Yoga

[Lee]

my training parters mom was talking to us about Yoga the other day, and said that it would actaully help muscle growth and strength, as well as increase felxibility tremendously (obviously). i was just wondering if it really would help muscle growth at all or if she was wrong.

 

[ffknight84]

dunno about muscle growth, but you could probably lift more in the end by being more flexible and def reduce risk of injury but everyone already knows that. I am looking into doing yoga because i have a huge flexibility problem... I have none

 

[Exodus]

muscle growth compared to the masses in the world who lift no weights and sits on there butt all day than yes....... its muscle growth.

to you and your bad self.......... no muscle growth

lol........ hey i would think you would see any benefit, but i may be wrong. i would bet money on it though. maybe stabilizers........ but stabilizers for bodyweight only. flexiblity, yes.

oh well, just my opinion.

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[MsBeverlyHills]

reasons for guys to take yoga-

increases flexilbilty
improves circulation
meet hot women

 

[blinddeafmute]

Time for me to sign up for yoga

 

[IronLion]

Hey I have done a bit of Power Yoga and I highly recomend it if you are serious about being a complete athlete....It may just be your bodyweight but that was enough to make me work hard, seriously how many people here really work on flexability? Yet everryone always says it is so important

 

[Zander1983]

I have a Yoga DVD and even the more basic stuff on it is tough work, especially if you're not all that flexible. It works really well. I memorised a couple of very simple "sequences" that stretch key muscles (mainly the posterior chain) and use them often, although this thread is really a wake-up call that I need to stretch more, because I'm getting increasingly tighter...

 

[ffknight84]

i stretch3-4 times a day for 15 minutes, but yet im not gaining any flexibility, can anyone point me in the direction of a good stretching routine???

 

[Zander1983]

http://www.t-mag.com/articles/197steel.html

 

[Thaibox]

Do it
If anyone ever tells you it hinders progress or is a waste of time...go look at old pics of Tom Platz doing full splits, or Lee Haney doing SL deads off a flat bench damn near to the floor.