Re: exercise/betagen questions

[Guest guest]

Power Yoga is difficult. Im sure that you can find a way to incorporate it into

BFL. Perhaps just not as frequently.

Many of us do take betagen. It helps with weight loss because it speeds up

muscle recovery to improve your workouts.

[Guest guest]

You can still do your power yoga. It may be an adventure when you're

sore from weights, but in theory it should actually help soreness by

warming and stretching and flexing the muscles and improving

circulation. You'll have to experiment to find the days, times, and

number of sessions per week that work best. You might find that you

start feeling tired and overtrained doing it 4 days per week. There's

a balance in there somewhere though. A lot of people do BFL with

another activity like martial arts or gymnastics. Here are the

symptoms of overtraining so you know what it is you're supposed to be

watching out for:

Ten Symptoms of Over-Training

1. Impaired physical performance (reduced strength or endurance)

2. Excessive or chronic muscle soreness (lasting longer than 48 hours)

3. Elevated true resting heart rate (taken before getting out of bed)

4. Slowed recovery from exercise (heart rate remains elevated 1 hour

after working out)

5. Perception that a normal workout is more difficult

6. Reduced desire or enthusiasm for training

7. Increased number of colds and infections

8. Changes in appetite (usually a reduction)

9. Disruption of sleep patterns (insomnia)

10. Psychological disorders – increased irritability, anxiety and depression

Lots of us take Betagen or creatine. Here's a big page of posts and links.

http://www.skwigg.com/id53.html

It's just a matter of personal preference. It does help tremendously

with strength and workout recovery, but it can also make you more

prone to dehydration and muscle cramps. Having a leg cramp up in the

middle of power yoga might not be cool.

On 3/14/06, elizabeth clay <ohiolizzy@...> wrote:

> hi guys

> i have a questions about strength training and yoga. i 've been doing power

yoga for about 2 years now, and i love it...but it IS not mellow yoga. it's

pretty tough. i've been doing it 4 days a week, but can i still do it with this

program, in addition to the strength training? or will i be over-working my

body???

>

> also, does anyone take betagen? is that smart to start taking, even though i

have some fat to lose, or should i wait to start until i've lost some of it, or

should i even take it at all?

>

> thanks!

> elizabeth

[Guest guest]

Up until this crappy weather took hold, I was doing Bikram¹s yoga twice a

week. While the yoga is hard, I think you can do it on your cardio days,

so T, TH, S and I do yoga on Sundays. I do the cardio and then I do yoga,

or visa versa depending on my schedule.

On 3/14/06 1:40 PM, " elizabeth clay " <ohiolizzy@...> wrote:

> hi guys

> i have a questions about strength training and yoga. i 've been doing power

> yoga for about 2 years now, and i love it...but it IS not mellow yoga. it's

> pretty tough. i've been doing it 4 days a week, but can i still do it with

> this program, in addition to the strength training? or will i be over-working

> my body???

>

> also, does anyone take betagen? is that smart to start taking, even though i

> have some fat to lose, or should i wait to start until i've lost some of it,

> or should i even take it at all?

>

> thanks!

> elizabeth

>

>