 --> 00:06:33,338 However, when we would play a show, a switch would be flipped and I would get an adrenaline rush, 80 00:06:33,708 --> 00:06:39,668 So I wouldn't be that bothered by the numbness or pain. 81 00:06:39,669 --> 00:06:47,819 I managed to endure it and kept training as much as I could on my days off. 82 00:06:47,979 --> 00:06:55,149 I was kind of worried that this training wouldn't actually fix it. 83 00:06:55,197 --> 00:06:58,817 So I went to a different hospital. 84 00:06:58,909 --> 00:07:09,219 There, I had an MRI done where they checked to see what was going on inside. 85 00:07:09,219 --> 00:07:13,426 The results came in, 86 00:07:13,715 --> 00:07:17,124 And I had a full-blown herniated disc. 87 00:07:17,870 --> 00:07:21,870 This often happens to drummers, 88 00:07:23,223 --> 00:07:26,413 And of course I knew of the term "herniated disc," 89 00:07:26,413 --> 00:07:29,753 But I never thought it would happen to me. 90 00:07:29,753 --> 00:07:34,845 I was quite surprised and shocked. 91 00:07:35,071 --> 00:07:36,885 I wasn't sure what to do, 92 00:07:36,885 --> 00:07:45,242 But knowing that I had a herniated disc and that this was the source of my pain 93 00:07:45,242 --> 00:07:50,264 Was a little relieving--or rather, it provided me with peace of mind. 94 00:07:50,264 --> 00:07:58,615 It's so important to correctly know what's going on with your body. 95 00:07:58,887 --> 00:08:01,717 I think each hospital has its own strong points, 96 00:08:01,717 --> 00:08:07,748 But I wouldn't know that this is what I had if I didn't go to a hospital that's right for me, 97 00:08:07,748 --> 00:08:11,458 So I think it's important to try going to several different ones. 98 00:08:11,841 --> 00:08:23,706 I then thought about what I should do to be able to keep playing the drums. 99 00:08:23,883 --> 00:08:27,613 I needed to fix things little by little, 100 00:08:27,613 --> 00:08:30,534 So I started doing rehabilitation. 101 00:08:30,534 --> 00:08:33,884 I wasn't able to do training anymore. 102 00:08:34,221 --> 00:08:42,021 At that time, my posture wasn't very straight. 103 00:08:43,245 --> 00:08:50,474 I always felt numb from my lower back on my right side to my toes. 104 00:08:51,049 --> 00:08:53,463 How can I explain it? 105 00:08:53,757 --> 00:08:55,776 Just my right leg, 106 00:08:55,984 --> 00:09:00,720 It felt like it was always immersed in carbonated water. 107 00:09:01,388 --> 00:09:08,286 My left leg and my right leg felt completely different from each other. 108 00:09:08,442 --> 00:09:10,930 It was even hard to sleep. 109 00:09:11,173 --> 00:09:12,975 I couldn't sleep at all, 110 00:09:12,975 --> 00:09:16,645 And when I'd wake up in the morning, I couldn't get up quickly. 111 00:09:16,645 --> 00:09:18,268 How can I put it? 112 00:09:18,428 --> 00:09:22,459 When I slept this way, 113 00:09:22,821 --> 00:09:24,869 I couldn't get up like this. 114 00:09:25,232 --> 00:09:32,410 I had to turn on my side and push myself up with my hand. 115 00:09:32,443 --> 00:09:35,063 It felt like a workout. 116 00:09:35,063 --> 00:09:41,321 It makes you feel really anxious when you can't use your body the way you want to. 117 00:09:41,321 --> 00:09:45,757 I got to the point where I'd be like, "I wonder if I can play our next show." 118 00:09:45,757 --> 00:09:48,697 That's how tough it was for me. 119 00:09:48,697 --> 00:09:52,039 It was hard for me to tell people about it. 120 00:09:52,039 --> 00:09:56,704 It's not like I was spewing out blood or withering away. 121 00:09:56,731 --> 00:10:03,691 But I talked about the trouble I was having with the other members and our manager. 122 00:10:03,871 --> 00:10:08,442 Even during rehearsals everyone would match my pace, 123 00:10:08,442 --> 00:10:16,439 And they told me to just take things easy during shows. 124 00:10:16,439 --> 00:10:21,905 The body care doctor would be on standby on the side of the stage. 125 00:10:22,212 --> 00:10:29,040 If something happened during a show, even it's right in the middle of it, 126 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:35,711 We could take a break, I could get myself adjusted, and we'd continue playing. 127 00:10:35,711 --> 00:10:38,131 That's what our entire team told me. 128 00:10:43,676 --> 00:10:48,186 It was such great moral support. 129 00:10:48,824 --> 00:10:50,801 Looking back on things, 130 00:10:50,801 --> 00:10:58,486 Our 47 prefecture tour where we played 53 performances around the country, 131 00:10:58,486 --> 00:11:03,880 That was like a bout between my body and my emotions. 132 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:11,263 Also, during SCAFES, our 10th anniversary show held outdoors, 133 00:11:11,263 --> 00:11:16,199 My back was tightly taped up. 134 00:11:16,328 --> 00:11:20,655 When we held a hall tour in support of our album "HONEY" 135 00:11:21,054 --> 00:11:28,353 And I was taking painkillers for nerve pain, 136 00:11:28,696 --> 00:11:32,753 The other members' and staff's words gave me a sense of security. 137 00:11:32,892 --> 00:11:34,828 They told me, "No matter what happens, it's okay. 138 00:11:34,828 --> 00:11:38,220 Don't worry about it and just give it your best shot." 139 00:11:38,220 --> 00:11:42,015 They gave me that sense of security as we toured. 140 00:11:42,467 --> 00:11:46,513 After doing rehab for a year and a half, 141 00:11:46,513 --> 00:11:53,323 I finally got my body to move the way I wanted it to. 142 00:11:53,375 --> 00:12:02,930 When I had first started rehab, I wasn't sure it could truly get me back normal. 143 00:12:02,930 --> 00:12:08,427 They asked me use small movements to turn back as far as I could, 144 00:12:08,552 --> 00:12:10,678 But this was as far as I could go. 145 00:12:10,678 --> 00:12:15,558 I couldn't really turn myself that much. 146 00:12:15,757 --> 00:12:23,426 But as I did it little by little, my range of movement grew. 147 00:12:23,447 --> 00:12:25,335 I kept it up for a year and a half. 148 00:12:25,335 --> 00:12:28,064 It's thanks to the doctor who cared for me. 149 00:12:28,064 --> 00:12:33,342 It was tough, but experiencing that pain and discomfort 150 00:12:33,342 --> 00:12:37,233 And going through this rough time 151 00:12:37,233 --> 00:12:39,321 Made me realize that, when I became able to move my body, 152 00:12:39,321 --> 00:12:46,543 I needed to build up a body that had the strength necessary to play for a long time. 153 00:12:46,543 --> 00:12:50,194 I'm not glad that this happened, 154 00:12:50,194 --> 00:12:56,775 But it's certainly important that this gave me the chance to think about that. 155 00:12:56,775 --> 00:13:00,045 It's calmed down quite a bit now 156 00:13:00,045 --> 00:13:04,863 And I now go to the gym and do personal training, 157 00:13:05,100 --> 00:13:13,201 Like training my core, adjusting my balance, and building my stamina. 158 00:13:13,201 --> 00:13:19,825 I'm doing it in a reasonable range every time while consulting with my trainer. 159 00:13:20,137 --> 00:13:25,597 Training really is like an amulet for your emotions. 160 00:13:25,597 --> 00:13:31,962 I think it's important for me to do as much as I can. 161 00:13:32,255 --> 00:13:34,325 I'm taking it easy 162 00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:37,204 And not overdoing it at all. 163 00:13:37,892 --> 00:13:43,574 For example, even if there are days when I'd want to meet up with someone or aren't feeling well, 164 00:13:44,136 --> 00:13:53,582 I will not judge myself by comparing myself to when I'm feeling well vs. myself when I'm not feeling well. 165 00:13:54,034 --> 00:14:03,069 Whatever my 100% is for that day is okay. 166 00:14:03,261 --> 00:14:05,891 So if there are people watching who are in a band, 167 00:14:05,891 --> 00:14:10,479 Or people who play the drums, 168 00:14:10,852 --> 00:14:16,005 I want you guys to keep playing while taking care of your bodies. 169 00:14:16,168 --> 00:14:19,968 If a band member's a health breaks down, 170 00:14:19,968 --> 00:14:26,015 I want you to give them moral support. 171 00:14:26,154 --> 00:14:29,612 Having that reassurance is really important. 172 00:14:29,811 --> 00:14:31,522 This instrument doesn't run on electricity, 173 00:14:31,522 --> 00:14:39,278 And I think it's interesting that everything, like your feelings and physical condition, is reflected in its sound. 174 00:14:39,581 --> 00:14:46,166 We'll be holding a livestream concert on August 21st, 175 00:14:46,833 --> 00:14:49,755 Which is the day of our 14th anniversary, 176 00:14:50,201 --> 00:14:55,021 So please watch it if you'd like. 177 00:14:55,545 --> 00:14:58,483 I hope I've conveyed something to you. 178 00:14:58,483 --> 00:15:03,578 I kind of hit you with a lot, so some things might have been hard to understand. 179 00:15:04,595 --> 00:15:12,714 I will continue doing my best while interacting well with my body. 180 00:15:13,266 --> 00:15:15,877 Thanks so much for watching until the end! 181 00:15:16,569 --> 00:15:21,639 Please like the video, subscribe to my channel, and leave a comment! 182 00:15:21,639 --> 00:15:23,812 See you in my next video!