Guest guest Posted July 16, 2002 Report Share Posted July 16, 2002 > Have any long-term gym members successfully made this transition? > What can I expect and is the loss of gym conditioning in favor of > yogic conditioning worth the pain of making the transition? Are > there dietary adjustments to make as well? An answer to all the above would be, "It depends." It depends on what you want from life, and what you want from your body. It depends on how seriously you treat your physical, mental and spiritual health. Assuming that you are looking towards only physical health at the moment (as are many when they first come to Ashtanga), yes your body will be different. Will it be better? Only you can answer that -- better flexibility with no great decrease in strength, plus a bit of endurance, I would say that you would end up with a more balanced body than through weight training. Dietary adjustments? I don't know, since I don't know what your current diet is, or your metabolism etc. This all depends on what you want from your body, and if you have been training weights for that long you will know enough about nutrition and its relation to exercise to answer this for yourself. Only you with your expert knowledge of your body can judge how you need to change your food intake. if you are actually asking if you _need_ to follow a yogic diet to do Ashtanga, the answer is 'no'. I haven't, although I may chose to change my diet as I progress, but it is by no means 'essential'. And remember, taking up Ashtanga doesn't mean you have to abandon different forms of exercise, it is just that many people who come to this form from athletic backgrounds realise over time that it is a balanced and complete system (in physical-mental-spiritual sense as well as strength-flexibility-endurance) and they CHOOSE to concentrate on it at the expense of their former systems. Clearly something in your limited practice has told you that it makes sense to devote more time to Ashtanga -- trust your instincts and explore the system, and see if you are right. My advice would be to find a class near to you and go at least once a week. You will soon work out for yourself whether it is for you, better than anyone else can. Cheers, Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2002 Report Share Posted July 16, 2002 IS there any classes near danbury Connecticut --- Scott Rennie <scott.rennie wrote: > > Have any long-term gym members successfully made > this transition? > > What can I expect and is the loss of gym > conditioning in favor of > > yogic conditioning worth the pain of making the > transition? Are > > there dietary adjustments to make as well? > > An answer to all the above would be, "It depends." > > It depends on what you want from life, and what you > want from your body. It > depends on how seriously you treat your physical, > mental and spiritual > health. > > Assuming that you are looking towards only physical > health at the moment (as > are many when they first come to Ashtanga), yes your > body will be different. > Will it be better? Only you can answer that -- > better flexibility with no > great decrease in strength, plus a bit of endurance, > I would say that you > would end up with a more balanced body than through > weight training. > > Dietary adjustments? I don't know, since I don't > know what your current diet > is, or your metabolism etc. This all depends on what > you want from your > body, and if you have been training weights for that > long you will know > enough about nutrition and its relation to exercise > to answer this for > yourself. Only you with your expert knowledge of > your body can judge how you > need to change your food intake. > > if you are actually asking if you _need_ to follow a > yogic diet to do > Ashtanga, the answer is 'no'. I haven't, although I > may chose to change my > diet as I progress, but it is by no means > 'essential'. > > And remember, taking up Ashtanga doesn't mean you > have to abandon different > forms of exercise, it is just that many people who > come to this form from > athletic backgrounds realise over time that it is a > balanced and complete > system (in physical-mental-spiritual sense as well > as > strength-flexibility-endurance) and they CHOOSE to > concentrate on it at the > expense of their former systems. Clearly something > in your limited practice > has told you that it makes sense to devote more time > to Ashtanga -- trust > your instincts and explore the system, and see if > you are right. > > My advice would be to find a class near to you and > go at least once a week. > You will soon work out for yourself whether it is > for you, better than > anyone else can. > > Cheers, > > Scott > > Autos - Get free new car price quotes http://autos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2002 Report Share Posted July 17, 2002 I found alot changed when I left the gym and running to just doing Ashtanga. Some changes were for the better (health, mental), and then some were not as great. I have discovered for myself (only) that I cannot run and do Ashtanga. It makes my hips to constricted and then I am not able to do alot of the asanas and it frustrated me. I had to make the decision what was more important to me, my Ashtanga practice or the 6 pounds that the running kept off. I have chose the yoga (although the extra 6 still bothers me!). I just want to let this board know that if you change your diet and you go veg. and you are taking thyroid medication, you must be aware of the problems that you will create for yourself if you eat alot of soy products and take any kind of natural herb supplements. I was not aware of this when I changed my diet and I almost killed myself. The soy and herbs have alot of phytoestrogens in them and and if you take a synthetic thyroid replacement, the phytoestrogens will suppress the medication even more and therefore, your thyroid will not be functioning. Please be aware of this problem for it has taken me 7 months to get back to normal health and levels. Margee > > Scott Rennie [sMTP:scott.rennie] > Tuesday, July 16, 2002 4:29 PM > ashtanga yoga > RE: ashtanga yoga From the Gym to the Mat > > > Have any long-term gym members successfully made this transition? > > What can I expect and is the loss of gym conditioning in favor of > > yogic conditioning worth the pain of making the transition? Are > > there dietary adjustments to make as well? > > An answer to all the above would be, "It depends." > > It depends on what you want from life, and what you want from your body. > It > depends on how seriously you treat your physical, mental and spiritual > health. > > Assuming that you are looking towards only physical health at the moment > (as > are many when they first come to Ashtanga), yes your body will be > different. > Will it be better? Only you can answer that -- better flexibility with no > great decrease in strength, plus a bit of endurance, I would say that you > would end up with a more balanced body than through weight training. > > Dietary adjustments? I don't know, since I don't know what your current > diet > is, or your metabolism etc. This all depends on what you want from your > body, and if you have been training weights for that long you will know > enough about nutrition and its relation to exercise to answer this for > yourself. Only you with your expert knowledge of your body can judge how > you > need to change your food intake. > > if you are actually asking if you _need_ to follow a yogic diet to do > Ashtanga, the answer is 'no'. I haven't, although I may chose to change my > diet as I progress, but it is by no means 'essential'. > > And remember, taking up Ashtanga doesn't mean you have to abandon > different > forms of exercise, it is just that many people who come to this form from > athletic backgrounds realise over time that it is a balanced and complete > system (in physical-mental-spiritual sense as well as > strength-flexibility-endurance) and they CHOOSE to concentrate on it at > the > expense of their former systems. Clearly something in your limited > practice > has told you that it makes sense to devote more time to Ashtanga -- trust > your instincts and explore the system, and see if you are right. > > My advice would be to find a class near to you and go at least once a > week. > You will soon work out for yourself whether it is for you, better than > anyone else can. > > Cheers, > > Scott > > > > Sponsor > > > <http://rd./M=228862.2128520.3581629.1829184/D=egroupweb/S=170506 > 0955:HM/A=1155066/R=0/*http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/990-1736-1039-302 > > > > > ashtanga yoga > > > > Terms of Service > <>. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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