Broga

lacqueredlover

swiftsticks said:

So, if broga is yoga for men...

Then BroCycle (SoulBycle's frat boy brother) would be spinning for men.

Guys need their own classes obvs, because women are distracting.

Nowhere in the article does it say that men want their own classes for yoga because women are distracting.  

swiftsticks

lacqueredlover said:

swiftsticks said:

So, if broga is yoga for men...

Then BroCycle (SoulBycle's frat boy brother) would be spinning for men.

Guys need their own classes obvs, because women are distracting.

Nowhere in the article does it say that men want their own classes for yoga because women are distracting.  

Oh, that's heavy sarcasm on my end. I thought most knotties knew that font that was purple (and comics sans?) was to be read in a sarcastic tone. 

Broga is just a funny choice for the class name and other words are funny when you replace the first syllable with "bro". Like brozeer.

ashley8918

lacqueredlover said:

lacqueredlover said:

I would get that they would focus on different muscle groups.  There is a spa my family goes to and they have separate male and female stretch classes because generally different muscle groups are tight depending on your sex. Really? I'm interested in examples. It's just that I'm a runner, so I know my workout needs based on my sport of interest. I can barely touch my toes too, just like the men in the article. I'd prioritize sport-specific conditioning over gender-specific conditioning. 

I dont' know, I guess I don't find it that big of a deal.  If a guy is a pussy and doesn't want to go to a yoga class with women and would rather go with all men and do different exercises, I don't see it any different than an all women's gym like curves because women don't want to work out with men. To be honest, I never really "agreed" with Curves either. Maybe I just can't put myself in other women's shoes, but I don't know why working out co-ed is intimidating. So they can lift a lot more. Ok? And if we have to have a gender specific gym to avoid harassment, that's a whole other ball game. I've never been harassed at the gym personally but know others sometimes feel they're being "checked out." 

I think if it were called something other than "broga" and the article wasn't written in such a way to make the men sound like douche bags, everyone might have a different reaction to it. Maybe. But how else can you spin a male-specific workout class without also providing the examples above of how men's bodies are so different in athletic need than women's? 

I'll just stick with my spinning.  And spending every class wondering how the dudes aren't crushing their balls.  I wonder about ball-crushing with everything. Maybe broga shows them how to cross their legs and twist without crushing their balls, considering they can't manage to put their legs together on public transportation. Maybe "manspreading" is part of broga. 

Also, my responses here are in no way snarky, just being calm and honest. I'm not trying to challenge your view or anything, just discussing. 

It's at a spa, so it's generalized classes, not for serious athletes.  I just know the mens classes focus more on hamstrings and chest stretches while the womens classes focus more on things like hip openers.  Not saying I agree, just giving an example.

I just think everyone is making a huge deal out of this becasue of how the article was written.  It was written in kind of a douchey way so it makes women recoil.  Honestly if it makes a dude more comfortable to go to a dude only class, so be it.  It doesn't have any impact on my life or my workout.

I mean, people feeling the need to have "whites only" sections in restaurants doesn't really impact me either, being white, but it is still bullshit.

esstee33

lacqueredlover said:

I would get that they would focus on different muscle groups.  There is a spa my family goes to and they have separate male and female stretch classes because generally different muscle groups are tight depending on your sex.

I dont' know, I guess I don't find it that big of a deal.  If a guy is a pussy and doesn't want to go to a yoga class with women and would rather go with all men and do different exercises, I don't see it any different than an all women's gym like curves because women don't want to work out with men.

I think if it were called something other than "broga" and the article wasn't written in such a way to make the men sound like douche bags, everyone might have a different reaction to it.

I'll just stick with my spinning.  And spending every class wondering how the dudes aren't crushing their balls.

This is just disgustingly sexist, as is this entire "broga" concept, no matter how douchey or non-douchey they make it sound.

If you're looking for a more strength-building experience like yoga without all the spiritualism, maybe you should try Pilates. 

ashley8918

esstee33 said:

lacqueredlover said:

I would get that they would focus on different muscle groups.  There is a spa my family goes to and they have separate male and female stretch classes because generally different muscle groups are tight depending on your sex.

I dont' know, I guess I don't find it that big of a deal.  If a guy is a pussy and doesn't want to go to a yoga class with women and would rather go with all men and do different exercises, I don't see it any different than an all women's gym like curves because women don't want to work out with men.

I think if it were called something other than "broga" and the article wasn't written in such a way to make the men sound like douche bags, everyone might have a different reaction to it.

I'll just stick with my spinning.  And spending every class wondering how the dudes aren't crushing their balls.

This is just disgustingly sexist, as is this entire "broga" concept, no matter how douchey or non-douchey they make it sound.

If you're looking for a more strength-building experience like yoga without all the spiritualism, maybe you should try Pilates. 

I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE THIS, OMG.

Gross.

JCbride2015

ashley8918 said:

esstee33 said:

lacqueredlover said:

I would get that they would focus on different muscle groups.  There is a spa my family goes to and they have separate male and female stretch classes because generally different muscle groups are tight depending on your sex.

I dont' know, I guess I don't find it that big of a deal.  If a guy is a pussy and doesn't want to go to a yoga class with women and would rather go with all men and do different exercises, I don't see it any different than an all women's gym like curves because women don't want to work out with men.

I think if it were called something other than "broga" and the article wasn't written in such a way to make the men sound like douche bags, everyone might have a different reaction to it.

I'll just stick with my spinning.  And spending every class wondering how the dudes aren't crushing their balls.

This is just disgustingly sexist, as is this entire "broga" concept, no matter how douchey or non-douchey they make it sound.

If you're looking for a more strength-building experience like yoga without all the spiritualism, maybe you should try Pilates. 

I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE THIS, OMG.

Gross.

Yeah LL, you know I love you but "pussy" is a sexist term.  My sister says it too and I'm trying to beat it out of her.

lacqueredlover

Sorry if anyone was offended by my use of the word pussy.  Wont' use it again.I'm going to bow out of this thread because now people are trying to make it into racism and obviously that's not how anything was intended.  My whole point was that I get the want for yoga without the spiritualism and that concept could be done a better way.  Sorry for those who I offended, certainly wasn't my intention.

ashley8918

lacqueredlover said:

Sorry if anyone was offended by my use of the word pussy.  Wont' use it again.I'm going to bow out of this thread because now people are trying to make it into racism and obviously that's not how anything was intended.  My whole point was that I get the want for yoga without the spiritualism and that concept could be done a better way.  Sorry for those who I offended, certainly wasn't my intention.

FFS girl, nobody is "trying to make it into racism". It's 1000% sexism, Sexism and racism are comparable. That's all.

VulgarGirl

I go to a strength training yoga class. It focuses on strength training and balance, and some relaxation techniques. It's just called "Yoga for Strength and Balance". So far I haven't grown a penis. Or started gender identifying as male.

Didn't know I was doing a man thing. But of course I ride a motorcycle, fuck a chick, have short hair, and don't cook, so clearly I'm not good at female gender norms thing already.

YogaSandy

Late to this party.

As a yoga teacher, this pisses me off. I calm down a bit when I realize it's basically just marketing. But it's saying that my classes are wussy. I incorporate weights (if you want) on a very regular basis. Sometimes I incorporate cardio and other group fitness principles. We work on strength training just as much as flexibility. I keep the spirituality out for the most part - I save that for at home. I've had participants who have told me that they are more sore and feel like they've worked harder after a class with me than they do after a session with a trainer. I'm also a qualified trainer, except I've never used that certification (I did it for myself and I already have a regular job besides fitness). However, I was a qualified yoga teacher a couple years before I earned my group fitness and resistance training certifications.

And, yeah my class is usually mostly women, but traditionally, yoga was done by men and the teachers were men. When I went for my teacher training at the ashram, it was the first year there were more women than men. The ashram opened in the '60s or '70s.