Devil is in the details. There are great exercises in "Yoga". There are terrible exercises as well (for certain body types and fitness goals). There are ways to do poses right, and dozens of ways of doing them wrong. Subtleties matter a lot.
Decades of doing Yoga poses to help my restless legs and bad back left me in constant pain(except for some temporary relief from stretching).
I finally stopped all that, did the "McGill big 3"(*) a few times a week, and at 46 I'm feeling better than I have in years.
I have respect for Yoga. Friends have had great luck with it, but for me, my body and my goals it isn't a good fit.
I also did the Rippetoe thing, and have a copy of Starting Strength if anyone wants it. Deadlifts were absolutely amazing for my lower back, until they weren't. I guess I could try again post-McGill, but I think strength training for me just wore out my joints while leaving me tired and required a lot more time than what I can accomplish with basic equipment at home(kudos to anyone who has a power rack at home though).
* Along with biking, hiking and a light strength training program. I've done that for years as well though. The difference was stopping stretching beyond some brief, limited shoulder mobility work.*
Decades of doing Yoga poses to help my restless legs and bad back left me in constant pain(except for some temporary relief from stretching).
I finally stopped all that, did the "McGill big 3"(*) a few times a week, and at 46 I'm feeling better than I have in years.
I have respect for Yoga. Friends have had great luck with it, but for me, my body and my goals it isn't a good fit.
I also did the Rippetoe thing, and have a copy of Starting Strength if anyone wants it. Deadlifts were absolutely amazing for my lower back, until they weren't. I guess I could try again post-McGill, but I think strength training for me just wore out my joints while leaving me tired and required a lot more time than what I can accomplish with basic equipment at home(kudos to anyone who has a power rack at home though).
* Along with biking, hiking and a light strength training program. I've done that for years as well though. The difference was stopping stretching beyond some brief, limited shoulder mobility work.*