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Ah no! What happened? (If it is not too personal.)In my case it’s because yoga nearly killed me! I escaped with minor injuries.
In my case it’s because yoga nearly killed me! I escaped with minor injuries.
Well, many men are not so prone to bend in many matters, it shows in stiffness
And then they try to force things when they try to bend, not good for yoga or body.
Breathe, breathe, and more breathing, not mind forcing
By the way, yoga is supposed to 'kill' the ego, so you can find out who you are behind that.
That's the reason to be very gentle to the body in the process.
I'm sorry that your teacher couldn't help you better.
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Well, many men are not so prone to bend in many matters, it shows in stiffness
And then they try to force things when they try to bend, not good for yoga or body.
Yes, most men are not as supple as women — when I first started I was astonished at the shapes some women — most in their early 20s could get into… there was no way I could. I can still not do a decent Urdhva Dhanurasana — but that has to do with my back and wrists. As a man I am just built differently. On the other hand there are things that men are naturally more able to do.
"Leave your ego at the door."
A good teacher is paramount.
This! 100%.Breathe, breathe, and more breathing, not mind forcing
Also, my mind and body opened up even more when I started doing more Yin yoga… oh yes.
I can't either, I have a shoulder injury. But damn, I could for the 1st time when I had a really qualified Ashtanga teacher, and got some awesome assistance. They know exactly what to do.
Hope to get there again. Learning other lessons right now, so I can draw either her or some other qualified teacher to me, or until I relocate
I know where she is, but I don't have time to spend months at the other side of the world right now.
Yes, men have other advantages, as they are usually stronger
SO TOTALLY!
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No no. I was exaggerating. It was just hard work!
These were big classes. Maybe 40 people. There was almost no personal instruction except advice from your neighbor. And yoga was almost immediately after spin class.
Phew! Glad to hear that.
Because yes, some people can definitely injure themselves by pushing too far… I'm looking at you shoulder stands and head stands!
It is a lot harder than people give it credit for. Some still think it is just stretching…
Give it another try.
Phew! Glad to hear that.
Because yes, some people can definitely injure themselves by pushing too far… I'm looking at you shoulder stands and head stands!
It is a lot harder than people give it credit for. Some still think it is just stretching…
Give it another try.
Indeed....some or many think it’s just stretching. Thanks!
Probably not everyone’s forte of watching this event, but streamed ‘Mr. Olympia’ 2018 Bodybuilding over the weekend in Las Vegas . Fascinating and incredible to see how hard these guys work to get in shape to compete against each other on stage. I Mean, some of these competitors travel across the world to train in gyms that have equipment that you _can’t_ even find in the States.
Next year I will use a week of vacation for a Vegas Trip and I want to meet some of these competitors at their preshow booths before the event. Fortunately it’s a direct flight from my Airport to Vegas via Allegiant air with no layover, but a lifetime experience to attend. Can’t wait, already Pre-Booked.
And by then, I should have my B.B. goal reached a 20 pounds of muscle, which I’m definitely on track for so far.
Next year I will use a week of vacation for a Vegas Trip and I want to meet some of these competitors at their preshow booths before the event. Fortunately it’s a direct flight from my Airport to Vegas via Allegiant air with no layover, but a lifetime experience to attend. Can’t wait, already Pre-Booked.
And by then, I should have my B.B. goal reached a 20 pounds of muscle, which I’m definitely on track for so far.
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Contemplating to begin with Karate
Anyone here have experience?
Have done Aikido long time ago, was fun, focusing, tough and sweaty.
Feel I need to do something new....
Think it can go well with yoga. Just a bit bored with other kind of training now.
Anyone here have experience?
Have done Aikido long time ago, was fun, focusing, tough and sweaty.
Feel I need to do something new....
Think it can go well with yoga. Just a bit bored with other kind of training now.
Contemplating to begin with Karate
Anyone here have experience?
Have done Aikido long time ago, was fun, focusing, tough and sweaty.
Feel I need to do something new....
Think it can go well with yoga. Just a bit bored with other kind of training now.
Are you looking for a decent workout? Build some strength, balance, learn some focus, the fun of moving through skills and a ranking system? Yeah, Karate is OK.
You want to learn something where you can actually defend yourself on the street? Study something with a grappling core like Judo, maybe look into BJJ (up front, or as some additional training), supplement with some striking arts, even if it's something like traditional boxing, but an art like Muay Thai would be a solid addition
Wow, thank you.Are you looking for a decent workout? Build some strength, balance, learn some focus, the fun of moving through skills and a ranking system? Yeah, Karate is OK.
You want to learn something where you can actually defend yourself on the street? Study something with a grappling core like Judo, maybe look into BJJ (up front, or as some additional training), supplement with some striking arts, even if it's something like traditional boxing, but an art like Muay Thai would be a solid addition
Food for thought. I kinda heading towards where the now female Ironsfist is.
Just kidding, nothing that serious in mind. But they are inspiring in Ironfist. What are they actually practicing? You seem to have a hang of it, you might know?
Aikido was a little too boring and less energetic as I remembered it.
Though I have an old shoulder injury, so I need to get stronger in that shoulder, and it doesn't work with gym.
It gets immediately stronger, and then just stiffer and weaker of that kind of training.
When I practice Ashtanga regularly I get strong, but unfortunately we don't have any qualified teachers in my city.
Other yoga, somewhat, but not enough.
General strengthening, 1st , what I want now.
Karate is the only thing that have caught my mind. But I'll have to look into the other things you mentioned.
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60 Day-ish weigh In:
I Shared this on another thread on Macrumors, but not as much as in detail.
[50 sessions in/Over 100 Hours trained thus Far.]
I Had myself weighed by this ‘full body’ biometric scale, it’s fairly accurate. Prior to weighing, it Requires certain information about your genetics, (Male/female, age, height/weight, ect). The scale is actually a $9000 scale and how it works is rather interesting, you stand on these metal Pads barefoot, and you grab onto these handlebars from the sides, which also have these metal pads, and they send magnetic electrode waves through your body to do a full scan of your body fat ratio, muscle, etc. It takes about four minutes for a full evaluation.
Currently:
~Down 2% Bodyfat
~Four lbs of muscle Gained-
The end goal is 20 pounds, which leaves me 16 pounds to gain by July 2019, which in theory, is more than achievable at this point, being I had a strong start. But, that’s why my training has to be dynamic all the time, which should be the key with my caloric intake. There always room for improvement, and where I am seeing the most muscle growth is certainly my shoulders, chest and arms. My BP Vest and duty uniform barely fit me right now, which fortunately I don’t have to pay for.
Altogether, I’m pleased, I’m definitely seeing the results early on. But what I’m actually really looking forward to the most though, is the gym I’m currently attending is going to be opening up a brand new state-of-the-art gym in December, which they will have all new weight equipment, additional machines, rope stations, ect, so I’m hoping that will actually even change my work out even more with diversity.
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AFAIK, those scales (including inexpensive home models) use bioelectric impedance (not "magnetic electrode waves"), basically a light electrical current is passed through your body that measures resistance (fat vs. fat-free masses have different resistance) and then using your weight, calculations are done (the algorithms are all published) to estimate what percentage of your total weight is muscle, fat, bone, water - it should be obvious that things like hydration level can radically impact the values (since it's sort of a difference analysis, if you have X of this, you must have Y of that). The more expensive models generally just have more electrodes for a better current balance (and more exotic "pro" devices use different currents to attempt to differentiate between tissue types). There's some sub $250 home scales with 8 electrode setups that are supposed to be incredibly accurate vs. "professional" products (for as accurate as this measurement can be, which is really, moderate at best - it's attempting to predict an outcome, based on data that itself was predicted ...)
All that aside, good gains.
Kung Fu/Wushu is what they are into in Ironfist.
Feels most interesting now.
Always exciting to go down new roads
As terms already started I'll probably just check up and test this term.
And just continuing the training I'm doing.
Feels most interesting now.
Always exciting to go down new roads
As terms already started I'll probably just check up and test this term.
And just continuing the training I'm doing.
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60 Day-ish weigh In:
I Shared this on another thread on Macrumors, but not as much as in detail.
[50 sessions in/Over 100 Hours trained thus Far.]
I Had myself weighed by this ‘full body’ biometric scale, it’s fairly accurate. Prior to weighing, it Requires certain information about your genetics, (Male/female, age, height/weight, ect). The scale is actually a $9000 scale and how it works is rather interesting, you stand on these metal Pads barefoot, and you grab onto these handlebars from the sides, which also have these metal pads, and they send magnetic electrode waves through your body to do a full scan of your body fat ratio, muscle, etc. It takes about four minutes for a full evaluation.
Currently:
~Down 2% Bodyfat
~Four lbs of muscle Gained-
The end goal is 20 pounds, which leaves me 16 pounds to gain by July 2019, which in theory, is more than achievable at this point, being I had a strong start. But, that’s why my training has to be dynamic all the time, which should be the key with my caloric intake. There always room for improvement, and where I am seeing the most muscle growth is certainly my shoulders, chest and arms. My BP Vest and duty uniform barely fit me right now, which fortunately I don’t have to pay for.
Altogether, I’m pleased, I’m definitely seeing the results early on. But what I’m actually really looking forward to the most though, is the gym I’m currently attending is going to be opening up a brand new state-of-the-art gym in December, which they will have all new weight equipment, additional machines, rope stations, ect, so I’m hoping that will actually even change my work out even more with diversity.
Lifetime Fitness (a gym chain) have this biometric device that reads muscle mass and other things. For me it was trivia.
I was there for about 8 months after my YMCA flooded.
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Lifetime Fitness (a gym chain) have this biometric device that reads muscle mass and other things. For me it was trivia.
Unrelated, but I have a YMCA literally directly behind my neighborhood, it’s relatively new construction. And I can’t believe they charge $55 a month for a ‘single fee’ membership, and a $45 annual fee (You can bring Someone for free whenever you want as well). I toured the gym, and I didn’t think it was that impressive aside from having a tennis/basketball court and a full pool. But I also realize I was looking more of a ‘heavy weight Gym’. But kind of an expensive membership considering the copious amounts of gyms in my city.
I need a pool. Sure I could do Gold’s Gym for $10 a month, but firva pool the choices were Lifetime Fitness for $85 a month or the YMCA rate of $60 a month, senior rate of $40 (?) a month, but the key here is that my Y membership is paid for by my Meducare secondary insurance, something called Silver Sneakers, so it is a slam dunk for the Y.
Eating crappy but I am gearing up to eventually righting that. Part of me is skittish to do juice and salad at work now.
As far as exercise, walking and stretching. I flirted with taking up martial arts, but the contact aspect is something I am not into, at all. I may love to watch fights in the movies, but the thought of it, even just sparring hand-to-hand is a big old no. So walking and stretching it is for now.
As far as exercise, walking and stretching. I flirted with taking up martial arts, but the contact aspect is something I am not into, at all. I may love to watch fights in the movies, but the thought of it, even just sparring hand-to-hand is a big old no. So walking and stretching it is for now.
I need a pool. Sure I could do Gold’s Gym for $10 a month, but firva pool the choices were Lifetime Fitness for $85 a month or the YMCA rate of $60 a month, senior rate of $40 (?) a month, but the key here is that my Y membership is paid for by my Meducare secondary insurance, something called Silver Sneakers, so it is a slam dunk for the Y.
That’s a nice perk your membership is paid for. I don’t have anything against the YMCA. Its just not justified for me spending almost $60.00 a month, but my lifting routine is different over Most others routines. I enjoy swimming, during the summer, I try and make it to my cottage 45 minutes northwest of my city and swim during the summer months. I just pulled the dock out two weeks ago. (Third cleanest lake in my State/50 feet deep.)
That said, I’m not trying to boast by any means, but I already ‘Maxed’ out two machines in my last 60 days, and a few more are close to that range. This new gym I am migrating in December is ‘supposed’ to have a higher weight range with updated weights and machines. Some of the equipment I’m using currently is dated. A new gym will be refreshing in a multitude of ways.
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Pretty, I’ve always wanted a place on the lake, but many lakes are on the soupy, slimey side for swimming, although there are exceptions, but those are usually cold spring fed.
I need a pool. Sure I could do Gold’s Gym for $10 a month, but firva pool the choices were Lifetime Fitness for $85 a month or the YMCA rate of $60 a month, senior rate of $40 (?) a month, but the key here is that my Y membership is paid for by my Meducare secondary insurance, something called Silver Sneakers, so it is a slam dunk for the Y.
Good for you to swim. It’s such good exercise. Too many variables between the Y and Lifetime but if you’re happy and sticking to your routine that’s all that matters.
What is that supposed to mean?