Timeline for Is there an alternative way to warm up for lifts that is less tedious than gradually increasing the set weight?
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| May 8, 2012 at 13:01 | comment | added | Robert Kaucher | +1 to Dave's explanation. But to go into a little more detail, it is a feeling based on experience. I can feel the blood in my hamstrings and glutes and I know I can make the jump into heavier weights like 345 and 365. | |
| May 8, 2012 at 3:20 | comment | added | Dave Liepmann | @JoshuaCarmody For me, it's when I've found my groove, and I'm both mobile enough and tight enough, each in the right spots. | |
| May 8, 2012 at 3:06 | comment | added | Joshua Carmody | @RobertKaucher How do you know if you're ready to go heavy or not? What does that feel like? | |
| May 8, 2012 at 2:27 | comment | added | Robert Kaucher | Completely agree. I also find that with some exercises I need a longer warm-up period than with others. Deads and squats take a while for me to get to the point where I'm ready to go heavy. Bench less so. | |
| May 7, 2012 at 20:47 | comment | added | user3085 | Agreed. The warm-up sets are also a great opportunity to focus on form. The time it takes to switch plates around should be all the rest you need between warm-up sets, so it's not really wasting any time. | |
| May 7, 2012 at 20:40 | history | answered | Dave Liepmann | CC BY-SA 3.0 |