Little things to help lifting

[JDid23]

what are some little things you guys do that you feel enhances your training? Whether it be stretching, warmups, anything unconventional that you guys feel has positively effected your training.

 

[ExtraMile]

warm up my shoulders priors to heavy benching with shoulder dislocators with a weightless stick and light laterals, front raises, rotator cuffs and shoulder presses usually with just 5lb DB's

 

[the.gladiator1987]

Ipod, caffeine and ephedrine before workout, closing my eyes before a lift to focus on why im there.

Breathe breathe breathe, i still forget to do this especially with heavy weights

 

[Big A]

big cup of coffee, finding something that pisses me off before i do a set, get angry and lift hard.

 

[zedhed]

What Extra Mile said, GOOD STUFF BRO!

 

[ExtraMile]

What Extra Mile said, GOOD STUFF BRO!

thanks bro

 

[uamaverick]

Well I do what I'm doing right now, just sitting here at the gym on their wifi network and passing some time before I go change. I just got off work and I need to wind down for a few minutes and start visualizing the weight I want to lift.

For activities not pre and post lift, getting a massage has done wonders for my body. I'm not talking about getting your girlfriend to rub your back, but going to a certified place and getting a Swedish massage. You don't realize how chronically tense your body is until you go. Of course, I found a place with good looking girls so that never hurts either.