Dean Pohlman's Blog, page 49

WTF does empowerment even mean? – Off The Mat

I'm sure you've seen this buzzword almost everywhere. Self-development groups. Sales pages. Speeches. Life coach advertisements. But if you're like me, empowerment doesn't really mean something specific - it's more of a vague reference to something to do with self-development. Broken down, it would mean "to give yourself power", but in what context? Until recently, I was still unclear about the meaning of "empowerment", or even what it was. Tools? Information? A concept? It wasn't until last week that the concept of empowerment finally clicked

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8 Minute Back Flow

Only have a few minutes? Use this quick flow to improve spinal mobility, strengthen your core, and make your back feel great.

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The Most Humbling Balance Exercise

Yoga is fantastic for many reasons. But one critical aspect of fitness mainstream yoga tends to forget is STRENGTH in end range of motion.

What is this referring to? By strength, I’m referring to the ability to control the muscle; to exert force. End range of motion refers to the maximum depth of a posture, or the deepest we can go into a stretch. Putting these terms together, strength in end range of motion, means being able to exert force when we are at our most flexible.

Yet…

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Engage And Recover

This is an active recovery workout to help you speed up your recovery, improve energy levels, and relieve muscle tension and tightness. It’s perfect for the day after an intense workout, or a day when you’re just not feeling up to a high-energy workout. The workout starts off with a few intense, full-body exercises, but within less than 7 minutes winds down to a stretch session. The goal is to get your muscles turned on so we can better stretch them, to help you recover, feel better, and get back to 100%. Enjoy!

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32 Minute Warrior

Check out this featured workout from the Man Flow Yoga Workout Library! This workout focuses on slow holds and a few select postures to develop total body strength and mobility, focused on your hips and upper-body. Improve mobility, increase strength and endurance, and even build your muscular awareness. You’re going to enjoy this one!

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9 Muscle-Building Secrets 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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Counter Strike for Inactivity

This workout strengthens your hips, spine, shoulders, and core. The main focus of this workout is strengthening your hips with big, long hip openers, and sustained backbends to help counter inactivity, such as a weekend off, a day of sitting, or just lower-back stiffness in general. Instead of focusing on stretching and relief, though, this workout focuses on strengthening the inactive muscles. This workout strengthens your hips, spine, shoulders, and core. The main focus of this workout is strengthening your hips with big, long hip openers, and sustained backbends to help counter inactivity, such as a weekend off, a day of sitting, or just lower-back stiffness in general. Instead of focusing on stretching and relief, though, this workout focuses on strengthening the inactive muscles.

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Hip Flexibility & Mobility for Bulletproof Knees

This is a workout focused on improving flexibility and mobility in the hips, specifically on improving mobility for heather, stronger, more injury-resistant knees. Don’t let the title fool you – this workout is challenging! I’ll push you to work deeper and push past your comfort levels, all the while remaining in control of your body. Use this often, and I recommend combining this with the Bulletproof Your Knees Workout Program for maximum effect.

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No, it doesn’t matter if you make your bed or not – Off The Mat

Have you seen the commencement speech from Admiral McRaven in which he talks about the importance of making your bed? Like many things, people take this too literally. The point of the speech isn't to say that making your bed is the basis of a successful day; rather, what makes this action a potential success booster is the MINDSET that it promotes. It's about starting the day off by setting and completing a task. I'll give you another example...

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Men’s Yoga for Shoulders

Build Muscle, Mobility, & Strengthen your Rotator Cuff. The newest workout from Man Flow Yoga is live! Check it out now. This is a 53-minute full-body workout focused on strengthening and improving mobility in your shoulders. Strengthen your shoulders, work deeper into the postures, and improve your posture. This is a fun intermediate workout, faster moving with less instruction, and more advanced movements to challenge you to grow. Learn some new movements for your shoulder, strengthen your rotator cuff and improve shoulder mobility – but we’ll also strengthen your hips, core, and back. This workout has it all – enjoy!

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