I find now that I am at the point with each where I need to do a low-rep warmup set before I get to the main sets. It's just that my sets are getting so high-rep now, 19 for chins and 18 for handstand pushups, that I need a light warmup set to make sure I don't injure anything. It's likely also due, in part, to the colder climate. :dunno: Before I didn't do warmup sets, but now I have to or I might injure something. :blobbox:
cant say ive ever bothered with warm up sets. I usually just take the dog for a power walk before I startto get the blood flowing:blobbox:
Sounds good, but my pregnant wife occupies my time so I am usually at home, and we don't have a dog. :dunno: I'm gonna stick to sets of 15 for now in each so that I can keep pushing forward with my one-arm chinup training.:clap:
I usally stretch some and do some running before my intense sets.. just to get the muscles looser. I am going to really up the intensity of my workouts over the next week. I have been doing 100 pushups a day and maybe 40chins a day for a LONG time, plus 100 chin sundays and my hspu's and elipitcal hand running I think I'm going to turn it WAY up..
Very true. I think a warmup of 5 or 6 reps should be sufficient. I'm sure I'll get plenty of warming up tomorrow when I get to shovel that 30cm of snow we're currently getting. :doh:
Apparently stretching is quite counter productive while your muscles are still cold and actually increases the risk of injury.
Well, I did a warmup of 6 in the HSPU! After a spell, I'll rip right into my regular sets. Lok's the monster though. He can do them all day. :bears: I'll see if today's the day for 100 HSPUs for me though! :clap: :clap: :clap:
