How do you do your warm up sets?

bbell1985

stanmann571 wrote: »

bbell1985 wrote: »

sgt1372 wrote: »

bbell1985 wrote: »

sgt1372 wrote: »

I don't stretch or do warm up sets.

Use to to them but found that I didn't need them. They take too much time and can tire you out if you do too many.

If you feel the need to do them, just a few reps w/an unweighted bar (or just a broomstick) should be enough IMO.

So if you're squatting 300-400 pounds that day you just put it on the bar and get at it?

I'm 67 and only weigh 155 and don't squat that heavy.

However, I currently squat the 1RM equivalent of 260 by routinely doing 3 sets of12x190 w/o any warm up whatsoever. It's set up like that in my rack and I just get under the bar and squat it cold.

I have done a true 1RM squat of 240 at 160BW (which was heavy for me at 1.5x BW) and only did a few warm up BW squats b4 successfully completing it. The lift was difficult for me but not because of the lack of warmup.

I also routinely DL the 1RM equivalent of 400 by doing 3 sets of 12x260 w/o warmup. Have also done a true DL 1RM at 360 at 160 (2.25x BW) w/o warmup w/o any problems apart from the heaviness of the weight itself. Warming up would not have made it any easier.

If you feel the need to warmup extensively before lifting heavy weight, do whatever you think is best for you, but personally I have found that don't need to warmup at all and have not suffered any injuries or failed to lift a weight due to a lack of warmup beforehand.

Based on this experience, if I was strong enough to actually squat 300-400, I probably would not do anything differently.

lol okay. Thank you for that extensive response in which you describe yourself warming up.

My 1RM squat is 240 as well. My warm up would only take a few minute to hit.

Where do you see a warmup?

He does 3 work sets of 12x190 and 12x260 for squat and Deadlift?

True true. I wouldn’t be warming up much for sets of 12 either.

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