Any guys here try Bikram Yoga?
 

How do you like it? Was it harder than you thought? Tell me about your first experience.

Yes. No. No.

My mom has been doing Yoga for all most 50 years, I have been doing it for around 10. My view is that people should stick to regular yoga which has been practiced for over 5000 years .

Bikram is some thing a guy came up with 25 years ago. Its like going to PF Chang to eat chines s food.

Ex used to do it. Said it was just regular yoga with a lot of heat

No. No. No.

No. Yes. No.

I've done Bikram, but I wasn't crazy about it. There is an element of almost competitive/bootcamp mentality because Bikram (the guy) is all about yoga competitions, and a lot of teachers/people who are drawn to it end up being a little intense, and not in such a good way.

The dude who was teaching my first class was basically like a spinning instructor, yelling shit about how we all wanted "Beyonce coconut butts" and such. I don't mind that kind of tough love/inspiration when I'm doing an actual boot camp class, but it felt weird and wrong in a hot yoga class. I chalked it up to the particular teacher and went back probably like 5 more times, but it was always just a little too pushy for my liking.

I do generic "hot yoga" and I really love Moksha. Both are just less militant ways of doing yoga in a heated room. Obviously, to each his own, but Bikram had a weird vibe for me and I wouldn't do it again.

Personally I just couldn't stand the smell of sweaty hot feet that pervaded the entire room and emanated from the floor mats.... and I visited 4 different places looking for one that didn't have that smell.


Did it once. Not doing it again.




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I do it and love it. The hot sweaty women in the room are a plus! :thumbsup

I love sweaty yoga cleavages so ...

RAM Teaches it.... it's tough dood...

Stick with regular Yoga. Bikram put me in the hospital once when I got super dehydrated the next day. It is not healthy to work out in a heated room for 90 minutes, unless you are in 100% tip top shape. I was in pretty good shape and had taken the class at least 10 times in the past. It was just a day that I was not 100% and it kicked my ass. I love regular Yoga, non-heated.

I did it once, never again. Maybe if I get carpal tunnel I will take your advice though. :thumbsup

I think being proactive is important with any desk job. I work for a couple hours, hit the gym, stretch, work on my laptop standing up for a little, take breaks, etc.

Regardless of whether Yoga helps alleviate symptoms, sitting in front of a computer for hours on in is simply not healthy.

I think the good thing about this biz is the freedom, take advantage of it!

i did it for 6 months..

once i was limber enough to give my self head, i stopped going..

i am thinking about going back this year because now i would like to be able to eat my own ass...




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Good luck with that, LoL :1orglaugh

i cant afford to do yoga...

i'll start a donation thread for you... :thumbsup






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its good shit for guys too if you want to get healthy

I love PF Chang's, as authentic as it gets!

LOL.

PF Changs is like the TGI Fridays of Chinese food. I do like it though, despite tasting nothing like authentic Chinese food.