Warm ups edition

Warming up/cooling down is important, especially in running.

The best practice is something like as follows:

  • For lower intensity steady state static stretching is alright before and great after. A 5 to 10-ish minute warm up of increasing intensity.

  • For slightly higher intensity active mobility movements similar to what you're going to be doing along with a 5-10 minute warm up of increasing intensity is great.

  • For higher intensity cardio you want really dynamic movements to prepare fast twitch muscles to be ready to fire. A 5-10 minute warm up of increasing intensity and a few warm up rounds at a more mild intensity can help avoid injury and improve performance.

So what warm up tips and tricks do you have? Things you like to do? Or even questions you may have.

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  • penguin_von_doom [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    I usually keep stretching for after training. If Im going to be (pole)dancing, then I may add some light stretches to the warmup to just wakeup everything and take things though their range of motion. Im also a fan of using whatever activity I would be doing but at lower intensity for warmup - i.e. if you will be running, do some slower run before, or something like that.

  • acealeam [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    so i just bought a fuck ton of creatine, but i'm out until it arrives. does anyone know a great way to get 5 tbsp of creatine for like not 10 dollars?

    • DasKarlBarx [he/him,comrade/them]
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      4 years ago

      Might check at some nutrition shops sometimes they have little sample packets you could schmooze your way into.