Yoga? Bad idea? Good idea?

Cr33pin

Cr33pin

Peacock
Other Christian
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Namaste
My whole life I have never been able to touch my left foot with my left hand... not sitting or standing or anyway. I was always like 2 or more inches shy of contact. However I could always touch my right foot with my right hand. I couldn't touch both feet with both hands at the same time either. I thought maybe my damn right arm was longer or my body is just out of balance. Today in my yoga class I tried to touch my left hand to left foot during one of the stretches without using this little band I usually use and BAM contact. Then I realized I could touch both of my toes with both my hands at the same time... I was probably more excited about this then I should have been. But it has shown me that after 6 yoga classes my body is getting to some kind of balance that it has never been in.

Also to the people who are just doing yoga on their own by watching youtube videos or something... I highly recommend taking a class if possible. I will be in a pose after watching our instructor do it and it feels like its right. Then the instructor will come by and make 2 minuscule adjustments and it feels like I'm in a totally different pose. Also a lot of times she will come over and pull me into a pose farther then I can do it on my own. It's like my body can move that way cause she puts it in place and its fine. But I can't physically put my body in that pose without help....

Also I'm not 100% sure if its due to the yoga but I Monday I had my first push day in the gym where I didn't have shoulder pain in years.

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Palo_alto

Palo_alto

Woodpecker
I just picked up YOGA due to one of my current plates is an Ashtanga YOGA instructor.

I wish I started doing this years ago. I have been lifting hard for years, little stretching. After some classes I could feel how rusty my flexibility is.

Go for it ASAP, you will not regret it
 
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rkIE

Sparrow
Gold Member
I've occasionally been attending Heated Vinyasa yoga classes, and they are very challenging cardio workouts and tests of endurance. So far, I've found the key is to focus on the practice, in a 'Mastery' sense, and nothing else while in the class. Soon going to begin practicing on my own, as I don't know the poses well enough to really do them correctly. I've found that mindfulness meditation works hand-in-hand with yoga, helping you get free from your thoughts. I am always in a much improved state after leaving the class.
 
Cr33pin

Cr33pin

Peacock
Other Christian
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I torrented this... going to use it when I can't hit the gym or find a yoga class with my travel schedule. If its a good program I am going to buy a copy of it an have it sent to m fat friend back in the states. (I dont mind spending money to support a worthy product, but I'd hate to spend the money to find out I was scammed)
 
Bear Hands

Bear Hands

Woodpecker
I've been doing DDP Yoga since 2014. It's no joke if you work yourself up to the intermediate and advanced schedules. Since you lift, you'll probably get the most out of the red hot core, below the belt, and stand up workouts. The upper body stuff won't challenge you as much until you're doing the longest workouts that involve more than slow pushups and downward-dog-based stretches, though they are still a good idea for flexibility. Put the core workout on the end of the energy or fat burner workouts so you're really warmed up for them. The core workout is great but I find I don't do it as well when I do it by itself.

I've gone from 290ish to 220ish in the time I've been doing it. The diet advice is ok but it's more focused on making fat people lose weight than maintaining a muscular body.
 
Kyza

Kyza

Chicken
Gold Member
Cr33pin said:
Also I'm not 100% sure if its due to the yoga but I Monday I had my first push day in the gym where I didn't have shoulder pain in years.
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I noticed a similar sort of development when I first started doing yoga as well. I had a tendency when I first started hitting the gym to pinch muscle groups around my neck and upper back. Not bad enough to cause serious injury but enough to keep me sidelined for half a week to a week. After about a month of yoga these minor strains disappeared. I'm guessing it was due to the muscles being wound up like a spring in a box and then coupling that with heavy resistance training resulted in injuries. I typically did yoga straight before a gym session and being relaxed certainly helped (analogous I guess to how drunk drivers suffer less serious injuries in car crashes due to being relaxed and limp when the crash occurs).

On a different note, from a Game perspective for anyone curious to give yoga a try I'd suggest starting off at a class that gets offered as part of (or add-on) to a gym membership. The girls at these classes tend to be fairly novice and don't get an arrogant attitude that I found a lot do when they get to the intermediate level. At a proper yoga studio they tend to be a lot better and I've noticed more of an attitude problem. I'd also say that the gym classes tend to get a better rotation of new girls coming through, especially if it is a large gym.

Add onto that the lifestyle factors of being way less costly and focusing more on the physical stretching than the meditation side and I find it an easy choice to do gym yoga. I'd probably only go back to a studio again if I decided to make it a true lifestyle change rather than just a hobby as I currently do.
 
realologist

realologist

Ostrich
Gold Member
I highly recommend the Down Dog app.

I have the free version and it's very good. They also have a for pay version and may drop the cash for it.

Just in the free version they have a Full Body, Restorative and On Your Feet routines and they switch it up each time you complete one. They have varying times of workouts you do.

A restorative routine is great after a workout and the full body is great for off days.

#teamyoga
 
ChefAllDay

ChefAllDay

Kingfisher
As I am about to start a beginners yoga class next week I thought I would bump this thread. I feel like now is a great time to start yoga as I am down 25 lbs from Keto (lightest I have been since I was 19) and I am way more mobile. I am hoping yoga will help me with flexibility, balance and core strength.
 
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RiskIt4Biscuit

Sparrow
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Done yoga on and off for years, it`s been a while now. I just can`t stand the namaste stuff. Wondering if pilates will yield the same results without the hippie bs.
After all, working out is the white mans method of meditation.
 
Cr33pin

Cr33pin

Peacock
Other Christian
Gold Member
RiskIt4Biscuit said:
Done yoga on and off for years, it`s been a while now. I just can`t stand the namaste stuff. Wondering if pilates will yield the same results without the hippie bs.
After all, working out is the white mans method of meditation.
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Filbert

Filbert

Robin
Cr33pin said:
RiskIt4Biscuit said:
Done yoga on and off for years, it`s been a while now. I just can`t stand the namaste stuff. Wondering if pilates will yield the same results without the hippie bs.
After all, working out is the white mans method of meditation.
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I would say it's a good idea, if it's not just hatha yoga, but something more advanced - like raja yoga or jnana yoga, which include more dhyana (meditation) than just physical postures. And it's advisable to find an adept teacher.
 
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