Warming up

[Zeus]

I see so many people now a days just go right inoy their working sets without properly warming up or even stretching. When did this start happening/ When I was a kid my step dad was very big into BB and powerlifting, and the 1st thing he ever tought me was the importance of properly warming up. I beleive that people now a days just dnt want to take the time or really dnt now how to warm up. I mean whys adding 3 to 4 light sets of like 15 to 20 reps to the begging of your workout so diffecult??? And then people wonder why they get injured, LOL!!!!

 

[mb97]

I agree. I always start with side lats whether I'm training delts chest or back. I think everyone should warm their shoulders up very well before starting a workout!

 

[The Dude]

Alot of the guys that I used to train with would get irritated with my warm up routine. It doesn't take long and it really gets things warm

 

[big in vegas]

Every time I do chest or shoulders I'll do rotator cuff warm ups and always stretch before legs. For back I'll do some light curls to get the biceps warmed up and will also do at least one light set to get everything warmed up a little bit. I know I could do more, but I haven't been injured severely so why change up something that seems to be working.

But I do also see many people that just jump right into things and don't consider doing anything at all to loosen up

 

[Mark222]

Warming up is a prerequisite for any exercise or workout. Warming is necessary to avoid any muscle injury and stretch pain. So 10-20 minutes of warming up is must before doing any gym workouts. Heavy gym workouts demand more warm up time. Warm up makes the workouts more effective and productive by providing enough body temperature before workouts.

 

[Buffalo]

I usually do the same routine regardless of what I'm doing. I think just breaking a sweat is as beneficial to stretching the parts being used.

I do 10 minutes on the treadmill. one hand press downs to get my elbows warm for about 5 sets of moderate weight. Few sets of curls and rotator cuff warm ups and then a light set of shoulder presses. Then I do a "feel" set on my first exercise.

On back day I like to do about 5-6 sets of lat pull downs starting with low weight and just contracting the lats and get the mind muscle connection. I think the back is the hardest to get that connection so isolating them early lets me feel them as I exhaust them during my sets.