Yoga for Regular Guys: The Best Damn Workout on the Planet!

P R E F A C E
    Hey, guys!
    Welcome to the e-book release of DDP YOGA’s
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 Boorman’s 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 YOGA’s 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 you’ll see our “regular guy” humor come through—my 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 you’ve read our book, you will AbsoF’nlutely 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 don’t 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 you’ve purchased our book, you’re now invited to join our amazing support system at www.TeamDDPYOGA.com . There you’ll get to see what all the fuss is about and view pictures and read testimonials of others doing DDP YOGA. Trust me, you’ll 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

F O R E W O R D

    Yoga?
    Give me a f***ing break!
    If you’re 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 on—YOGA! Yeah, sure, let’s 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, that’s 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, maybe—and I emphasize
maybe
—there might be something to this New Age voodoo.
    Truthfully, if it weren’t for the fact that this DDP guy is built like a block of granite and could most certainly crush my skull, I would have laughed my ass off at the thought of doing that Down Dog/Warrior One shit. I mean, really: Only spiritual head-cases need to twist like a pretzel for fun, right?
    But one day I agreed to give it a shot. What did I have to lose?
    On a hot summer afternoon I roll out my mat and get ready for action. The first thing DDP says is that he’s going to teach me how to breathe. Listen, buddy, I think to myself, I might not know how to whoop ass in the squared circle, but I know how to f***ing
breathe
! But like I said, he’s a big guy, so I decided to go along with this breathing deal. After