Do you do warmup sets?

DOMS · 11-08-2004, 11:14 PM

**Prince** · 11-08-2004, 11:30 PM

of course.

LAM · 11-09-2004, 12:36 AM

usually just 1 or 2 at around 50% of the working load that I will use...

Vieope · 11-09-2004, 04:16 AM

Please don´t tell anybody but I warm up with just one set.
After that I usually walk around the gym pretending that I am streching just to have a better look in the female population.

wtfzor · 11-09-2004, 05:04 AM

depending on what exercise, I do as many as 3 warm up sets for squats, first set with just the bar, second set 30%, third set 50%, which leads to a total of 11 sets (8 working sets and 3 warm up sets).

tjwes · 11-09-2004, 08:20 AM

Not doing warmups is just asking to get injured!!

**Mudge** · 11-09-2004, 09:08 AM

madden player · 11-09-2004, 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert DiMaggio

of course.

Ditto.

Who would workout cold??

DFINEST · 11-09-2004, 09:53 AM

Absolutely....

A cold body is like a cold rubber band,
no elasticity

**CowPimp** · 11-09-2004, 10:04 AM

I do 100 jumping jacks at the beginning of any workout just to get the blood pumping a little bit. I then proceed with warmups depending on the exercise and/or bodypart.

LAM · 11-09-2004, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by madden player

Ditto.

Who would workout cold??

about 70% of the people that I see training at 5:00 am. the shit kills me. I see people walk right into the gym and start bench pressing...lol, idiots !

ponyboy · 11-09-2004, 02:49 PM

DeadBolt · 11-09-2004, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LAM

about 70% of the people that I see training at 5:00 am. the shit kills me. I see people walk right into the gym and start bench pressing...lol, idiots !

Yea I see that when ever I go in to...they just stroll in the door and start lifting. Damn fools....all of em!

**Mudge** · 11-09-2004, 03:36 PM

Actually I warm up with weights, I suppose for kicks I could try the tread for 10 or so.

myCATpowerlifts · 11-09-2004, 03:45 PM

i come in and just kinda move my body around, to get blood flowing better
then i do the bar real slowly, then i add a bit of weight, real light
then i stretch lightly, then i move around a lot, then i workout

V Player · 11-09-2004, 05:19 PM

Nope.

Duncans Donuts · 11-09-2004, 05:23 PM

The only thing I do more than one warmup on is squats, and I typically work up to 75 percent of working load for 2-3 reps.

Everything else is about 50 percent of working load for 3-4 reps.

Robboe · 11-09-2004, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LAM

about 70% of the people that I see training at 5:00 am. the shit kills me. I see people walk right into the gym and start bench pressing...lol, idiots !

It's not too bad in my gym.

But then again, i only really pay attention to the big lads in my gym.

LAM · 11-09-2004, 06:08 PM

I only notice because the setup in a lot of Gold's is that you have to walk past the cardio machines to get to the free weight area. so when you are doing cardio you can't help but see who has walked in from the street and immediately starts training...

TrojanMan60563 · 11-09-2004, 07:12 PM

I always start light then go heavy. I consider that "warming up"....or instance with dumbell inclines I might start with 30-40lbs for 15 slow stretching reps. Then I will just from that to say 60lbs for another 15. From there I can start my three heavy work sets eventually progressing to a 5th set of 120lbs for 4-6 reps. So if that is considered warming up then I warm up. I do this with every exercise that I do.

Archangel · 11-09-2004, 07:22 PM

usually about 1/2 of the working weight for about 8 reps, just enough to go slow and feel the muscles warm up!!!

**CowPimp** · 11-10-2004, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LAM

about 70% of the people that I see training at 5:00 am. the shit kills me. I see people walk right into the gym and start bench pressing...lol, idiots !

Sadly, I used to do that. I'm young, so it hasn't caused any problems yet. I have learned since then though.

Twin Peak · 11-10-2004, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert DiMaggio

of course.

My thought exactly.

Twin Peak · 11-10-2004, 08:02 PM

Wow. These responses kill me. I do anywhere from 3-5 warm-up sets for the first exercise, depending on how heavy I am going, and whether I am training to failure.

Cold Iron · 11-10-2004, 11:10 PM

I treadmill it up for 5 minutes, then do 1 warm-up set 50% for around 8 reps

Robboe · 11-11-2004, 06:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twin Peak

Wow. These responses kill me. I do anywhere from 3-5 warm-up sets for the first exercise, depending on how heavy I am going, and whether I am training to failure.

I know - none to one warm up set amazes me.

I do 2-3 "warm up" sets for my first exercise, followed by a CNS acclimatising set of two reps at a weight about 80% of the working set weight.

My second exercise usually warrants one acclimatising/warm up set of about 4-6 reps using about 60% of my work set weight.

After that i go straight into work sets of remaining exercises.

BabsieGirl · 11-11-2004, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by cfs3

Do you do warmup sets?

yep

View Poll Results: For warmup sets I do...
not do them	9	15.00%
I do a set of 1%-20%	4	6.67%
I do a set of 21%-40%	5	8.33%
I do a set of 41%-60%	10	16.67%
I do a set of 61%-80%	2	3.33%
I do more than one warmup set	16	26.67%
My warmups depend how I feel or by the bodypart	14	23.33%
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11-08-2004, 11:30 PM	#2
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11-09-2004, 12:36 AM	#3
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11-09-2004, 04:16 AM	#4
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11-09-2004, 05:04 AM	#5
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11-09-2004, 08:20 AM	#6
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11-09-2004, 09:08 AM	#7
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11-09-2004, 03:36 PM	#14
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11-09-2004, 03:45 PM	#15
myCATpowerlifts Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The lone star state Posts: 6,261 Photos: 2	i come in and just kinda move my body around, to get blood flowing better then i do the bar real slowly, then i add a bit of weight, real light then i stretch lightly, then i move around a lot, then i workout

11-09-2004, 05:19 PM	#16
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11-09-2004, 05:23 PM	#17
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11-09-2004, 06:08 PM	#19
LAM Gym ratt/Part-time pimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 7,384 Photos: 2	I only notice because the setup in a lot of Gold's is that you have to walk past the cardio machines to get to the free weight area. so when you are doing cardio you can't help but see who has walked in from the street and immediately starts training...
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11-09-2004, 07:12 PM	#20
TrojanMan60563 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: The U-S of A Posts: 2,995 Photos: 1	I always start light then go heavy. I consider that "warming up"....or instance with dumbell inclines I might start with 30-40lbs for 15 slow stretching reps. Then I will just from that to say 60lbs for another 15. From there I can start my three heavy work sets eventually progressing to a 5th set of 120lbs for 4-6 reps. So if that is considered warming up then I warm up. I do this with every exercise that I do.

11-09-2004, 07:22 PM	#21
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11-10-2004, 08:02 PM	#24
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11-10-2004, 11:10 PM	#25
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