Yoga for Regular Guys: The Best Damn Workout on the Planet!

about what he does and that he is trying to fool you into believing that he is some type of medical doctor.
    You will also want to bypass the chiropractor who claims that he or she can help almost any problem by adjusting only one or two of the uppermost vertebrae in your neck. They call themselves “upper cervical specialists” and utilize the Atlas Orthogonal, Grostic, Blair, NUCCA, or upper cervical specific techniques. These “Atlas only” chiropractors are working with a very small toolbox, so they are okay for your run-of-the-mill headache or neck pain, but they are very limited when it comes to offering structural rehabilitation exercises, healthy lifestyle advice, or caring for sports- or work-related injuries.
    You guys want the one-stop shop for all your structural needs. Look for doctors who have one of three designations or advanced chiropractic certifications, such as the Sports Extremity Practitioners, known as Certified Chiropractic Extremity Practitioners (CCEPs), Certified Chiropractic Sports Practitioners (CCSPs), and/or Applied Kinesiologists.
    Applied Kinesiology, or AK, is an extensive discipline of examining and treating functional health problems through manual muscle testing, traditional chiropractic adjustments, muscle release and strengthening techniques, traditional craniopathy, and principles of acupuncture. AK also offers dietary advice along with personalized recommendations for herbal and vitamin supplementation to best serve each patient in a holistic manner.
    Hey, guys, if all the top sports programs in the country use AK and sports chiropractors to keep them at their best, then why shouldn’t you? Like I said, what the hell, GIVE IT A SHOT!
    Massage Therapy

    Massage therapy is extremely important for your preventative maintenance program and goes hand in hand with chiropractic care and your YRG workouts. As you already know, I use massage as an integral part of my “Humpty Dumpty Days” when I have to get put back together after a tough match. But I also recommend at least one massage per month for general stress relief.
    It may take you a while to find a great massage therapist, but once you find one, you’ll never want him or her to move away. Finding the right therapist depends on what you like and need. Some guys will only work with a female, but she will have to be strong enough to work out all your knots and trigger points. So you might be looking for a therapist who is one part angel and one part sadist. Other guys don’t mind what gender their therapist is as long as they get a great massage.
    YOGA-DOC SAYS …
    Massage therapy has different benefits, including stress relief, increased blood and lymph circulation, more efficient toxin removal from sore and stiff muscles, as well as pain relief and better mobility. Massage therapy, like chiropractic care, helps balance all of the body’s systems, thereby increasing immune system function and allowing for better homeostasis.
    There are many massage techniques, including Swedish and sports massage, which are more relaxing, as well as more vigorous and deep-tissue techniques, such as NeuroMuscular Therapy and Rolfing. There are more meditative and esoteric techniques, such as Polarity therapy, Cranio-Sacral therapy, and Reiki therapy. There are also assisted stretching techniques, such as Zen Shiatsu and Thai massage therapy. My recommendation would be to find a versatile massage therapist who is well versed in the relaxing, deep tissue, and stretching styles of massage and allow them to show you the ropes. The good news is that almost any type of massage is better than nothing, so enjoy the journey!

EATING FOR HEALTHYWEIGHT LOSS
    First of all, let’s get one thing straight. The proper way to lose weight is not to go on a diet. How many people have you seen go on a diet, lose a ton of weight, and then a year later, they are fatter than they were before they started the diet? Why didn’t they keep the weight off? Well, for starters, they used the word
diet
, and diets don’t work, because once you stop dieting, the tendency is to bounce right back to beer keg belly territory in no time. The bottom line is that if you really want to lose weight, get in shape, and keep in shape, you have to lose the diet and decide to change your
lifestyle
instead.
    When someone uses the word
diet
, they are describing a temporary eating program (which may or may not be healthy) that will be used to reach a certain weight goal, which,