Hey all,
Do any of you meditate? Do you think it positively affects recovery?
If you are stressed it will certainly have a positive effect on recovery. It will help create a healthy hormonal profile in general.
Not that your give a flying shit but just to add, any form of relaxation method will help bring the body away from sympathetic(Fight or flight) activity and back to parasympathetic(relaxed) activity which will reduce cortisol secretions in the blood, hence lowering catabolic stresses. Take a look at this clip Buddy Morris talks about what this topic more…
Both deep relaxation forms of meditation as well as visualization and positive thinking can have incredible effects on your training and recovery.
Many successful people, including athletes and bodybuilders, have an innate talent for doing this but it can also be developed and honed through practice and preparation.
Definitely for the positive.
Mike Mahler (sp?) highly recommends it.
Just and add on to my last comment. There are different types of meditation. Your very workout can be a meditation.
Meditation: continued or extended thought; reflection; contemplation.
[quote]yogaroots wrote:
just and add on to my last comment. There are different types of meditation. Your very workout can be a meditation.
Meditation: continued or extended thought; reflection; contemplation. [/quote]
Meditation, according to the patriarch of Chan Buddhism is the stilling of thought, not it’s perpetuation.
Get a massage while you meditate. ultimate relaxation.
I’m a Zen Buddhist (Soto) and I’ve meditated a lot in the past…for some reason though, I’ve always fallen off the zazen wagon when I’ve gotten back into weight training. Now I’m starting to sit at home again…and I guess I was just wondering what you all thought about the subject.
[quote]beebuddy wrote:
yogaroots wrote:
just and add on to my last comment. There are different types of meditation. Your very workout can be a meditation.
Meditation: continued or extended thought; reflection; contemplation.
Meditation, according to the patriarch of Chan Buddhism is the stilling of thought, not it’s perpetuation. [/quote]
Not arguing but you need the correct information. I’ve been teaching meditation and yoga for over a decade. Here’s an example of some of the types of meditations. Again not for argument- just giving proper facts as this is something I actually know about. Hope you find this helpful.
[quote]bushidobadboy wrote:
yogaroots wrote:
Just and add on to my last comment. There are different types of meditation. Your very workout can be a meditation.
Meditation: continued or extended thought; reflection; contemplation.
Whilst I agree that there can certainly be ‘moving meditation’, it usually occurs during periods of repetitive, mundane activity, such as cutting the grass, stripping down a weapon or practicing with a sword/nunchucks, etc.
If I attain the state of meditation during my workout, then I feel I would be doing something drastically wrong. A training session should be about intense focus, not relaxed focus IMO.
Unless you are referring to being ‘in the zone’, in which case I think it is distinct from actual meditation, though there are similarities.
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Not talking about being in a “zone” Being mindful and being in a zone are different. No biggie, but just want to make sure you have the correct info. I’m going on 11 years teaching meditation and yoga. For instance the focus of breath and motion of a rep can be a meditation. Not saying your wrong, just trying to help.
http://www.abc-of-meditation.com/meditation-techniques/
“Feel the Muscle…”…“Be the Muscle Danny”
[quote]ZeusNathan wrote:
Get a massage while you meditate. ultimate relaxation.[/quote]
Oxymoron. Meditation requres silence with no stimuli from outside sources. I’d just say you were into the massage.
I’d say yes, and I would also say that following a serious workout, your mind is in a perfect state to do it.
[quote]yogaroots wrote:
beebuddy wrote:
yogaroots wrote:
just and add on to my last comment. There are different types of meditation. Your very workout can be a meditation.
Meditation: continued or extended thought; reflection; contemplation.
Meditation, according to the patriarch of Chan Buddhism is the stilling of thought, not it’s perpetuation.
Not arguing but you need the correct information. I’ve been teaching meditation and yoga for over a decade. Here’s an example of some of the types of meditations. Again not for argument- just giving proper facts as this is something I actually know about. Hope you find this helpful.
http://www.abc-of-meditation.com/meditation-techniques/
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Thanks for posting this. I never thought I’d consider something like this, but I’m currently at a VERY VERY high stress point in my life. However, it’ll be tough for me to find a place to relax, as my home is kind of chaotic with wife and kids.