I was just looking thru all the posts on this subject and saw a link for a combat yoga video. I am not sure what made me decide to look into yoga about 9 months ago but I am very glad I did. The first real resource I looked at was the book Real Men Do Yoga. It kinda catches the eye as most guys don't expect to see that as a yoga title and the fact that it has NFL running back and yoga enthusist Eddie George on the cover. I followed the workouts in the back of this book and have been pleasently suprised. What I have found is increased flexibility, increased balance, decreased recovery time, increased breath awareness as well as some strengthening
endurance type stuff I didn't expect. Yoga is alot of stretching, relaxing etc, but one of the keys is getting the position right, that can take work. Not like squating 200 lbs 25 times or running 10 miles work, but a more subtle increased bloodflow to the body parts being used and streched work. This fact for me is a big one, somedays after the previous days workout or stress or whatever it is easy to feel beat up and worn down, I have NEVER had yoga not do the trick in bringing me relief. EVERY time after I was done I felt 100% better then when I started. Sore muscles/feet disappear, headaches are gone, tight shoulders are loose, sore backs are warmed up, stretched and feel good as new. I just made it sound like a miracle cure, it isn't but as I said I have never been dissapointed with the results. I try to do yoga 3 days a week, I would do it everyday if I had the time. When the basic moves get to easy their are always the balances on the hands and single leg to make things more interesting. I guess I will wrap this up by saying if you haven't given it a shot, go for it. For those folks who don't want to be seen doing it in a public setting the local library usually has plenty of DVD's and books. I reccomend the book I mentioned earlier. I also enjoyed Rodney Yee's Power Yoga Total Body DVD it is an hour though and might be a bit much for the beginner as far as getting sick of it before the hours up, if you have never done it before. Former Vietnam era Marine Geo Takoma has a book on netlibrary.com called the complete idiots guide to power yoga. Otherwise there are tons of resources our there.
A none yoga link I don't think I have seen on here yet is
www.beastskills.com
the guy is a gymnast who post tutorials about how to build up to certain moves included is the the one arm weighted pull/chin up.
take care and stay safe all
krader