
Warming Up
Warming up can take many forms when it comes to strength training. Lifters tend to go one of two ways. There are those who spend 20-40 mins performing all manner of dynamic stretches, myofascial release work, ‘muscle activation’ and CNS Potentiation drills. There are also who do a set of 10 reps on the empty bar on the first exercise they are training that day and then start working up in weight. Which is right? Well in actual fact, neither and both. Context is key and intention trumps the specific content of the warm up. When warming up, you should be attempting to achieve a state of readiness to perform the exercises and tasks of your workout. Which way you do this, provided the outcome is positive, will come down to a certain amount of personal preference and will be specific to the person. So what should