08/03/2019
The goal of a warm up is to help you perform at your best when you get under the barbell. No two athletes will necessarily have the same warm up as we all bring individual requirements to the table that need to be addressed to help us each lift with the best technique possible. 👍🏼
Walking into the gym, grabbing the barbell and doing a few reps before adding weight is NOT a sufficient warm up. Let that soak in. If this is all you do, you’re missing out on the potential benefits of improved performance you could find with a better warm up.🏋🏼♀️
That being said, you need to be efficient & effective with your warm up. No one needs 30 minutes of foam rolling. And doing too much stretching may decrease your body’s ability to produce efficient force during your training. In the opposite manner, jumping too quickly into training can leave your body cold & unable to handle the training demands. In the end this is will leave your body open for injury & unable to hit your performance potential!👊🏼
My goal with SquatU is to give you some options and structure for your warm up. If you have any specific questions that pertain to this part of training, ask it below in the comments and I’ll do my best to address it in future posts! 👇🏼
Check out the YouTube video linked in my bio to see one of my favorite warm up exercises I do EVERY TIME I train.🏋🏼♀️
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