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Counterpoint. Yoga, and body weight training may as well have done nothing compared to how amphetamine has helped me.
in terms of "increasing brain function", I 100% agree with that amphetamine.. lol
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> yoga is calisthenics While yoga-as-meditation seems to have a long in India: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga#History Yoga-as-exercise was a much more recent phenomenon started by Westerners: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga_as_exercise > Goldberg is the author of The Goddess Pose: The Audacious Life of Indra Devi, the Woman Who Helped Bring Yoga to the West. Her book traces the modern Western practice of y…
Sure, but we're talking about physical health here. The religious/spiritual/mental thing is separate. You can also meditate while you lift, no? :)
Funny, back in my powerlifting days, I used to get asked a lot about "plateauing". My advice was almost always the same: do squats. The conversation usually went like this: - I'm benching all the time, but I can't get past 275. - How often do you squat? - Huh? I'm talking about bench press!
What if you plateau on squats?
Can't wait for the next time one of these stories to pop up on my feed so I can get motivated to do another set.
But in all seriousness... my problem (as is the case with almost all the proactive things I should be doing in my life) is that I lack motivation.
Funny how people become obsessed with specific movements, specific exercise styles, etc. I’ve done it all including becoming obsessed with Mark Rippetoe and the derivatives, cardio like running and mountain biking, swimming 2km a day (80 lengths) etc. The one thing that has absolutely transformed my life is yoga. No more back pain, insane strength I never had, no more injuries from eg lifting a 100 lbs propane tank a…
Funny because I did yoga for years and I've never felt better since doing olympic weight lifting and other forms of strength training.
It's impossible to get people to stick to diet plans etc. in actual scientific studies. The number of variables in a regular lifestyle mean it's impossible to draw any conclusions from anecdotal evidence. Add to that the inability to remember what you felt like years ago and compare it objectively with what you feel like today, the placebo effect etc. etc.
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Same. I find yoga and most stretching to be a waste of time. You can do mobility work with strength exercises. Nothing transformed my life more then serious strength training. Everything from sitting behind a desk to running uphill is a hundred times easier. I'm sure you can achieve the same strength with yoga, but it seems to me its very inefficient. You can do strength training 2-3 times a week for an hour and it j…
Counterpoint. Yoga, and body weight training may as well have done nothing compared to how amphetamine has helped me.
Funny how people become obsessed with specific movements, specific exercise styles, etc. I’ve done it all including becoming obsessed with Mark Rippetoe and the derivatives, cardio like running and mountain biking, swimming 2km a day (80 lengths) etc. The one thing that has absolutely transformed my life is yoga. No more back pain, insane strength I never had, no more injuries from eg lifting a 100 lbs propane tank a…
Sounds like you fixed your hip flexors, because thats been my issue lately. Besides having some back problems from sports + lifting, getting strength back in my hip flexors has been relieving my backpain the most. I kinda did the same thing with Mark Rippetoe's starting strength / guides on lifts. Which led me into powerlifting for maybe 1 year. Honestly its all great but I ultimately agree that yoga should be a fund…
When you squat for morning dump, creativity increases multi-fold. It is the best way to get lot of startup ideas. Just sayin ;)
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It is explained, although in very general terms. Exercise is used to stimulate the body’s “countermeasures” (my word) against neuro-degeneration. Squats are called out here for a few reasons: They’re relatively easy for most people to do, and they seem to do a good job of triggering the “countermeasures”, as best as they can tell. This is not a prescription to drop your exercise routine and only do squats, it’s reall…
> They’re relatively easy for most people to do There were a few people in the video squatting with their knees way too forward rather than squatting like they're sitting down. It's a pretty common beginner mistake. I agree that they're easy enough--it's not like they're suggesting the snatch.
Funny how people become obsessed with specific movements, specific exercise styles, etc. I’ve done it all including becoming obsessed with Mark Rippetoe and the derivatives, cardio like running and mountain biking, swimming 2km a day (80 lengths) etc. The one thing that has absolutely transformed my life is yoga. No more back pain, insane strength I never had, no more injuries from eg lifting a 100 lbs propane tank a…
I want to try Yoga after seeing this. could I just find any youtube instructors and follow along, or is it important to find "the right ones"? How would you approach starting out (must be online, wife won't let me leave the house because of covid)?