Yoga + Stretching + Meditation

Hello Everyone,

What does LP know about yoga, stretching, and meditation?

Experiences?

Insights?

Tips?

I struggle with flexibility, mobility, the voids of being a tiny speck of consciousness within an infinite universe of nothingness and chaos and enjoy yoga but am looking to get a bit more serious with it. The thing about a class is that I suck and may fart and if I hide in the back row a man risks giving off that creepin' on women vibe. Deep down my motive is let us be apart of this beautiful collective of yoga practice and feel goodness but in the words of Kanye, "She had that ass... I had to look." It is the story of man. It is the story of male libido. I wish to not objectify any woman based on physical attributes but you see, loving reader, it is this pesky reptilian brain... this pesky penis brain...

Anyway... that tangent and existential angst discussion, while relevant to why one might want to grow and improve a yoga, stretching, meditation practice, is not really where I want the thread to go unless LP deems so...

so...

Yoga, stretching, meditation: experiences, insights, tips.

Peace. Love. LP.

stretching is a really wide topic, in short: focus on muscles taking the most beating while you are sitting all day everyday: hips, pecs, neck, upper back, biceps, hams

e: i will write more elaborated post later today

this is my quick stretching routine i perform evertime after sitting for a while, tooks about 15min, hold every position for 30s or so

hips:
1:

2: full squat, hold the bottom position and push the knees outwards, keep your back str8 (if you cant do full squat, use a low box)

hams:


pecs:



^esp focus on your mouse-holding hand

shoulders:


traps/neck:



there are slightly better alternatives than these but these are quick and easy


also do fckloads of band pull-apart whenever you can, like 200-300+ reps a day and do some exercises on supraspinatus muscle


great warm-up/mobility routine:

those videos are useful, I like to stretch after my workouts because Im too stiff

you can't talk about yoga without talking about sexy women in yoga pants.
the women like are constantly bending over infront of you.
i have to ask myself, is she doing this on purpose? no she's just doing yoga
Im an impulsive person, I just don't like being around women in yoga pants unless they are ok with me slapping my dick on their ass.
I find it rather displeasurable to have a onion ass a few feet infront of myself. And the protocol is for me to not fuck that ass. Its a form of torture. Like starvation or something.
im never going to yoga studio again.

Dont do drugs around women who you are sexually attracted to unless you are already in a sexual relationship with them because you can end up in prison and even worse, make a woman pregnant.

Anyway I found this excellent porn. This is how I feel around yoga women.
so I'll link it so you don't see the video unless you click
pls, if you like it say something.
http://www.redtube.com/662897

I do mobility work before all my workouts. Dogmeat's videos are great. Limber 11 is great.

Buy Kelley Starrett's How To Become a Supple Leopard. It only takes 15-20 minute to do these exercises and you'll become more flexible and more mobile in your lifts. And it seriously is one of the best preventative injury movements you can do.

Nice, I was just reading through the old stretching thread last night. good post dogemeat

do the back stretches help prevent rounded shoulders and back?

On December 10 2014 21:32 MyAnacondaDont wrote: you can't talk about yoga without talking about sexy women in yoga pants. the women like are constantly bending over infront of you. i have to ask myself, is she doing this on purpose? no she's just doing yoga Im an impulsive person, I just don't like being around women in yoga pants unless they are ok with me slapping my dick on their ass. I find it rather displeasurable to have a onion ass a few feet infront of myself. And the protocol is for me to not fuck that ass. Its a form of torture. Like starvation or something. im never going to yoga studio again. Dont do drugs around women who you are sexually attracted to unless you are already in a sexual relationship with them because you can end up in prison and even worse, make a woman pregnant. Anyway I found this excellent porn. This is how I feel around yoga women. so I'll link it so you don't see the video unless you click pls, if you like it say something. http://www.redtube.com/662897

ive once done yoga at a college course with all women
that is torture

On December 10 2014 21:52 TheHuHu3 wrote: I do mobility work before all my workouts. Dogmeat's videos are great. Limber 11 is great. Buy Kelley Starrett's How To Become a Supple Leopard. It only takes 15-20 minute to do these exercises and you'll become more flexible and more mobile in your lifts. And it seriously is one of the best preventative injury movements you can do.

+100 to Kelly Starrett , he breaks shit down so you are able to, eventually, become proficient at analysing yourself and what needs to be done to fix it. Learn the skill and you are set for life.
I've read quite a bit about stretching and strength and mobility. Holding a stretch for 30 seconds won't be doing much, so if you want to make serious change be prepared to put the effort in. It can be done while watching some movie on tv or listening to Lem0ns new podcast e.g. no excuses like "i don't have the time".

Like with everything consistency is key. The human body thrives on routine. Vision the physical abilities you would like to have, become knowledgeable and then set goals. Being injury free isn't rocket science. Diet also plays a role, especially water intake and being trapped in an overly inflamed body.

I'm currently going to the gym for shoulder rehab, to become better at the sports i do and the added bonus of potentially looking like a greek god at the end of the road. Having played tennis a lot there is quite an imbalance in my physical abilities, the right side being stronger and the usual hamstring/lower back issues i'm sure many are familiar with. Upper body not worthy of the legs of a centaur. Mobility has kind of fallen off a bit lately and i need to inflict a proper spanking upon myself.

Yoga has been around for so long there is no way it isn't anything but pure awesomeness.

30s hold for every position 10times a day >> whetever you are doing

I use to be pretty into meditation and it's an amazing thing if you can become decent at it

Since playing a lot more live my back has gotten fucked. I've lately had to do physical therapy 2x a week and daily exercises/stretches to help out with. I'll have to try some of the stretches in above vids. Thanks for posting dogmeat

On December 11 2014 03:51 dogmeat wrote: 30s hold for every position 10times a day >> whetever you are doing

Go for 3s hold 100 times a day and report back <

and you go for 3000s for 10000% results

you remind me of gnarly in some way -_-

Im subscribed to this channel :
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFKE7WVJfvaHW5q283SxchA
I do it 2x a week or so, its relaxing + its helpful to increase your flexibility
she releases new videos regularly and is very enjoyable to listen to

I'm subscribed to this channel: Your Daily Boner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVpLKTgjJo8
This is a special on yoga pants. They say wearing yoga pants within 5 feet of a dude is foreplay.

On December 11 2014 11:32 dogmeat wrote: and you go for 3000s for 10000% results you remind me of gnarly in some way -_-

my joke wasn't funny second time around

your resilience has been proven numerous times and i refuse to be dragged into your rabbit hole

You're doing what is right, good on you. I suggest being open to revisiting your theory about how long to hold a static stretch for.
FYI i am a believer and practitioner of what Kelly Starrett is preaching.

it wasnt supposed to be funny, i tried to point out that just b/c you are stretching x times longer doesnt mean getting x times bigger results

so you read one book and are now expert on this subject? there are plenty of theories and studies on stretching and probably millions of physiotherapist in the world, just b/c one of them made himself really popular by associating with crossfit doesnt necessarily mean hes superior and god of everything. but its all irrelevant coz even ks would agree that multiple stretching sessions are better than one esp for someone sitting all day

and its obv i posted a bunch of stretches for someone starting out, newbies wont stick with hour+ sessions and give up early

nice resources, do you guys have a clean protein or low preservative/filler recommendation?

dogmeat, you do those stretches daily? feels weird to stretch for 30+ mins @_@

i like stretching with a fat blunt every night