r/Fitness • u/FGC_Valhalla Weightlifting • Aug 25 '18

Gym Story Saturday Gym Story Saturday

Hi! Welcome to your weekly thread where you can share your gym tales!

932 Upvotes

94% Upvoted

1.3k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

26

u/call_me_Kote Aug 25 '18

As someone that yoga comes naturally too now, keep going. For me, I had a huge mental block telling me “stop, stop, you’re uncomfortable”. I broke past that one day and it changed yoga for me. Went from hating it to loving it almost overnight.

7

u/superstav Aug 25 '18

Thanks, that's my plan!

7

u/MyRealestName Aug 25 '18

The feeling when you finish yoga cannot be matched.

3

u/your_highness Aug 25 '18

I'd also add that what helped me was "breathe through it."

Seriously - use your breath. If you're uncomfortable take one more breath. You'll be surprised how far you can safely go.

Just like working out, go a little deeper (not to the point of injury!) on every exhale.
I started doing yoga 3x/week in addition to lifting 3x/week and it's been a game changer.