So last week I stepped out of my "man box" and took a yoga class. I was told numerous times yoga would help a great deal with flexibility thus translating into increasing strength and prevention of injury. The bad news is my “man card” was taken by many for stooping to do such a “fill in the blank” workout. You get the point what I mean by fill in the blank. Well one week later there I was again back at my Wednseday morning yoga class “man cardless”(if such a word exists). So after 2 yoga sessions and my man card revoked I have come to realize yoga has made my nagging shoulder injury feel much better since it appears it has a flexibility issue. So with a much improved shoulder but no man card I was seeking to get my man card back which I think I earned back from nobody other than one of the strongest men in the United States named Derrick Poundstone.
Poundstone is a professional heavyweight strongman that hosts his own national radio show titled Poundstone Radio and oh ya btw he was a guest on ESPN Gameday this fall and pulled the ESPN Tour Bus with nothing more than a harness around his shoulders and a two inch thick rope. Yep same thing we do in strongman but it’s usually a dump truck, back-hoe, or monster truck weighing around 20,000 pounds. But certainly no freaking tour bus!! On Poundstone Radio one can call in and ask him anything you want about training, diet, or anything health related. So needing my man card back I bit the bullet and called in. I told Derrick I was an amateur strongman on the west coast and wanted his opinion on yoga and if it would help increase strength and prevent injury. Ah yes his response was picture perfect. He said he had been experiencing upper back pain and discomfort and his team of physical therapists said it was due to a lack of stretching and flexibility. His people also recommended he take a yoga class which Poundstone said he planned on doing. So there you have it, if Derrick, I can pull a tour bus Poundstone is down with it so am I. Soooo I get my man card back imho. Thank you D-Pound!!!
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