@ stevomcd – nice write up and very interesting! Thanks!
I remember a conversation some years ago with some Canadian snowboard instructors who were of the opinion that too much yoga/stretching (esp in the legs) wasn’t helpful for snowboarding as it made you too ‘floppy’ – and you were better off being ‘stiff & p155ed’ … however these guys were young and it was interesting to note that as they got older and sustained more injuries through snowboarding, cycling and ice hockey etc that they needed to start looking after themselves – and so they started doing yoga.
I’ve been doing it for a few years now (I’m 46) and if I stop I can really tell the difference as I will get lower back pain, tight calves, tight hip-flexors etc within a few days.
So it’s yoga that enables me to keep going!
I learned from Rocky Snyder’s ‘Fit to Surf’ book and Barbara Currie’s ’10-Minute Yoga Workouts’ book along with the DVD ‘Yoga for cyclists’ with Andria Baldovin.
I really should try a ‘class’ though, but I’ll check out the Rodney Yee DVD! Ta! 🙂