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Squats can boost brain activity [video]

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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.

Agreed, I found Yoga if done properly with guidance from a teacher (often trained in INdia) is much more useful than weight training and other gym exercises.

There is no need to argue about what's better or more useful. Imho, it depends on a personality. For one weightlifting is the best exercise, for another it's yoga. I think we don't get obsessed with specific movements, we get obsessed with things we do well. I'm new to yoga. I just started practicing it with https://yanvayoga.com. It's hard for me at the moment, but I like asanas that I already learned. And I can definitely say I couldn't be obsessed with weightlifting, because I don't like it.

Re: Squats can boost brain activity [video]

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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!

How do squats help your bench press?
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