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9 Muscle-Building Secrets from the Strength Sensei

9 Muscle-Building Tips from the Strength Sensei

A few weeks ago I attended the Bulletproof Conference in Pasadena, to learn about the most cutting-edge habits, practices, and technology to help improve your fitness, increase your performance, and keep you healthy in an incredibly unhealthy world. The most relevant talk I attended in terms of what I do with Man Flow Yoga was by far the open discussion Q&A session by Charles Poliquin, aka The Strength Sensei, one of the world’s most recognized strength training coaches. Poliquin has trained professional and olympic athletes, and has often been far ahead of the curve when it comes to designing effective training routines. Training principles that are just now in 2016 becoming mainstream knowledge have been part of Poliquin’s training programs since the 1970s. Ready to learn something that will change the way you approach your workouts?

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Get Stronger in New Ways with Yoga

Get Stronger in New Ways with Yoga

Featuring Chris Isom, Former Professional Basketball Player. Get stronger in new ways, learn about your body, and get rid of nagging weaknesses that hold you back with yoga. In this video I speak with Chris Isom, former professional basketball player and creator of IsomFitness, to talk about how Chris uses yoga to get stronger and stay in amazing physical shape. In this video, we talk about:

  • The poses Chris did to stay in peak shape as a professional athlete
  • My ridiculous analogy of a sand castle and muscle recovery
  • What he learned about his performance as an athlete thanks to yoga
  • And more!

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Yoga, Muscle, and Athletes: How can yoga help?

Yoga, Muscle, and Athletes: How can yoga help?

I wrote this blog specifically for athletes who want to build muscle and are interested in knowing how yoga can help. Below, you’ll learn about the biggest differences I noticed before and after I started doing yoga, how doing yoga changed my perceptions of it, and what it taught me about fitness in general. This blog will be especially relevant to you if you can relate to any of the following statements:

  • Your first exposure to fitness was organized sports and a high school weight room.
  • You didn’t place much value on flexibility, because your main goal was building muscle.
  • You didn’t (or don’t) understand how mobility, balance, and flexibility improve your performance as an athlete.

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