Chris_Colucci:
There are a handful of different kinds of yoga with different inherent intensities (Bikram, restorative, Ashtanga, Hatha, etc.) but in general, yoga isn’t really a bad idea to complement lifting. @Activitiesguy and @The_Myth have more experience.
I did quite a bit of yoga for several years, and wish I still could but it’s hard to get there with a one-year-old son. Here’s a thread I wrote a couple years ago, when I was doing yoga much more frequently:
So after chatting w/usmccds in another thread and wandering into a discussion of Bikram Yoga, I just wanted to start a little thread here.
Disclaimer: I am not any sort of certified expert in yoga or strength training. Just a guy that does some of each.
Brief background: I’m 5-11, about 210 pounds, 28 years old. I played sports all my life and had a decent career as a small-college football player, then ran marathons for a few years before coming back around to mostly strength work. Predict…
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