Warm up

[witkowsd]

Do most people do about 5 minutes on the treadmill or a lighter weight for several sets?

 

[TheOak84]

Both, i walk for 10 min. then lets say for chest, my benchpress
warm up is 135x20, 185x12, then 225 for 8-10 (medium warm up)
Then I go heavy for 3-4 sets.

 

[Fatty4You]

Before my workout i do 5 minutes on stair master to get a sweat going and especially to get blood flowing in the muscles around my knee. Then i do like 10-15 minutes of stretching concentrating on the muscles i am about to work.

Once i get to the exercise - depending on the weight and muscle i am about to use, i do anywhere from 1 to 3 warm up sets. Like for biceps, i do one set, but for squats, since i really need to be careful at the moment with my knee i do warms up with bar/95/135.

-Fatty