Yoga.
Why do I squat heavy before yoga? I suppose I'm thinking that I can stretch out and warm up and it is all good. But, it never really is. Also, I can say that some folks write smooth flows, and others, write awkward flows.
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I've heard it's not good to stretch heavy before a workout and to keep all of your stretches under 5 second each. I would assume you do the heavy stetching after a workout for this reason. I would personally think to keep intense exercise and yoga/heavy stretching on seperate days myself.
Dan the Man,
I read that too, on EXRX.net they have articles cited to support the claims.
The Friday yoga class is "power yoga" and my whining is about going into it fatigued and sore. Today, I feel great. So, I'm sure it does what it is supposed to, it just is a jagged little pill to swallow at the time.
Is there a favorite form of yoga you have or any good books you recommend? Hatha, Ashtanga, power, etc? The female instructor on your web-site video looks very impressive. Are their any DVDs or books of hers you really like?
I'm interested in a book that recommends fundamental ways to develop base strength so you become stronger for the yoga movements. I don't feel the books or teachers I've seen have done a good job of that so far. I'm not sure pilates is any good either.
Dan,
Yoga, generally, for me is a vitamin pill. I don't really enjoy it, but, I know it is pretty good for me.
I did have a "teacher" who ran a version of Ashtanga. I really much preferred that to anything else I've seen or done. It helped that she was an athlete first, and so she understood hips, and shoulders, and the need to get things moving, first.
I think a person coming out of BodyTribe, or, Crossfit, would have ample strength to dive right into yoga, up to the intermediate level.
I generally take what Glassman says with a pound of salt, but, I do wonder about the extremes that yoga, dance and gymnastics take joint mobility to.
For me, yoga, helps with balance. It also helps with strength at the far ends of the range of motion. It helps with relaxing into the "pain" and simply doing the work.
Books kinda suck for this, youtube, and once you've found something you like, buying a couple of dvd's probably is better.
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