Cardio warmup before weight training?

Vasquez0522
Vasquez0522 Posts: 9 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi all, just started weight training about a month ago. Is it necessary to do 10 mins of warmup cardio prior to weights? Would love to hear your thoughts. TIA

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  • SonyaCele
    SonyaCele Posts: 2,841 Member
    not necessary, unless you feel you need it. Its important to warm up but that can be done in a variety of ways.
  • jesspen91
    jesspen91 Posts: 1,383 Member
    I warm up by walking to the gym.
  • VeronicaA76
    VeronicaA76 Posts: 1,116 Member
    If you enjoy it and it feels good, do it. There is no harm in a 10 minute warm-up. It also adds a 10 minute cardio workout to your workout, so you burn more calories overall because you did it.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,488 Member
    I usually do 10 min of casual rowing, just to get things moving (helps me spy out how busy the free weight area is and whether I should sub in dumbbells or machines), otherwise I follow the warmup routine per lift in my programme.

    Cheers, h.
    Add: I'm not a purist when it comes to my workout. If I have to switch, rather than hang around waiting, I do.
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    I don't usually. My regular lifting routine is after work. I walk around a lot at the end of my work day(it's just part of my job), so I feel warmed up by the time I get to the gym.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    I prefer warm ups sets - find that's the best way for me to avoid injury by doing the specific lifting movement with light weights rather than a generalised warmup.

    Some people like a cardio warmup and it's mostly just personal preference. It's also something you can vary depending on how you feel - back a little stiff? Maybe a gentle row might ease it off for example.

    It really shouldn't compromise your lifting performance. If it does then you are warming up wrong!
  • ttippie2000
    ttippie2000 Posts: 412 Member
    Depends on how much muscle you have to warm up. If you're 110 lbs you don't need to warm up much. If you're a 250 lb no fat powerlifter lifting heavy you need to take much more care to warm up your muscle fibers before using them explosively. (Simolenov)

    Look at the way elite athletes in your sport warm up. For example heavyweight Olympic bicycle track sprinters, speed skaters & shotputters wear compression tights and warm up about 45 minutes before competing. Lightweight marathon runners? Not so much.
  • SafioraLinnea
    SafioraLinnea Posts: 628 Member
    My warm up is walking up and down my house stairs 5-8 times. Then I just to it.
  • Willbenchforcupcakes
    Willbenchforcupcakes Posts: 4,955 Member
    I'll only hop on a spin bike if I'm feeling exceptionally tight and stiff. Otherwise it's just shoulder warmup for bench days and warm up sets.
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    Vasquez0522 wrote: »
    Is it necessary to do 10 mins of warmup cardio prior to weights?

    No, it's not necessary.

  • Vasquez0522
    Vasquez0522 Posts: 9 Member
    Thanks all for the responses.
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