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Yoga specifically makes a lot of sense to me. Recently I've been getting back into playing CS:GO and it's shocking how much your physical state affects your gameplay. Tense up and you become much more erratic with your aim and movement. In games where the margins are so thin and twitchy reactions are required, anything that can calm you down and set your mind right are vital.

Not so sure about doing squats though..

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> Not so sure about doing squats though..

Sitting all day (and night) long wreaks havok in your body, especially hip area joints/ligaments. Squatting might not increase your perf but it sure will improve your health.

> Not so sure about doing squats though..

Why's that? Squats are one of the single most effective exercises you can do.

Right, for getting in good physical shape. It can't hurt - but in terms of direct impact to your gameplay, I think the meditation/calming exercises of yoga would be more beneficial

Squats are about as close to a single exercise working out the whole body as you can get, and massively helped me with muscular imbalances caused by sitting too much. Those tight muscles in your quads, back, chest, shoulders throw everything else out of whack.

>In games where the margins are so thin and twitchy reactions are required, anything that can calm you down and set your mind right are vital.

<music>Jose Cuervo you are a friend of mine...</music>

Drunk CS is the best

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