Originally Posted by
Skeg
I think my warm ups are working fine. I start with a set or two of squats with no bar, just because I'm stiff. If I'm feeling extra stiff I do some leg swings and arm movements.
I usually have no problem getting to depth. To help with my failing proprioception, I use a bungee strung between two weighted posts. I do 2 sets of 5 with the bar, 1 set of 5 at 45% of work weight, 1 set of 3 at 65%, and 1 set of 2 at 85%. I do that with all lifts. Before squating I also do the stretching recommended in an SS youtube as, while squating, I still can't fully wrap my hand over the bar and hold it against the heel of the hand without bending my wrist. Little by little that is improving.
If that's fine, then I'm good. Just curious if I was missing out on promoting enough blood flow to my skeletal muscles.
65 yrs, 160 lbs, current PR's squat 5R3S 175, Press 5R3S 85, Bench 5R3S 130, Deadlift 5R2S 217, Clean 5R3S 65 (I have had a lot of trouble building good form in the clean).
Forgive my denseness, what is YMMV?