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Re: Squats can boost brain activity [video]

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Post by goodpoint »

unmole wrote: post #80
shortsightedsid wrote: post #38

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Unfortunately type 1 is a classic case of cultural appropriation. Yoga is fundamentally a spiritual exercise that aims to strengthen not just the body. Therefore, practices like Surya Namaskara are not just a series of exercises for strength and flexibility but also a must for spiritual improvement.

The overwhelming majority of Indians are supportive of people from other countries practicing Yoga, even if it is for physical health. The Indian government itself events for the International Day of Yoga. So, even if one thinks that cultural appropriation is a thing, the culture where Yoga originated is perfectly happy with the appropriation.

That does not make cultural appropriation ethical.

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Post by unmole »

goodpoint wrote: post #161
unmole wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The overwhelming majority of Indians are supportive of people from other countries practicing Yoga, even if it is for physical health. The Indian government itself events for the International Day of Yoga. So, even if one thinks that cultural appropriation is a thing, the culture where Yoga originated is perfectly happy with the appropriation.

That does not make cultural appropriation ethical.

I thought the whole idea of cultural appropriation is that it was disrespectful of the culture that is being appropriated and is something done against the wishes of memebers of said culture.

Is there something else that makes it unethical?

Re: Squats can boost brain activity [video]

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Post by janekm »

vkk8 wrote: post #121
deviation wrote: post #24

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Stabilisers! People take them for granted. Typical strength training is usually lack-lustre in building these. This benefit is not unique to yoga, though.

Depends on how you do it, I guess. Squatting low weights or just body weight indeed doesn't involve stabilisers very much. But try squatting 2x your bodyweight on the bar and you find that it takes everything you've got to keep the body stable. (Note: don't actually try to squat 2x your bodyweight unless you have some years of experience in squatting and know what you are doing)

That's... kind of the point. Building your stabilisers with heavy weights only can be risky (especially if ego comes into play). Implementing accessory exercises to build stability / balance / flexibility alongside your heavy lifts is a great insurance policy for beginners. (whether Yoga is the greatest source of those is another topic, especially when considering the many different forms of Yoga many of which have a not very evidence based origin)

Re: Squats can boost brain activity [video]

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Post by NwtnsMthd »

reportgunner wrote: post #87

But can your brain activity boost your squats ?

Asking the real questions!

But on a more serious note, I find that I'm able to push myself significantly harder when I am able to get myself into the right mental state. This may look like hyping myself up before working out or working out with friends who "have no chill".

Re: Squats can boost brain activity [video]

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Post by polishdude20 »

FartyMcFarter wrote: post #155
bamboozled wrote: post #149

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Are you kidding? Have you ever snatched heavy? thrown around kettlebells ?

I'm not an expert, but handstands and similar skills might require more precision and whole-body balance than any weight-lifting exercise?

Balance is heavily trained with heavy weights as well because now, not only do you have to move and balance yourself, you need to do it with a heavy weight on your back for example.

It's hard to compare the two though because one might day that, in old age, being able to do a handstand is less important than being able to haul groceries along uneven terrain standing up.

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Post by andrew_ »

emptyfile wrote: post #91
bamboozled wrote: post #83

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Funny because I did yoga for years and I've never felt better since doing olympic weight lifting and other forms of strength training.

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…

YMMV

I lift on the regular, train with a PT that specializes in mobility and strength who works with pro athletes. If I don't adhere to a nightly, consistent stretching regiment before bed that includes a bit of yoga and a number of other key movements, I sleep like poo.

Highly recommend the book; Becoming a Supple Leopard [1]

[1] https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Supple-Leopard-2nd-Performan...

Re: Squats can boost brain activity [video]

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Post by slothtrop »

FartyMcFarter wrote: post #114
andrepd wrote: post #102

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What? A good weight lifting routine which incorporates squats, deadlifts, dumbbell rows, bench presses and little more, will absolutely strengthen every single part of your body. As for mind benefits, I can't speak to the scientific evidence of either, but in a physiological level I don't see why weights should be any worse.

Weight lifting doesn't train balance, whole-body coordination or flexibility as much as yoga or calisthenics would.

Compound exercises do this. Flexibility can be improved with stretching.

Re: Squats can boost brain activity [video]

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Post by slothtrop »

goodpoint wrote: post #161
unmole wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The overwhelming majority of Indians are supportive of people from other countries practicing Yoga, even if it is for physical health. The Indian government itself events for the International Day of Yoga. So, even if one thinks that cultural appropriation is a thing, the culture where Yoga originated is perfectly happy with the appropriation.

That does not make cultural appropriation ethical.

All culture is cultural appropriation. It doesn't manifest in a bubble. The staple foods you consume and assume to be Western are all historically the result of appropriation.

It doesn't really matter whether people want to call it yoga or not; we fundamentally have the right to practice whatever exercise we want, no matter our ethnicity or culture of origin.

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Post by watwut »

bamboozled wrote: post #94
stormdennis wrote: post #93

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I've no skin in the game but 30 mins a day of yoga and 2-3 hours a week of weights aren't hugely different.

They have really different outcomes though. There's absolutely no way you can stress the nervous system and build muscle and bone density as efficiently as with lifting weights. Calisthenics, which is what Yoga is, body weight exercises, can never achieve the same results. You can come close in a lot of ways, one legged squats etc, but ultimately, you cannot work your back and your core as effectively as with a 1.5x…

> There's absolutely no way you can stress the nervous system and build muscle and bone density as efficiently as with lifting weights.

That of course assumes that building huge or strongest muscles is universal goal. It is not.

Re: Squats can boost brain activity [video]

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Post by watwut »

bamboozled wrote: post #149
FartyMcFarter wrote: post #114

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Weight lifting doesn't train balance, whole-body coordination or flexibility as much as yoga or calisthenics would.

Are you kidding? Have you ever snatched heavy? thrown around kettlebells ?

Yes, people who do yoga regularly have better balance in various odd positions then weight lifters. Yes, they do learn balance tricks (like walking on slack line) faster then weight lifters.
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