RICHMOND — If he had to pick a favorite, Chris Thompson would choose the Warrior III pose. Sweating in a 100-degree room, Thompson would stand on one foot, lean forward with his chest and raise his opposite foot behind him in line with his flattened back. After clasping his hands behind his back, Thompson would swing them out to the Superman position, as if they were wings, before extending his arms in front like a diver.
The hot yoga classes Thompson took after the Washington Redskins‘ minicamp in June were meant to let the rigidity seep out of his body.