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in reply to: Bulding abs and biceps #3026
I wrote the headquarters and Biram wrote back I should call him. But I haven’r managed to get a hold of him.
I have not not bodybuilding in mind, but was thinking about adding pushups, sit.ups, crunches, pull ups etc.
Now, by experimenting with tighten my arms and fingers I do feel my arm muscles get more of a woek out. BUT, will Bikram Yoga be enough to get more visible muscles? And by tighten the abs, will that alsogive falt abs and maybe visible muscles.
Due to my skateboariding and meditation and yoga I don’t really have time for bodybulding or strengttraining, but hope Bikram Yoga a few times a week will give me a more visible strong body. And keep my stomach falt, en make it flatter.
Thankd for the nice word a about my videoclip. Iwish to skate very smooth, and maybe bulky muscles will prevent that…
in reply to: Bulding abs and biceps #2993Hi Stefan
Let us know if you think you are needing to build more strength or if the desired result is more aesthetic!It is purely aesthetic. It is for the showbusiness I am involved in… some acting stuff.
I do see some bikram Yogis that have visible muscles and looking extremely fit, but also Bikram Yoga teachers have hardly any visible muscles, and “flabs”. I guess daily full classes is required to build visible muscle.
The thing is, I don’t have time for full classes a few times a week. Maybe just 1 or 2 a week. + the pick-me-up set before and after my skateboarding (3-4 times a week), and 1 half class. All at home as there is no studio close by.
Adding push-ups, situps, abroller extesices etc, would only require 5-10 minutes a day, like taking a break before lunc. Not as fun as Yoga but…
On the other hand, I get concerned when you write that those exersices will build hard muscles. As a freestyle skateboarder I want to skate smooth, and maybe then “yoga muscles” are the the best…?
Here is a clip from a recent skate demo:
Dedicated? Nah… 4 full classes a week would make such a diffeence I tink, but no time… many times I only do the half class (each pose ones) or the pick-me-up set. Sometimes not even a full class 2 times a week, but only a half.
My skatesessions are also kind of short. But I also meditate at least 1 hour a day with the TM-Sidhiprogram.
I do miss the heat, but it is like 1 hour 45 min to he nearest studio.
Difficult to have time for it all. But I hope the sun-salutation+pick-me-up-set+skateboarding+sun-salutation+pick-me-up do have some good effects.
in reply to: practising with cold #2903The standing series and TM-Sidhis have stopped many of my colds right before they brke out.
and, a special ayurvedic mix of water, lemon, salt, black pepper.
and a teaspoon of hone with a picnh of cinnamon.
Cold defense herbal compound by Maharishi Ayurveda is also very effective.
but, the standing series makes wonders!
I skateboard 3-4 times a week (professionall level).
i warm up with the pick-me-up set outlined in the book, 1 set each, but put in 5 minutes of sun salutation after the pranayama and half moon series. this is also my warm-down.
once a week i do the half class at home (unfortunately not heated room, but about 24 celcius)
twice a week a full class at home.
sometimes only half class (i.e 1 set)
once in a while in a studio.
in reply to: practising with cold #2894Do the standing series at home. 1 set or 2 sets (i do 1 set).
It’s not fair to the others to be in a studio with a cold and transmit to them.
in reply to: One arm 4cm (2inches) shorter than the other #2893I
For Half Moon instead of interlocking fingers I would grab the left elbow from behind (palm forward) with your fingers. Because both your humerus bones (upper arm bones) are the same length you can focus on a symmetry in effort and position of your shoulders, as well as keep your neck muscles long and decompressed. I can see how you would probably unwittingly cause some tension by trying to reach your left hand.
Camel:[/b] I think that you would be best not to grab your ankles. First start out like everyone else setting up with your hands behind you (you probably already adjust your hands unconsciously into balance) squeeze your bottom, hips forward, drop head back and then go back with hands in ‘prayer’ (your unique) position. Keep the shoulders relaxed. Moving into and out of this pose in this way is wonderful for strengthening your back.
Floor Head to Knee: Focus on the arms bending so elbows point down to the floor to isolate the biceps muscles. I would either use the same grip as the other Head to Knee pose, or would modify the left hand to get more leverage on the stretch by pulling back on the foot with the hand coming over the top of the foot (fingers along the length of the foot). I gave it a try and I think you get better leverage in the second way. Just keep your shoulders out of it.
I have some solid ideas for Floor Intense Stretch or Paschimottanasana (and your final Sit-Up position). But I need to know something: Please tell me when you do your Intense Stretch do you get your legs straight with your back straight, or do you have your legs bent (and back straight) or something else. Your answers will affect mine.
S I will be happy to take some photos for you.
Gabrielle 🙂
I can interlock a bit in half moon.
Please send photos.
in Intense Stretch my legs are straight.
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