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Does warmup volume have a detrimental effect on working set?
I use a Starting Strength type warmup for squats, deadlifts and presses:
2 x 5 x bar weight
1 x 5 x 40% working weight
1 x 3 x 60% working weight
1 x 2 x 80% working weight
(Apologies to other ...
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Is it good to box 6 rounds before heavy squats?
My physical therapist wants me to box six 3-minute rounds before I do weight training. After boxing I feel pretty tired and of course not 100% energized, and I can't perform 100% in weight training ...
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How should you warm up for stronglifts sessions?
From the StrongLifts book:
Never jump straight into your work weight, warm-up first. As an example, let's say your
work weight for the Squat is 135lbs. Then here's how your training would look ...
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Is there an alternative way to warm up for lifts that is less tedious than gradually increasing the set weight?
I'm following a 3x5 weight lifting program based off of the Stronglifts and Starting Strength programs. I've been starting with warm-up sets of gradually increasing weight, as suggested by Stronglifts ...
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Effective warm-up before weight lifting circuit
What's the most effective warm-up before doing my weight lifting circuit?
Is it better to warm up by doing 10 minutes on the elliptical cross-trainer or by doing a set using a light weight before ...
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My wrists and fore-arms hurt, what should I do?
I weight lifts daily and also do parkour and I tend to have problems with my wrists and forearms (edit: specifically it's my right wrist and my left forearm. my left wrist is completely OK and my ...
