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YOGA X CALISTHENICS | The Ultimate Collab

Adam Frater · 0:53

In this practice

Key teachings

  • Building balanced strength and flexibility
  • Strength without flexibility leads to rigidity
  • Importance of incorporating diverse movements for a well-rounded athletic practice

Ideal for

  • Calisthenics practitioners seeking flexibility
  • Yoga practitioners looking to build strength
  • Athletes cross-training for diverse physical capabilities
  • Individuals aiming for a well-rounded fitness regimen

Lesson

Instructions

Thanks @jonahkestyoga for an epic day of blending our two practices

Steps

  • Muscle ups
  • Spinal rolls
  • Russian dips
  • Hip openers (pigeon walks)
  • Switchblade jumps
  • Meditation

Benefits

  • Improved upper body strength and endurance
  • Enhanced spinal mobility and space
  • Increased hip flexibility
  • Development of fast-twitch muscles
  • Reduced rigidity in muscles and joints
  • Promotes mental focus and balance

Transcript

yoga calisthenics collab building strength and finding balance let's get it starting with the muscle up the foundation of calisthenics training pull and push pull something that yoga doesn't really have any of so i was surprised when jonah crushed these next we jumped right into some spinal rolls these really help unlock the neck and shoulders and create a lot of space in the spine adam did a great job as calisthenics generally tightens the shoulders now on to the parallel bars for some russian dips these are tough because it requires some explosive strength but if you can do 10 to 15 dips with the right form you got these next we jumped right into these hip openers these pigeon walks me and adam talked about how strength without flexibility just leaves you with rigidity now that the hips are open let's train some switchblade jumps since yoga is slow and doesn't really use fast twitch muscles it's important to add exercises like these into your routine to become a more well -rounded athlete we finished with some meditation and adam seemed to struggle with this yo i wasn't that bad

Practice summary

Level
all levels
Duration
5 minutes
Equipment
yoga matparallel bars
Target areas
full bodyshouldersbackhipscorelegs
Energy
energizing

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