How stupid can people be? Puppy yoga?!

Jesus. That poor dog. Why do people insist on treating dogs like little people. They aren't. They don't want to be dressed up in fucking bull-shit costumes, or be fed flavored bottled water, or do 'Doga'. They want to run around and chase things. Sniff things. Hunt things. Get dirty and generally ACT LIKE DOGS.

ffffuck.

thewalrus wrote:Jesus. That poor dog. Why do people insist on treating dogs like little people. They aren't. They don't want to be dressed up in fucking bull-shit costumes, or be fed flavored bottled water, or do 'Doga'. They want to run around and chase things. Sniff things. Hunt things. Get dirty and generally ACT LIKE DOGS.

ffffuck.

Stop the video at 0:48... the dog's "please kill me now" face is priceless!!!

that looks more like bring your dog to yoga class because you cant let go of him/her. That doesn't look anything like a dog actually doing yoga.

thats fucked up.

The_Edge wrote:

thewalrus wrote:Jesus. That poor dog. Why do people insist on treating dogs like little people. They aren't. They don't want to be dressed up in fucking bull-shit costumes, or be fed flavored bottled water, or do 'Doga'. They want to run around and chase things. Sniff things. Hunt things. Get dirty and generally ACT LIKE DOGS.

ffffuck.

Stop the video at 0:48... the dog's "please kill me now" face is priceless!!!

+1 that dog looked like he was heavily sedated and would have rather have been anywhere else.

I liked how Martha kept saying this wouldn't work if you had a big dog. The yoga chick looked like she was getting flustered about those comments.

why is everyone focusing on the dog? yoga itself is just as ridiculous

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:why is everyone focusing on the dog? yoga itself is just as ridiculous

And why is that?

because it builds strength, endurance and flexibility, duh.

honor man wrote:because it builds strength, endurance and flexibility, duh.

All worthless. To be honest I'd seriously consider taking up yoga. But no time or money.

And I'm sure there's a ton of McYoga joints out there now too that are pretty much worthless.

honor man wrote:because it builds strength, endurance and flexibility, duh.

thewalrus wrote:
All worthless.

Well, do you spend time on building any of these?

thewalrus wrote:
To be honest I'd seriously consider taking up yoga. But no time or money.

Why do you need money to take up yoga?

thewalrus wrote:
And I'm sure there's a ton of McYoga joints out there now too that are pretty much worthless.

What?

poor dog

honor man wrote:because it builds strength, endurance and flexibility, duh.

Cool avatar, check.
Awesome comments, check.

Honor did you make a new year's resolution to get more mojo or something? I gotta tell you man, if that's it, it's working, this is some seriously awesome stuff

millertime wrote:

honor man wrote:because it builds strength, endurance and flexibility, duh.

thewalrus wrote:
All worthless.

Well, do you spend time on building any of these?

thewalrus wrote:
To be honest I'd seriously consider taking up yoga. But no time or money.

Why do you need money to take up yoga?

thewalrus wrote:
And I'm sure there's a ton of McYoga joints out there now too that are pretty much worthless.

What?

wtf

Thing is miller looks down on yoga because he builds strenght, flexibility and endurance doing taekwondo. I tell you, he's been training on this awesome taekwondo school. Look at their blackbelts, I'm really impressed:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXP6FtTXZI4

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:why is everyone focusing on the dog? yoga itself is just as ridiculous

And why is that?

because, strength, flexibility and endurance can be built up much more effectively in other ways.

i suspect its so popular because its a nice way for people to say they exercise without having to really break a sweat

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:why is everyone focusing on the dog? yoga itself is just as ridiculous

And why is that?

because, strength, flexibility and endurance can be built up much more effectively in other ways.

i suspect its so popular because its a nice way for people to say they exercise without having to really break a sweat

And you know this how? Do you just trust you because your Pennz?

millertime wrote:

honor man wrote:because it builds strength, endurance and flexibility, duh.

thewalrus wrote:
All worthless.

Well, do you spend time on building any of these?

thewalrus wrote:
To be honest I'd seriously consider taking up yoga. But no time or money.

Why do you need money to take up yoga?

thewalrus wrote:
And I'm sure there's a ton of McYoga joints out there now too that are pretty much worthless.

What?

(1) Sarcasm. Also, if I don't now, that doesn't mean I shouldn't.

(2) I don't know. I suspect there's a basic level of instruction you need to have. Like martial arts I'd be surprised if you could learn much just from 2D pictures.

(3) I assume that there's a lot of places that capitalize on the current yoga 'fad' that don't teach it well. Just quickly and cheaply to as many people at once as possible.

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:why is everyone focusing on the dog? yoga itself is just as ridiculous

And why is that?

because, strength, flexibility and endurance can be built up much more effectively in other ways.

i suspect its so popular because its a nice way for people to say they exercise without having to really break a sweat

Besides, how many dudes do you know that regularly do yoga?

Omni wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:why is everyone focusing on the dog? yoga itself is just as ridiculous

And why is that?

because, strength, flexibility and endurance can be built up much more effectively in other ways.

i suspect its so popular because its a nice way for people to say they exercise without having to really break a sweat

Besides, how many dudes do you know that regularly do yoga?

That's an awesome reason to not do it.

thewalrus wrote:

Omni wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:why is everyone focusing on the dog? yoga itself is just as ridiculous

And why is that?

because, strength, flexibility and endurance can be built up much more effectively in other ways.

i suspect its so popular because its a nice way for people to say they exercise without having to really break a sweat

Besides, how many dudes do you know that regularly do yoga?

That's an awesome reason to not do it.

Do you honestly think yoga is going to get your body into better shape than cardio and lifting weights?

Omni wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Omni wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:why is everyone focusing on the dog? yoga itself is just as ridiculous

And why is that?

because, strength, flexibility and endurance can be built up much more effectively in other ways.

i suspect its so popular because its a nice way for people to say they exercise without having to really break a sweat

Besides, how many dudes do you know that regularly do yoga?

That's an awesome reason to not do it.

Do you honestly think yoga is going to get your body into better shape than cardio and lifting weights?

It's not an either or proposition. You can do both. I think that there are some physical benefits that can be achieved by yoga and not by cardio, and I think that the reverse is also true.

i lift weights and run/bike on a regular basis. i recently started doing yoga because of how inflexible i actually am. yoga is suprisingly harder than i expected and is also a much better workout than i thought it would be

To each his own I guess. I just couldn't see myself getting into yoga. To me it just seems like a lot of people that do yoga do only yoga. Given the amount of time people are usually willing to put into exercise, it's hard to believe most people would do cardio, weight training, and yoga all on a regular basis.

how many people do you know that do yoga? its really not that hard to do all 3 on a regular basis. shrek is in the police academy and does all 3 every week. another guy i work with who has 2 jobs manages to lift 6 days a week and do yoga, i dont think he does much cardio tho

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:why is everyone focusing on the dog? yoga itself is just as ridiculous

And why is that?

because, strength, flexibility and endurance can be built up much more effectively in other ways.

i suspect its so popular because its a nice way for people to say they exercise without having to really break a sweat

And you know this how? Do you just trust you because your Pennz?

Come to the gym with me and you'll see why i know this. Go to the gym with anyone who trains hard. I've done a few yoga/pilates classes and there is no comparison. I was stronger, fitter and more flexible than anyone else there.

Did you see Olympians attending yoga classes in the run up to Beijing?

thewalrus wrote:

Omni wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Omni wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:why is everyone focusing on the dog? yoga itself is just as ridiculous

And why is that?

because, strength, flexibility and endurance can be built up much more effectively in other ways.

i suspect its so popular because its a nice way for people to say they exercise without having to really break a sweat

Besides, how many dudes do you know that regularly do yoga?

That's an awesome reason to not do it.

Do you honestly think yoga is going to get your body into better shape than cardio and lifting weights?

It's not an either or proposition. You can do both. I think that there are some physical benefits that can be achieved by yoga and not by cardio, and I think that the reverse is also true.

Some people cannot exercise for medical reasons but they can do yoga...

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:why is everyone focusing on the dog? yoga itself is just as ridiculous

And why is that?

because, strength, flexibility and endurance can be built up much more effectively in other ways.

i suspect its so popular because its a nice way for people to say they exercise without having to really break a sweat

And you know this how? Do you just trust you because your Pennz?

Come to the gym with me and you'll see why i know this. Go to the gym with anyone who trains hard. I've done a few yoga/pilates classes and there is no comparison. I was stronger, fitter and more flexible than anyone else there.

Did you see Olympians attending yoga classes in the run up to Beijing?

You did pilates?

You're a dude! This is worse than miller's Taekwondo class link I posted.

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:why is everyone focusing on the dog? yoga itself is just as ridiculous

And why is that?

because, strength, flexibility and endurance can be built up much more effectively in other ways.

i suspect its so popular because its a nice way for people to say they exercise without having to really break a sweat

And you know this how? Do you just trust you because your Pennz?

Come to the gym with me and you'll see why i know this. Go to the gym with anyone who trains hard. I've done a few yoga/pilates classes and there is no comparison. I was stronger, fitter and more flexible than anyone else there.

How on earth do you know that? You went to a few classes and you can tell how superior you are just by looking at other people?

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:why is everyone focusing on the dog? yoga itself is just as ridiculous

And why is that?

because, strength, flexibility and endurance can be built up much more effectively in other ways.

i suspect its so popular because its a nice way for people to say they exercise without having to really break a sweat

And you know this how? Do you just trust you because your Pennz?

Come to the gym with me and you'll see why i know this. Go to the gym with anyone who trains hard. I've done a few yoga/pilates classes and there is no comparison. I was stronger, fitter and more flexible than anyone else there.

How on earth do you know that? You went to a few classes and you can tell how superior you are just by looking at other people?

Dude he learnt french in like 2 weeks, and then he learnt quantum physics in french in like 1 month. He might be learning rocket science in russian as we speak.

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:why is everyone focusing on the dog? yoga itself is just as ridiculous

And why is that?

because, strength, flexibility and endurance can be built up much more effectively in other ways.

i suspect its so popular because its a nice way for people to say they exercise without having to really break a sweat

And you know this how? Do you just trust you because your Pennz?

Come to the gym with me and you'll see why i know this. Go to the gym with anyone who trains hard. I've done a few yoga/pilates classes and there is no comparison. I was stronger, fitter and more flexible than anyone else there.

How on earth do you know that? You went to a few classes and you can tell how superior you are just by looking at other people?

Given the exercises done in yoga its quite easy to gauge relative strength. then there's the sheer size difference.

much as you are always desperate to disagree with any common opinion....just accept this one


and rod...yes i tried yoga and pilates so what? i was under the impression it was good for strength and flexibility. it was only after id done it i realised i could achieve the same results much more quickly if only id go into a real gym and put a little effort in

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:why is everyone focusing on the dog? yoga itself is just as ridiculous

And why is that?

because, strength, flexibility and endurance can be built up much more effectively in other ways.

i suspect its so popular because its a nice way for people to say they exercise without having to really break a sweat

And you know this how? Do you just trust you because your Pennz?

Come to the gym with me and you'll see why i know this. Go to the gym with anyone who trains hard. I've done a few yoga/pilates classes and there is no comparison. I was stronger, fitter and more flexible than anyone else there.

How on earth do you know that? You went to a few classes and you can tell how superior you are just by looking at other people?

Given the exercises done in yoga its quite easy to gauge relative strength. then there's the sheer size difference.

much as you are always desperate to disagree with any common opinion....just accept this one


and rod...yes i tried yoga and pilates so what? i was under the impression it was good for strength and flexibility. it was only after id done it i realised i could achieve the same results much more quickly if only id go into a real gym and put a little effort in

So you offer no real evidence, suggest consensus on the issue when there is none, tell me to just keep quiet and agree with you, and then offer yet another piece of anecdotal evidence. You're going to have to do better than that. I'm not beyond convincing, but you simply telling me to be convinced isn't going to do it.

Regardless of the benefits yoga just seems so fucking gay to me. How many times do you see yoga classes full of dudes? It also just seems like there are much better ways to develop strength and flexibility.

call it gay if you want but i know plenty of straight dudes that do yoga including myself. you can get free yoga lessons on demand, try a few and i bet youll be suprised at the workout you get

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:why is everyone focusing on the dog? yoga itself is just as ridiculous

And why is that?

because, strength, flexibility and endurance can be built up much more effectively in other ways.

i suspect its so popular because its a nice way for people to say they exercise without having to really break a sweat

And you know this how? Do you just trust you because your Pennz?

Come to the gym with me and you'll see why i know this. Go to the gym with anyone who trains hard. I've done a few yoga/pilates classes and there is no comparison. I was stronger, fitter and more flexible than anyone else there.

How on earth do you know that? You went to a few classes and you can tell how superior you are just by looking at other people?

Given the exercises done in yoga its quite easy to gauge relative strength. then there's the sheer size difference.

much as you are always desperate to disagree with any common opinion....just accept this one


and rod...yes i tried yoga and pilates so what? i was under the impression it was good for strength and flexibility. it was only after id done it i realised i could achieve the same results much more quickly if only id go into a real gym and put a little effort in

So you offer no real evidence, suggest consensus on the issue when there is none, tell me to just keep quiet and agree with you, and then offer yet another piece of anecdotal evidence. You're going to have to do better than that. I'm not beyond convincing, but you simply telling me to be convinced isn't going to do it.

Ok....

Yoga strengthens your core. Explain to me how holding your legs up in the air is going to strengthen my core anymore than sit ups with a 20kg plate for example, or doing deadlifts with a 200kg bar?

Yoga is good for cardio. Explain how lying on the floor holding a few poses is going to get me fitter than cycling 10 miles, or swimming 60 lengths?

Yoga is good for stretching. Explain how a few basic stretching exercise are going to replace a combination of dynamic stretches pre-training and extreme stretches post-training.

If i really try, in the 1h30 it takes to do your average yoga class i can hit the weights HARD, cycle a good 5-10km and stretch vigorously.

That enough convincing?



I do quote like yoga for the relaxation element of it.....but its wayyyy inferior to a real workout.

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:why is everyone focusing on the dog? yoga itself is just as ridiculous

And why is that?

because, strength, flexibility and endurance can be built up much more effectively in other ways.

i suspect its so popular because its a nice way for people to say they exercise without having to really break a sweat

And you know this how? Do you just trust you because your Pennz?

Come to the gym with me and you'll see why i know this. Go to the gym with anyone who trains hard. I've done a few yoga/pilates classes and there is no comparison. I was stronger, fitter and more flexible than anyone else there.

How on earth do you know that? You went to a few classes and you can tell how superior you are just by looking at other people?

Given the exercises done in yoga its quite easy to gauge relative strength. then there's the sheer size difference.

much as you are always desperate to disagree with any common opinion....just accept this one


and rod...yes i tried yoga and pilates so what? i was under the impression it was good for strength and flexibility. it was only after id done it i realised i could achieve the same results much more quickly if only id go into a real gym and put a little effort in

So you offer no real evidence, suggest consensus on the issue when there is none, tell me to just keep quiet and agree with you, and then offer yet another piece of anecdotal evidence. You're going to have to do better than that. I'm not beyond convincing, but you simply telling me to be convinced isn't going to do it.

Ok....

Yoga strengthens your core. Explain to me how holding your legs up in the air is going to strengthen my core anymore than sit ups with a 20kg plate for example, or doing deadlifts with a 200kg bar?

Yoga is good for cardio. Explain how lying on the floor holding a few poses is going to get me fitter than cycling 10 miles, or swimming 60 lengths?

Yoga is good for stretching. Explain how a few basic stretching exercise are going to replace a combination of dynamic stretches pre-training and extreme stretches post-training.

If i really try, in the 1h30 it takes to do your average yoga class i can hit the weights HARD, cycle a good 5-10km and stretch vigorously.

That enough convincing?



I do quote like yoga for the relaxation element of it.....but its wayyyy inferior to a real workout.

Asking me questions isn't gonig to do much to convince me.

and giving stupid answers isnt going to make me bother convincing you

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:and giving stupid answers isnt going to make me bother convincing you

Here's the thing. I don't care if you convince me or not. I don't look at it as being some honor that you're going to 'bother' providing to me. My opinion is just that - my opinion - and it's going to stay the way it is until I see something that convinces the logical, rational side of me that Yoga is worthless. If you have some facts (the more science / citations the better) then I'd love to see them. But your personal opinion isn't going to convince me of anything. If you want to leave it at that, fine.

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:why is everyone focusing on the dog? yoga itself is just as ridiculous

And why is that?

because, strength, flexibility and endurance can be built up much more effectively in other ways.

i suspect its so popular because its a nice way for people to say they exercise without having to really break a sweat

And you know this how? Do you just trust you because your Pennz?

Come to the gym with me and you'll see why i know this. Go to the gym with anyone who trains hard. I've done a few yoga/pilates classes and there is no comparison. I was stronger, fitter and more flexible than anyone else there.

How on earth do you know that? You went to a few classes and you can tell how superior you are just by looking at other people?

Given the exercises done in yoga its quite easy to gauge relative strength. then there's the sheer size difference.

much as you are always desperate to disagree with any common opinion....just accept this one


and rod...yes i tried yoga and pilates so what? i was under the impression it was good for strength and flexibility. it was only after id done it i realised i could achieve the same results much more quickly if only id go into a real gym and put a little effort in

Dude I didn't mean to piss you off or something... chill out. It's only that pilates is like aerobics (in perception, girls do it).

00ranger wrote:call it gay if you want but i know plenty of straight dudes that do yoga including myself. you can get free yoga lessons on demand, try a few and i bet youll be suprised at the workout you get

You're straight?

thewalrus wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:and giving stupid answers isnt going to make me bother convincing you

Here's the thing. I don't care if you convince me or not. I don't look at it as being some honor that you're going to 'bother' providing to me. My opinion is just that - my opinion - and it's going to stay the way it is until I see something that convinces the logical, rational side of me that Yoga is worthless. If you have some facts (the more science / citations the better) then I'd love to see them. But your personal opinion isn't going to convince me of anything. If you want to leave it at that, fine.

if you dont care then why did you ask?