Yoga for Strength and Speed Gains?

Posted by admin on April 7th, 2009 at 06:13pm

So I have decided to start doing some yoga in the morning before I leave for work.  I plan to do yoga 3 to 4 times per week and I wil be doing it in the mornings that I lift (M, W, and F).  So why might you ask?

One of the things needed to be athletic is mobility.  Athletes need to be mobile in the right spots in the kinetic chain.  To be a great athlete you need to be mobile in the hips and ankles.  This is what I am hoping to get out of yoga.  Hopefully by being more mobile I will feel better and it will positively impact my strength and speed training.

What prompted me to start yoga?  I always do a little dynamic stretching and foam rolling prior to lifting, yet I am still extremely tight and sore.  I figure I need to work on this more and what better way than adding in a little yoga.  I did my first session on Monday and it was tough.  My next one is tomorrow.  We’ll see what kind of impact it has on my training.  I plan to try and add in a little more foam rolling as well.

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