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I am interested in opinions on the best way to integrate both yoga and weight training into your week. What is the best balance between the two? Which should you do when?

Also, do you even think it is a good idea to be doing both yoga and weight training? Some think it's great. However, every yoga teacher I've talked to seems to be opposed to weight training altogether, and has said that yoga and weight training work at cross purposes.

They do serve two opposite objectives however combined properly they should get the desired outcome. The larger your muscular system becomes the more range of motion you lose. Yoga will definitely increase your range of motion and will in theory increase muscle size by forcing more blood into the muscle while your participate in yoga. Participating in yoga once or twice a week maybe even in place of cardio in my opinion would be a positive thing.

Would the days off from lifting be a good idea to do yoga? It's just a suggestion.

I absolutely believe the two can be complimentary. Often times when people do one thing exclusively they tend to dismiss the value of other things. Its the old thing where if the only tool you have is a hammer you tend to see everything as a nail.

Personally, I lift in the AM, and do Yoga late in the evening as one of the last things I am going to do for the day. I find the stretching and focus helps me relax from the day. Also the stretching helps reduce overnight stiffening and also DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness) the next day. Also this way the stretched muscle doesn't interfere with my lifting or runs. Just what works for me. Let us know if you come across anything different.

SoDakGuy saidWould the days off from lifting be a good idea to do yoga? It's just a suggestion.

How many days off from lifting do you take per week?