RE: Warrior Diet (flexibility)

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In a message dated 3/3/04 7:52:45 PM Eastern Standard Time,

anthony.byron@... writes:

> tha tis pretty imrpessive flexibility chris

> how mcuh time per day do you spend on it ?

I usually just do it before my work out. Sometimes I don't do it if I don't

have the extra time. I usually do the bridge for a minute or minute and a

half, the splits for one minute, and some other exercises for 1 minute or a half

minute each. I'm trying to get in the habit of doing the splits twice, a

second time for a minute at the end of my stretching routine (overall 5-7

minutes), because I think I'll make faster progress. I'd like to be able to do

the

full splits, but that last foot or half foot or whatever it is goes pretty

slowly!

Chris

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In a message dated 3/4/04 7:06:45 AM Eastern Standard Time,

nativenutrition@... writes:

> Hey, pretty good with the splits Chris. Uh, and since this is an

> observable

> feat, we want photographic evidence ;]

I haven't yet mastered the contortions required for THAT. Maybe I can get

someone else to take the picture ;-) But I can't do full splits yet. I come

about half a foot or a foot off the ground, which I'd estimate to be about

85-90% of the way (I never really measured).

I can only do front legged splits,

> both legs. Do you ever do sun salutations?

I don't know what they are.

What about arm flexibility?

> Reach one arm up, one down and clasp hands. It took me 2 years to master

> that simple one, as my shoulders were tight for years.

Behind your back???? No! I just tried it and I can't even get close!!!

I am trying to do

> king cobra where the feet touch the head from behind. I dream about that

> pose, lol.

On a good day I can go back about perpendicular or so, but I can't imagine

touching my head to my feet. Or are you on your stomach with this one?

You will find that you are more stretchy after warming your

> muscles good, as you know.

I usually do 5 minutes of cardio for a little warmup. I always do splits,

bridge, and that thing on your stomach where you push your back up before

squats, but I find that adding the weight on increases my flexibility even more.

For example, I can go down considerably farther with a couple hundred pounds

than with the bar.

Chris

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Hey, pretty good with the splits Chris. Uh, and since this is an observable

feat, we want photographic evidence ;] I can only do front legged splits,

both legs. Do you ever do sun salutations? What about arm flexibility?

Reach one arm up, one down and clasp hands. It took me 2 years to master

that simple one, as my shoulders were tight for years. I am trying to do

king cobra where the feet touch the head from behind. I dream about that

pose, lol. You will find that you are more stretchy after warming your

muscles good, as you know.

Deanna

I usually do the bridge for a minute or minute and a

half, the splits for one minute, and some other exercises for 1 minute or a

half

minute each. I'm trying to get in the habit of doing the splits twice, a

second time for a minute at the end of my stretching routine (overall 5-7

minutes), because I think I'll make faster progress. I'd like to be able to

do the

full splits, but that last foot or half foot or whatever it is goes pretty

slowly!

Chris

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> I don't know what they are.

Here ya go, watch this: http://www.yogacircle.com/asanas.html

Click on the sun salutations. But before that, see that pose on one leg,

the one in the center? It's called natarajasana. Actually, there are many

asanas (positions) that would get my foot on the back of me head, and would

be happy with any one of them. BTW, I have studied/taught this flavor of

yoga, Iyengar yoga.

>Behind your back???? No! I just tried it and I can't even get close!!!

Duh. Yeah, behind your back. Sorry. It would be helpful if I could be a

bit more explicit. Get a tie or a belt and inch your hands closer together

over time.

I am trying to do

> king cobra where the feet touch the head from behind. I dream about that

> pose, lol.

Here it is: http://www.sivananda.org/teachings/asana/cobra.html

Now, I don't by that " observations are false " claim you are making.

Besides, by having a photographic example of your flexibility as a goal,

you'll work harder to achieve it.

Have a lovely day.

Deanna

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At 07:09 AM 3/4/2004, you wrote:

> I am trying to do

>king cobra where the feet touch the head from behind. I dream about that

>pose, lol. You will find that you are more stretchy after warming your

>muscles good, as you know.

go you, deanna!

my current goal is the scorpion, ever since i saw it done on that nike

commercial a million years ago...

and you teach iyengar! that's what i do too! whee!

-katja

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and you teach iyengar! that's what i do too! whee!-katja

Groovy Katja! I don't teach now... well, I don't get paid for teaching :-)

I used to until I moved here. Iyengar is so anatomically correct, so it was

a natural choice coming from a fitness background.

But yikes! We are looking at a high risk of severe weather today! I think

I need some relaxing asanas and pranayama today!

Deanna

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In a message dated 3/4/04 9:39:05 AM Eastern Standard Time,

nativenutrition@... writes:

> Now, I don't by that " observations are false " claim you are making.

> Besides, by having a photographic example of your flexibility as a goal,

> you'll work harder to achieve it.

Huh? What " observations are false " claim? Are you referring to my facecious

extrapolation of Marla's " scientific reasoning " in the other thread?

Chris