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09-12-2016, 04:33 PM
Firstly stretching doesnt have to be Yoga, but I am not going to go into rant vs yoga again.
I also suffer from APT, over the last 2 years I worked to try and fix it, and while stretching will give you the flexibility needed to correct it (I have extremely good mobility now, had to learn it for gymnastics and handstands) you need to actually look at yourself in the mirror and find the position that gives you proper posture, learn it, and apply it, always.
Thats the hard part, play with your shoulder position, make sure they are up right and rolled back with your chest sticking out, that helps place your hips more forward.
Do your research, plenty of hip related stretches to choose from, just make sure you cover your hip flexors, hamstrings and shoulders.
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11-29-2016, 10:27 PM
Going to try this.
Now / 2017 is my time to get more fit.
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11-30-2016, 06:39 AM
This is a good thread that many people overlook. Stretching should be essential for everyone, get out of bed and stretch your body, extend your arms, bend down, etc; you need to loosen up your limbs after sleeping and it helps you with better posture, etc;
Think of your body in terms of a car, you usually warm up your car for a bit before you drive off.
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12-02-2016, 04:14 AM
Following the suggestion in this thread that you could get an app to teach you yoga, I downloaded one - called down dog - which seems pretty good. I've been doing it a few days now and I am a believer. I always thought yoga was pretty faggy. I'm the kind of idiot that for most of his life never stretched or did any kind of mobility. I'd rock up, train/compete, then walk off. I probably went 10 years without doing a single stretch.
Consequently, as yoga has shown me, I am actually incredibly weak in all kinds of positions, and do not have the mobility or range of motion I should have to perform even basic stretches. I did a 25 minute session last night and it was excruciating. I was shocked at how hard it was just to hold some basic beginner poses. Every time the chick calling the shots said relax etc I was basically pulling a face like I was performing a max effort deadlift. I felt fantastic afterwards though. It's going to be a long and humbling process becoming flexible.
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12-02-2016, 07:14 AM
An hour is inconceivable to me at the moment. I was shaking with effort at holding some of the poses for 20 seconds, and it felt like every muscle in my spine and legs was being stretched to breaking point. I think I'd need an Eastern European female shot putter to contort me into some of those positions.
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12-07-2016, 04:49 AM
10 days into yoga now.
1. I feel amazing, physically. My body just feels really good. It wasn't like I was conscious of feeling bad previously - indeed I had no aches and pains to speak of - but I had no idea how much better I could feel.
2. I seem to need less sleep. The past 4 days I have been wide awake one hour earlier than usual and have not suffered any drop in energy during the day as a result. I still sleep like a log at night.
3. My appetite has decreased slightly, and though I already eat very healthily for the most part, I have been preferring a slightly greater quantity of vegetables in my diet, at the expense of carbs, and my meat intake has probably dipped very slightly, though not much.
It'll be interesting to see if this sticks - it does feel like my body is transformed from all the stretching, even though I'm still hugely inflexible.
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12-07-2016, 10:01 AM
I do the app, by my fire, and I tend to have a hot shower before I do it. Not Bikram yoga by any stretch, but it seems to be working. If those are the benefits then I'd take them in a heartbeat.
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12-11-2016, 05:54 AM
Yoga has a "feminine" reputation these days. Back in the days of origin it was for men only. I have some basic stretches but with the age I feel like I have to do more.
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12-17-2016, 11:52 AM
The "trifecta" stretches from Convict Conditioning 2 are really great daily stretches.
Will take a while to work up to, but the twist hold in particular makes you feel like a million bucks. Especially if your daily work is sedentary.
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12-17-2016, 06:54 PM
Hey so this is just my findings. But yoga has changed my life completely. How I feel as well as my fucked up digestive system issues and my fucked up posture
There's some science indicating it activates nerves that make you calmer and improve blood flow to certain parts of the brain
But its a pain for me to hit the yoga studio constantly. I have been doing yoga thrice a week for 3 years now. I lift thrice a week too. I found that by lifting less and replacing some days with yoga I actually make much better gains
I used to lift 5 times a week. I cut back to 3 times a wekk full body. I used to have serious SERIOUS postural issues. working a desk job doesn't help. Yoga has cured that completely
I use the app "yoga studio" for the iphone. Its $3 or something and I have used it daily for years. Highly suggest it
MWF full body compound
yoga on any day I don't lift
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12-21-2016, 12:54 AM
Quote: (12-17-2016 06:54 PM)sparkythedawg Wrote:
Hey so this is just my findings. But yoga has changed my life completely. How I feel as well as my fucked up digestive system issues and my fucked up posture
There's some science indicating it activates nerves that make you calmer and improve blood flow to certain parts of the brain
But its a pain for me to hit the yoga studio constantly. I have been doing yoga thrice a week for 3 years now. I lift thrice a week too. I found that by lifting less and replacing some days with yoga I actually make much better gains
I used to lift 5 times a week. I cut back to 3 times a wekk full body. I used to have serious SERIOUS postural issues. working a desk job doesn't help. Yoga has cured that completely
I use the app "yoga studio" for the iphone. Its $3 or something and I have used it daily for years. Highly suggest it
MWF full body compound
yoga on any day I don't lift
There's definitely a point in training - be it weightlifting, martial arts, whatever - where your gains and ability to break through plateaus have more and more to do with what you're doing outside the gym than inside.
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12-21-2016, 12:58 AM
Do yoga twice a week with free classes included in my gym membership. Can't beat the deep sleep and peaceful calm that comes from yoga with deep breathing and stretching. No matter what your routine, I think some yoga or stretching should be paired up with weight lifting. Yoga or stretching can certainly increase flexibility, which is a net gain in fighting off potential injuries.
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12-21-2016, 01:00 AM
Also check out MobilityWOD. It's a bit Crossfit-centric, but it has some good stuff.
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