Warmup

[Mark Rippetoe]

Warmup | Mark Rippetoe

[Fiddler]

Apropos! Been wondering about that. I've reduced my warmups quite a bit, and pretty much eliminated them once I'm through my work sets for the day. Being a geezer, doing so seems to let me bring more intensity to my work sets, and I've seen no disadvantage so far.

One thing I still wonder: Is there any training effect lost from the warmup volume eschewed, or is that more than offset by the additional intensity brought to the work sets? Tossup?

[Mark Rippetoe]

From the article:

The purpose of warmup is to prepare the body for the workout. That's all it's for. Conditioning day is a separate issue and a separate activity, and fatigue from unnecessary warmup is obviously detrimental to the training effect of the subsequent workout.

[peng]

in your words, what is the difference between stretching and mobility work? Is there a difference ?

[Mark Rippetoe]

I'm sure there is some technical difference. There always is.

[quikky]

Isn't mobility just something you say to sound smarter when you're talking about functional core dynamic torque reversal training?

[peng]

I'm sure there is some technical difference. There always is.

you said in the article "Stretching does not prevent injuries, and it doesn't increase performance"
does mobility work ?

[Mark Rippetoe]

Depends on what you mean by "work." It will undoubtedly increase the ROM around the affected joints.

[George Christiansen]

what is the difference between stretching and mobility work?

I think of stretching as static and mobility work as mobile.

I that context at least mobility "work" will increase blood flow.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Of course it increases blood flow, not as effectively muscular contraction. But that's not the question.