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petrosker
petrosker Posts: 4 Member
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I started SL 5X5 today and was wondering when I should start to include warm-up sets. I'm doing the program as it's written - swallowed my male ego and did squats with an empty barbell.

My question is should I do the warm-up sets with the empty barbell on my next workout day before doing 50 lb squats?

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  • Prahasaurus
    Prahasaurus Posts: 1,381 Member
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    Yes. I always start with the empty barbell. Always. I usually do 2-3 warmup sets of different weights before I even get to my target weight for the day. But in every case, my first warmup set is with an empty bar.

    --P
  • AndyStanford
    AndyStanford Posts: 154 Member
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    Mehdi himself recommends always warming up with an empty bar, even if it's just 1 set of 5 reps.

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