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I know it's a bit belated, but I just wanted to wish any and all of my readership a safe and healthy thanksgiving. Hopefully now that the holiday is over you can look back and be proud of the fact that you stayed active despite eating copious amounts of fattening food. ;)
I am currently RE-writing the History & Philosophy section of the YogaMuscle manual since I accidentally saved over it last week. I am proud to say, however, that despite this grand inconvenience, it is turning out much better than the first version.... and I am including considerably more commentary on yogic history this time around.
It is true that everything happens for a reason; in retrospect, I realize my history tellings of yoga was nothing but a regurgitation of histories told by others, and that brings nothing fresh to YogaMuscle. Instead, I am implementing my own philosophy as the creator and visionary for YogaMuscle in order to develop a modern vision. I so far have taken account of yogic history up to Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, and am comparing and contrasting them to to traditional Hindu doctrine and finding a stance for the philosophy of YogaMuscle somewhere in the middle. If you buy the certification later in time, you'll find out what these differences are. Sorry--- no sneak peeks!Wishing you a healthy holiday season,Patrick
Per the request of James, attached is "El Ritmo" by Thomas Penton and Joseph Anthony. In health,Patrick
Tonight's Vinyasa:
Attached
In health, Patrick
I have recently been writing the workshop (subject to change, of course) to be presented at MidWest Fitfest 2009. The workshop will be separated in two: the PowerPoint guides the theoretical portion of the workshop, and a practical portion on the mat will follow to put YogaMuscle into practice.
EDIT: At the advice of a respected and esteemed veteran of the industry, the Powerpoint has been removed until I can find a way to copyright it or protect the file. If you're a friend and I trust you, then you may absolutely contact me and we'll discuss sharing the presentation.In health,Patrick
The bitter cold has set in- today was the first day I had to wear a winter coat. I taught my usual 90-minute Endurance Ride tonight. The profile was meant to ease them into the idea of winter endurance work.
The goal of the ride is that between start and finish, your effort rarely changes- instead, it hovers right around 75% with fluctuations of +- 5%.
I must say. We finished the ride and our legs about fell off. I admittedly teach a lot of interval rides with fairly frequent transitions. This ride proved one thing, which is exactly what I wanted to prove: your ride doesn't have to be hard to be hard. The intensity never even came close to LT, and yet my students admitted to feeling totally whipped after 60 minutes.
Perhaps the largest challenge comes right then- from minutes 60 to 64, students receive four minutes of recovery; this is the time when they are used to cooling down in a normal 60-minute ride. So, when they had to ramp back up for the last 16 minutes of work, the room was alive with moans and groans. Check out the profile:
Attached here.
In health,
Patrick
