Diamond Dallas Page - Yoga for regular guys: the best damn workout on the planet!

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Copyright 2005 by AuthorScape, Inc.
Text Copyright 2005 by Dallas Page

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher.

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Number: 2005925096

eISBN: 978-1-59474-688-8

Photography by Maximo Morrone
Photo credits: , photo courtesy of Warner Brothers

Yoga for Regular Guys is an AUTHORSCAPE BOOK PRODUCTION
Designed by Laurie Dolphin and Allison Meierding, Laurie Dolphin Design

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Not all exercises are suitable for everyone. Your physical condition and health are important factors in determining which yoga exercises, positions, and advice may be appropriate. This or any other exercise program may result in injury. The packager, author, and publisher of this book disclaim any liability from any injury that may result from the use, proper or improper, of any exercise or advice contained in this book. Please consult your professional health care provider for information and advice on the suitability of your exercise program.

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DEDICATION

I want to dedicate this book to a bro who I thought would never be caught dead doing yoga. His name is George Hyder. George was a wild man, the kind of man that guys wanted to be and womenwell, they all loved George. He was an in-your-face boot-camp Marine sergeant personal trainer. You would never have guessed in a million years that George Hyder was also a yogi, but he was. Ill never forget the day he came up to me with that strong South Carolina accent and said: DDP, I was watching earlier, and Ive got to knowwhen did you start doing yoga? I was amazed that he knew what I was doing. I actually thought someone had put him up to it as a rib, but then he started going into all these one-legged standing positions, and I was truly blown away. He went on about how good yoga was for core strength and how it could really keep me from getting injured in the ring. I immediately asked George about personally training me in yoga, and he helped me take my yoga to a whole new level. He showed me that if guys like us were doing it, then there was a whole world out there just waiting to get the word from a Regular Guy.

Thank you, George. You are always with me, bro, and I dedicate this book to you. May you rest in peace, my brother.

C O N T E N T S

I knew I could never get RZ to have his picture taken doing YRG, so this is a picture of RZ and me on the set of Devils Rejects.DDP

Hey, guys!

Welcome to the e-book release of DDP YOGAs Yoga for Regular Guys.

We started to write this book back in 2004, and it was published in 2005. Since then, we have released the original YRG Workouts on DVD, the YRG Fitness System, and the DDP YOGA Workouts.

In May 2012, DDP YOGA exploded in the mainstream health and fitness industry after Arthur Boormans YouTube video went viral. Arthur inspired the world by using the DDP YOGA Workouts to help him lose 140 pounds in only 10 months. Even more amazing, he was able to get rid of his canes and his leg and back braces, SPRINTING right before our very eyes!

(See the video for yourself at http://www.bitly.com/inspiretheworld.)

Our workouts have evolved a great deal over the years, and so have several of the DDP YOGA positions; for this rerelease of the book, we have updated most of the names of the positions. In this e-book you will find the foundation of ideas and principles that we have built on over the last nine years. We like to call this book the Old Testament, because it is here that we introduced the engaging of muscles when moving from one position to another (DDP YOGAs secret sauce, which we now call Dynamic Resistance), the importance of deep-belly breathing, the heart monitor, specific positions to help rehabilitate worn-down body parts, organic juicing, food combining, healthy eating for weight loss, and strategies to Hold Back the Hands of Time. That is why we made this book required reading for all those who wish get certified in the DDP YOGA Teacher Training Program.

Back in 2004, we were trying to break the stereotypes surrounding a workout that included anything even resembling yoga, so youll see our regular guy humor come throughmy advice to you is to have fun with it. Enjoy all the nuggets of information that will help you Own Your Life, strengthen and rehab your body, and, most important, Hold Back the Hands of Time.

After youve read our book, you will AbsoFnlutely want to go to www.DDPYOGA.com and order the DDP YOGA DVDs so that you can take your workout to the next level!

But dont take my word for it. If you really want to know what this program is all about, go to Twitter @RealDDP and @DDPYOGA or our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/DDPYOGA). And because youve purchased our book, youre now invited to join our amazing support system at www.TeamDDPYOGA.com. There youll get to see what all the fuss is about and view pictures and read testimonials of others doing DDP YOGA. Trust me, youll be INSPIRED.

I like to say that the DDP Yoga Workout Program delivers the Big Four Benefits:

1) Kick-Ass Cardio
2) Increased Flexibility
3) Minimal Joint Impact
4) Maximum Core Strength

All this is delivered with the unmistakably motivating and inspiring T&A (Tone & Attitude) that sets DDP YOGA apart as the Best Workout Program on the Planet!

I sincerely wish that through DDP YOGA, you attain all your life goals and BE UNSTOPPABLE!

DDP

Yoga?

Give me a f***ing break!

If youre anything like me, you know that even the sound of the word yoga will get you a sarcastic roll of the eyeballs and a loud Bronx cheer. I mean, come onYOGA! Yeah, sure, lets all sit around cross-legged, chanting to our inner peace while sucking down on wheat germ smoothies and feeling at one with the f***ing universe. I mean, this is what yoga is all about, right? This is girlie-man hippie crap, right?

Well, thats the way I always saw it. That is, until Diamond Dallas Page explained Yoga for Regular Guys to me. Hey, I figured if this guy thought yoga was a badass workout, maybeand I emphasize maybethere might be something to this New Age voodoo.