Symmetry and Balance - Yin & the Yang

I worked out today and concentrated on my legs. This is something that gets neglected by a certain element of gym rats. I often see guys with huge chest and arms, and they have on sweat pants to cover the toothpicks that are supporting them. This is usually combined with a tank top to show off their well developed arms.

This is the opposite of a pyramid. You need to have a firm strong foundation to any structure and that includes your body. I usually do leg press, squats, leg extensions, leg curls, seated calf raise and standing calf raise. (Calves often get overlooked as well.) Today I found a machine that works the tibialis anterior, which runs parallel to the shin. This is sort of a toe raise exercise - Just one more thing to add into the routine.

Balance doesn’t stop there. You have to think push-pull when you work out. What muscle or muscles are the opposite of what you are working? Think of them as being in pairs; bicep-tricep, back-chest, quads-hams. If you don’t work them evenly, your body will start to ease into the direction of the overworked muscle.

This also applies to the rest of your life. If you spend too much time on the physical, the mental suffers. If you spend too much time on making money, your spiritual side will suffer. Balance in all things.

a video version, of sorts is here