By Mike Tarrolly, co-host of the Crushing Iron Podcast
Mike from the Crushing Iron Podcast riffs on “How Yoga and Triathlon Work Together”
Yoga is a hot topic for me, but I think of it as an informal addition to my daily routines. Ie… I don’t typically carve out an hour and a half for classes. It’s something I drop into throughout the day. 5 minutes here or there.
I’m currently back in a pretty good streak and I also talk about how I think it has an impact on my plantar fasciitis.
This was the question from Facebook Group that generated this video: What are your views on yoga + triathlon- how they intersect and if one compliment or take away from the other?Do you take time to continue yoga when Ironman training? What’s your favorite pose? What have you learned from yoga that applies to triathlon?
Here are some of the things I get into:
– General thoughts on how Triathlon and Yoga intersect in general and throughout training.
– He started triathlon in his late 40’s and he believes yoga eases the grind of triathlon and the repetitive motions.
– Strength poses and a stronger run stride base – Warrior 1, 2, 3 – Balance, limberness, and general strength.
– Plantar Fasciitus and how he’s dealing with it. – Favoring our dominant side.
– Spinning into stillness… like a top … – It’s YOUR practice, not a competition – How he believes it can be a bit of a substitute for running – Go slow…. ease into it…
– Poses…. Waking up the body… strong core and legs….
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