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Warming up

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hugoti

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I do the same full body routine 3 times a week (beginners all pro routine) so obviously I start with the squats as the first excerise. Now I usually warm up on the bike for about 3-4 minutes. Just wondering is this a waste of time considering I also do 2 warm up sets of squats (at 50 & 75%) before starting the squat. Is the pre warmup squats sufficient or should I stick with the bike warmup as well?

I also do the same 3-4 minutes bike post workout for cooling down - yay or meh?
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I start with either squats, leg press, trap bar or dead's I use the first few to warm-up, but I prefer to use the term "grease the groove", I think "the warmup" is an utter waste of time.
 
I do some static stretching about half an hour before gym, I never used to do any warmups, but now I do 3 warmup sets, certainly helps with squatting.
 
I don't bother warming up the body, just a couple of light sets for the first exercise on that group of muscles
 
40% 60% 80% for me. Basically to get a stretch in the right places for the movement and to get my motion down
 
Your warm up seems good.

Personally I always warm up with 5 minutes of stretching and body weight situps/ab work. It just seems to stretch the muscles out, especially in winter when the muscles can be pulled easily. Then whatever muscle group I'm working, I'll do a set at about 50%.
 
Shrek said:
If muscles pull easily why would you stretch a cold muscle?
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This is it, a muscle isn't cold, never cold.

Stetching, or the act of stretching if anything, relaxes you...the muscle, why would you want to do this?
 
Always do a few light ones untill the squeaking in my joints stops, once they're quiet, it's on.
 
I have a dynamic 3 minute warm up routine then bodyweight work initially before bar work then add the weight
 
I warm up, not necessarily cardio but a few sets working up to the heavier sets. If I didn't warm up on squats or bench with lighter weight for more reps, that would be the end of my joints.
 
I should add: I only warm up for my first compound. I've found it helps with heavier weights.

Agree with not static stretching right before training though, I work a desk job so I like to do that sort of mobility stuff after sitting in a chair for 8 hours.
 
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