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dominicdevine1
dominicdevine1 Posts: 10 Member
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Is this bad for me ??? I just head in gym blast 20 mins rowing then 40 on treadmill. I get a few minutes cramp in between which settle quickly ........

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  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
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    I'll warm up and do some dynamic stretching before a race, but most of the time warming up is the first 10-15 minutes of a session. I'll just start to run, or row, or cycle and ease up to training pace
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
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    my warm-up is up to 20 mins on elliptical at high resistance and / or HIIT on the treadmill

    but if I was getting cramps I'd probably take it slow for a couple of minutes to ease my muscles into it, then go for it

    May I ask if you always just do cardio? or do you intersperse with weights?
  • chazza55
    chazza55 Posts: 27 Member
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    i don't stretch anymore before a run, only after.......i used to get pulled muscles a lot by (presumably) over stretching before hand.

    However i always stretch before a kettlebells session.......the only time i cut corners there i wrenched a back muscle......so maybe it depends on the type of exercise you are doing and what works for you?
  • dominicdevine1
    dominicdevine1 Posts: 10 Member
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    Always cardio first then any strength and weight afterward ..... Other then a few aches no pulled muscles or other significant problems :)
  • LovelyIvy466
    LovelyIvy466 Posts: 387 Member
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    I warm up, found it makes a big difference in soreness. Anecdotal evidence, but there you are. I don't stretch until I'm done though.
  • yesimpson
    yesimpson Posts: 1,372 Member
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    I never used to warm up, then I got a hip injury which could've likely been prevented by me not being so slapdash with warm-ups and cool-downs, so now I take 5-10 minutes to either ease into the cardio I'm doing, 'activate' the right muscles groups, or to 'practise' the right form for an exercise before touching any weights. I stretch and foam roll after. It makes a difference for me.
  • spyro88
    spyro88 Posts: 472 Member
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    I don't really have a proper warm up, I don't stretch or anything, but I will start off whatever I'm doing at a slower pace for the first 5-10 minutes, then push it up as I get into it. Seems to work for me so far.
  • peterjens
    peterjens Posts: 235 Member
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    spyro88 wrote: »
    I don't really have a proper warm up, I don't stretch or anything, but I will start off whatever I'm doing at a slower pace for the first 5-10 minutes, then push it up as I get into it. Seems to work for me so far.

    ^This and I stretch afterwards. I also have a stretching program with a fitness ball that I perform sometime in the day.
  • icemaiden37
    icemaiden37 Posts: 238 Member
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    10(ish) mins cardio for a warm up here. Static stretches at the end.
  • slp51
    slp51 Posts: 201 Member
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    I do 5-8 minutes of mild cardio just to get my heart going. Then I go into weights. Cardio after.
  • slp51
    slp51 Posts: 201 Member
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    Oh, and stretching when I'm all done with the workout.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,529 Member
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    dominicdevine1 wrote: »
    Is this bad for me ??? I just head in gym blast 20 mins rowing then 40 on treadmill. I get a few minutes cramp in between which settle quickly ........
    Risk is higher for injury to muscle and tendons. Think of a cold rubberband getting immediately stretched. It may snap. Now heat that rubberband up a little and it's much more pliable to stretch.


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  • rsclause
    rsclause Posts: 3,103 Member
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    I run to the gym for my warmup.
  • matt140582
    matt140582 Posts: 3 Member
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    dominicdevine1 wrote: »
    Always cardio first then any strength and weight afterward ..... Other then a few aches no pulled muscles or other significant problems :)

    Swap it around bro....
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,575 Member
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    I consider the first 5 minutes of cardio to be warm up.

    Why do you do cardio first? If you're lifting heavy you should try lifting first and see how you like it.
  • bunsen_honeydew
    bunsen_honeydew Posts: 230 Member
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    matt140582 wrote: »
    dominicdevine1 wrote: »
    Always cardio first then any strength and weight afterward ..... Other then a few aches no pulled muscles or other significant problems :)

    Swap it around bro....

    I was taught to do strength first ...
  • VegasFit
    VegasFit Posts: 1,232 Member
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    I'm also guilty of not warming up. I go straight to weights and cardio after.
  • dominicdevine1
    dominicdevine1 Posts: 10 Member
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    Will take those reccemondations on board ..:.:

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