Power Yoga before weight lifting..

AKIRA · 01-14-2008, 01:41 PM

Actually, my question is more general with a specific time frame.

If static stretching is detrimental to strength when done before lifting, how long does that last?

For example, 3 days a week now, my instructor has us do some crazy yoga shit that I have never done before, so its Burn City

But I end up going to the gym 2 hours later.

Thats plenty of time to avoid a problem in lifting yes?

At the same time, heres question 2...

If I static stretch (yoga) 2 hours before I lift, how much active stretching should be done (or at all) before lifting?

I feel pretty loose right now and kinda still warmed up. I wondered if I could just get right to the warm ups on days such as these..

Witchblade · 01-14-2008, 02:02 PM

Two hours is plenty. I'd still do dynamic stretching beforehand. If you still feel warmed up, you don't need as much general warm-up. You don't need to do as much static stretching post-work-out either.

AKIRA · 01-14-2008, 02:04 PM

Yeah, a lot of this shit calls upon my hamstrings which are almost always tight cuz of my disk.

Anyone ever try this power yoga stuff? This was my 4th day and its finally starting to get "theraputic."

fufu · 01-14-2008, 02:09 PM

What is power yoga exactly? I've done Yoga before.

Does it involve more movement and less time holding poses? Like moving from pose to pose with out resting.

AKIRA · 01-14-2008, 04:22 PM

I honestly dont know. Ive never looked into yoga before, but now that you ask, I think ill ask her!

fufu · 01-14-2008, 04:40 PM

ReproMan · 01-14-2008, 04:43 PM

Maybe she's just calling it "power yoga" because it's just a quickie little session?

AKIRA · 01-14-2008, 04:52 PM

Possibly. Or maybe she doesnt know theres a difference?

She does know anatomy though.

danny81 · 01-14-2008, 06:51 PM

i do power yoga. its pretty good. im not getting much power out of it tho lol

ReproMan · 01-14-2008, 07:11 PM

So much for that.

AKIRA · 01-14-2008, 08:03 PM

That reminds me of Rain Man (funny how HE made me think of it). When Dustin Hoffman wont drive while its raining.

"Come on Ray! Hey, its like going in the shower. Water doesnt hurt you in the shower!"

"The shower is in the bathroom"

"...thats the end of that conversation."

fUnc17 · 01-15-2008, 06:12 AM

yoga is a form of stretching that lengthens the muscle without strengthening it. not good pre-workout

soxmuscle · 01-16-2008, 01:07 AM

I've done Yoga once and I did it right after I had just finished a workout, a good one at that. I didn't experience any real soreness from the workout the following day, just a little stretching soreness that was gone before I went to bed later that night. If I can afford it when I'm older, I'll be doing Yoga a couple of times per week.

**CowPimp** · 01-16-2008, 07:14 AM

I'm not quite sure how long the acute response to static stretching lasts, but I imagine that two hours later you would probably be hard pressed to notice much of an effect. I would still do some kind of dynamic warm-up before the base of the workout though. You certainly don't stay warm for that long.

01-14-2008, 01:41 PM	#1
AKIRA I am Rollo Tomassee.. Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Outside the box Posts: 7,907 Photos: 3	Power Yoga before weight lifting.. Actually, my question is more general with a specific time frame. If static stretching is detrimental to strength when done before lifting, how long does that last? For example, 3 days a week now, my instructor has us do some crazy yoga shit that I have never done before, so its Burn City But I end up going to the gym 2 hours later. Thats plenty of time to avoid a problem in lifting yes? At the same time, heres question 2... If I static stretch (yoga) 2 hours before I lift, how much active stretching should be done (or at all) before lifting? I feel pretty loose right now and kinda still warmed up. I wondered if I could just get right to the warm ups on days such as these.. Last edited by AKIRA : 01-14-2008 at 01:42 PM. Reason: M&Ms melt in your mouth, not in your hand
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Witchblade Succinct Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Holland Posts: 4,426 Photos: 2	Two hours is plenty. I'd still do dynamic stretching beforehand. If you still feel warmed up, you don't need as much general warm-up. You don't need to do as much static stretching post-work-out either.
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01-14-2008, 02:04 PM	#3
AKIRA I am Rollo Tomassee.. Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Outside the box Posts: 7,907 Photos: 3	Yeah, a lot of this shit calls upon my hamstrings which are almost always tight cuz of my disk. Anyone ever try this power yoga stuff? This was my 4th day and its finally starting to get "theraputic."
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01-14-2008, 02:09 PM	#4
fufu fiendish thingy Elite Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,447 Photos: 7	What is power yoga exactly? I've done Yoga before. Does it involve more movement and less time holding poses? Like moving from pose to pose with out resting.
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01-14-2008, 04:22 PM	#5
AKIRA I am Rollo Tomassee.. Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Outside the box Posts: 7,907 Photos: 3	I honestly dont know. Ive never looked into yoga before, but now that you ask, I think ill ask her!
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01-14-2008, 04:43 PM	#7
ReproMan Señor Member Elite Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Stuart, FL Posts: 7,226	Maybe she's just calling it "power yoga" because it's just a quickie little session?

01-14-2008, 04:52 PM	#8
AKIRA I am Rollo Tomassee.. Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Outside the box Posts: 7,907 Photos: 3	Possibly. Or maybe she doesnt know theres a difference? She does know anatomy though.
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01-14-2008, 06:51 PM	#9
danny81 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 4,764	i do power yoga. its pretty good. im not getting much power out of it tho lol
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01-14-2008, 07:11 PM	#10
ReproMan Señor Member Elite Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Stuart, FL Posts: 7,226	So much for that.

01-14-2008, 08:03 PM	#11
AKIRA I am Rollo Tomassee.. Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Outside the box Posts: 7,907 Photos: 3	That reminds me of Rain Man (funny how HE made me think of it). When Dustin Hoffman wont drive while its raining. "Come on Ray! Hey, its like going in the shower. Water doesnt hurt you in the shower!" "The shower is in the bathroom" "...thats the end of that conversation."
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01-15-2008, 06:12 AM	#12
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01-16-2008, 01:07 AM	#13
soxmuscle do work son Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: I will eat your face Posts: 8,483 Photos: 10	I've done Yoga once and I did it right after I had just finished a workout, a good one at that. I didn't experience any real soreness from the workout the following day, just a little stretching soreness that was gone before I went to bed later that night. If I can afford it when I'm older, I'll be doing Yoga a couple of times per week.
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01-16-2008, 07:14 AM	#14
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