Guest guest Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Do you guys think that it would be helpful to do some heavy military presses to build up my shoulder strength help me be able to do poses that require strong shoulders? I just got David Swensons DVD on the short forms. I am really inspired after watching the 'demo'. That man is amazing. Also, I'm 36 and pretty stiff. Can anyone eventually become flexible like David with enought time and practice or are certain people genetically gifted to the point that others that are not will never be able to atain the same flexibility? I know most people say Yoga isn't competitive and to do the poses to your best ability without pushing to the point of injury, but some poses simply require a high degree of flexibility to do correctly. I'm just wondering if I should expect to be able to do all the poses if I take the right steps and give it time. Are there any people here who started off as someone who was relitivly stiff and is now relitivily flexible? I mean has made huge gains over time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 This question is asked over and over by male noobs. Answer: There is not shortcut. Do the practice as taught by Swenson on the tape you bought and you will get there. It's not about being strong, it's about breathing into the body and using the bandhas. ashtanga yoga, "John de la Garza" <john@j...> wrote: > > > Do you guys think that it would be helpful to do some heavy military > presses to build up my shoulder strength help me be able to do poses > that require strong shoulders? > > I just got David Swensons DVD on the short forms. I am really > inspired after watching the 'demo'. That man is amazing. > > > Also, I'm 36 and pretty stiff. Can anyone eventually become flexible > like David with enought time and practice or are certain people > genetically gifted to the point that others that are not will never be > able to atain the same flexibility? > > I know most people say Yoga isn't competitive and to do the poses to > your best ability without pushing to the point of injury, but some > poses simply require a high degree of flexibility to do correctly. > I'm just wondering if I should expect to be able to do all the > poses if I take the right steps and give it time. > > > Are there any people here who started off as someone who was relitivly > stiff and is now relitivily flexible? I mean has made huge gains over > time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 I've learnt everything comes with practice. When I first begun my classes I had no flexibility either. With practice you will gain strength, learn your limitations and adapt. As tiber said it's about breathing and using the bandhas accordingly. Namaste and enjoy. ashtanga yoga, tiber33 <no_reply> wrote: > > > This question is asked over and over by male noobs. > > Answer: There is not shortcut. Do the practice as taught by Swenson on the tape you > bought and you will get there. It's not about being strong, it's about breathing into the > body and using the bandhas. > > > > ashtanga yoga, "John de la Garza" <john@j...> wrote: > > > > > > Do you guys think that it would be helpful to do some heavy military > > presses to build up my shoulder strength help me be able to do poses > > that require strong shoulders? > > > > I just got David Swensons DVD on the short forms. I am really > > inspired after watching the 'demo'. That man is amazing. > > > > > > Also, I'm 36 and pretty stiff. Can anyone eventually become flexible > > like David with enought time and practice or are certain people > > genetically gifted to the point that others that are not will never be > > able to atain the same flexibility? > > > > I know most people say Yoga isn't competitive and to do the poses to > > your best ability without pushing to the point of injury, but some > > poses simply require a high degree of flexibility to do correctly. > > I'm just wondering if I should expect to be able to do all the > > poses if I take the right steps and give it time. > > > > > > Are there any people here who started off as someone who was relitivly > > stiff and is now relitivily flexible? I mean has made huge gains over > > time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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