Perfect Opposites

I started working out to maintain a healthy body weight and accidentally became a bodybuilder. Not like those huge dudes who look deformed, but pound for pound, I'm stronger than many men and most women.

So what is a bodybuilder doing in yoga/hot yoga classes?

Because they're perfect opposites! Weight training movements are all about contracting - in other words, shortening the muscle, while yoga is about lengthening the muscles. 

When I weight train, I'm fierce, almost angry, even though I LOVE how I feel. I take out my anger on the iron. And talk about solitary - I put on my iPod and focus and prefer not to be bothered.

In yoga class I could not be more different. I feel calm, at peace, and connected with my classmates.

It's good to use your body in different ways. I'll always be a bodybuilder, but doing other activities helps me to be better at the one I love most!