A good workout starts with a good warm-up. As Breaking Muscle podcast guest Dr. John Rusin says, a warm-up should accomplish two things: Prepare your body for performance Help prevent pain and ... Continue Reading
How to Trim the Fat Off Your Warm Up Routine
Do you warm up before your training sessions? By now, the answer is probably yes since the industry has force-fed you the idea of the dynamic warm up being the most pivotal aspect of fitness. But the ... Continue Reading
Winter Is Coming: Time to Up Your Warm-Up Game
Winter is coming. With cold weather on its way, your warm up is about to become even more important. That brisk fall feeling is about to usher in a season of tight, cold muscles and decreased mobility. For ... Continue Reading
Build a Better Warm Up for a Better Work Out
We’ve all read our fair share of warm-up articles, so there’s no need to go through a spew of why warming-up is a must and if you don’t do it Chuck Norris will roundhouse your ass. Instead of beating a ... Continue Reading
How to Warm Up Properly for Your Cycling Event
There have been a few early season cycling events near me already this year. And although I am still working through my main training program, it has been a good opportunity to bring in some race technique ... Continue Reading
How Timing and Temperature Affect Your Warm Up
Every athlete in every discipline knows the importance of warming up. A good warm up doesn’t just help to keep you safe from injury - it also improves performance. So getting in a good warm up is a ... Continue Reading
Light Cardio Warm Up Best Before Strength Work
Most people who have been exercising for a while have a preferred warm up ritual. Sometimes this ritual is so ingrained that a lifter will get totally thrown off if the warm up changes at all. Some of this ... Continue Reading