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Do you warm up b4 lifting weights?
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I don't do bike or treadmill, instead I use a warm up pyramid, where the first 5-6 sets are warm ups using a percentage of your heaviest set.
15 minutes light-cardio on the treadmill just to get my heart rate up to 120 bpm...
I only seem to use the bike for about 10-15min before working out my legs, other than that I just do a warm up set for other body parts.
I do 125 jumping jacks, then stretch my entire body for about 15 minutes, then I do a general warmup for each muscle I'm doing. For example, I will do a bench press as a warm up for chest and military press as a warm up for shoulders. I only do one warmup set for each muscle, but many people prefer more.
Very interesting!
So you do jumping jacks as a warm up...
Do you find that doing those warms up all your joints so that you only really need one warm up set?
I may have to try that one as opposed to 10 mins on a bike.
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Very interesting!
So you do jumping jacks as a warm up...
Do you find that doing those warms up all your joints so that you only really need one warm up set?
I may have to try that one as opposed to 10 mins on a bike.
That's exactly why I do them. It's bad to stretch cold muscles, so jumping jacks was my solution to warming up my whole body a little bit. Plus, I kind of enjoy them. Some people prefer to get their heart rate up a little more. Mine goes back down by the time I am done stretching.
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I sprint and jog for a couple minutes before lifting. Afterwards I sprint for a couple minutes and head out.
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I always try to warm up
135 for bench 2 sets of 12 reps to get over the shoulder pain
80 lbs easy curl bar 1 set of 12 reps to get over wrist and forearm pain
pull downs 135 lbs 1 set of 12 reps to get over shoulder pain
12 seams to be my magic number for getting a full range of motion
before my actual workout begins.
I think you should always warm up to prepare the whole body imho .
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Pete
135 for bench 2 sets of 12 reps to get over the shoulder pain
80 lbs easy curl bar 1 set of 12 reps to get over wrist and forearm pain
pull downs 135 lbs 1 set of 12 reps to get over shoulder pain
12 seams to be my magic number for getting a full range of motion
before my actual workout begins.
I think you should always warm up to prepare the whole body imho .
Regards
Pete
That's a helluva lotta PAIN to have to "warm up" for! I'm thinking there's (possibly) something more serious afoot!!
And, yes... I warm up with a percentage of my Max Overload prior to each training. It really seems to work for me.
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It's pain I have lived with for the last 12 years, a lot of the pain comes from being a mechanic for the last 18 years.
Warming up seems to help more than any anti-inflammatory.
I have taken Advil for years but since I started lifting again I haven't needed it.
A good warm up set and I feel like 25 again.
Warming up just isn't for pain; it's getting the body ready for the lift. There is nothing worse than putting some heavy weight on the bench and getting a back cramp your first rep.
This is just my opinion, it's been 12 years since I seriously lifted and I'm sure there are new techniques.
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Pete
Streching for a few minutes and warm up with lighter weights.