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In this video I show you my entire full body warm up routine that I perform everyday. Mobility is extremely important for preventing injury, increasing range of motion, and allowing you to get into the correct starting positions for the main lifts. Give it the attention it needs!
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would a handstand do the same goodness for your back?
You’re awesome for putting ATG as the opening song.
shake’n muh’ shit
Now the real struggle begins… To remember all this shit while I’m at the gym, haha.
love your sucks haha
>Does weird shit
…i bet he got it fro
>Says: “I got this from Elliot Hulse”
…Fucking knew it
Really though shakin’ your shit does work pretty well.
I’ve been using this warm up routine the last couple of lifting sessions, what a difference. Thanks Alan.
Really strange sex positions.
these helped a lot and felt i had more power when i was doing my lifts!
where do you get the hook things that go on your ankles to help u hang upside down?
Thanks for sharing!
isnt static stretching really bad, should we warm up with non static stretches?
alan do you do these in the order that was in the video? also can you do it in another order?
Supinate your forearm during your lat stretch to really get separation from origin and insertion of the muscle as the lat is a shoulder internal rotator. Also, sit your opposite hit away from the outstretched arm.
Another note…..you can try as much as you would like, but without vice grips and a few hundred pounds, you can not stretch your ITB. Its as strong as reinforced steel. You can mobilize the tissue that attaches to it….glutes, TFL, lateral hamstrings, lateral quad.
Thank you for all of your videos. Your humor and relaxed approach to coaching make powerlifting and strengthening so much less intimidating.
no two socks are the same
As a personal trainer I have to say this is a very good routine. Subscribed.
Hi Alan Thrall,
What boots do you recommend to purchase?
Thanks in Advance.
You’re very flexible. Do you have any advice on increasing flexibility?
thanks for the tips! front squatted 405 and 415 for 8, knees ached bad for a few days! Just figured i didnt warm up long enough and properly!
7:08 i did similar stretching after i developed golfers elbow (enflamed ulna nerve) from ignoring pain and doing squats 3 times a week. my left shoulder is tighter than my right which lead to imbalances. and yes you can stretch nerves.
Thank you for this warm up! It’s really fun
The one stretch you said you don’t know what it is called. We do a variation of that stretch for soccer and we call it the matrix.
These are the boots
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Bro… sweet crotch hole…
Whould this work for Crossfit
Within the last two years I have gotten back into shape with jiu jitsu, Crossfit and running (and of course diet) and warming up at 45 is the most important aspect of my training. I cannot believe how much people neglect a proper warm up.
Alan: Do you have any advice for how to avoid low back muscular pain after Squats? I’ve worked with trainers and worked on my form constantly but it’s still an issue. I lifted yesterday and then today went for a short walk. My friggen low back muscles were screaming! I don’t want to give up squats but I also don’t want to make things worse.
Umm… Static stretching before a workout is show NOT to be beneficial. Dynamic stretching is the way to go.
Unfortunately in my gym i am not have a PLACE to warm up ( many bodies, slip each other, long queues to benches etc..
shakin my shit lol, good video post!!
Really awesome and super helpful. Was this all real time? Like do you do some of these moves longer than in the video? Txs.
I tried this routine today, and it really made me loose and warm, and i had to skip 1 or 2 things. Next time i’ll do it for like 15mins. The best one for me is the hand against the wall stretch, holy shit it hurts like hell because i have bad shoulders from being a PC nerd.
Thanks Alan, you have helped another one today!
This is an awesome warmup routine, I still need to buy myself some gravity boots cause that also looks amazing. Thanks for the video Alan!
Wow this is fantastic. You do things I’ve done just because they feel good, but I never knew why I did them. I’m going to try your warm up. Good body = good performance.
Why no foam rolling?
I ask because I am a big ass nerd and the literature on stretching vs rolling shows a drop in activation (power output) for an extended period of time after stretching that is not present after rolling, same range of motion, similar blood flow change etc.
so, my take away has been stretching makes you weak and rolling keeps you strong with the same benefits.
love stretching for after a workout or the night cause it helps with relaxation and sleep etc, but anyway just curious you’re thoughts. love the video and going to be following from now on
Respect for the shoutout to Elliot, I was thinking “wait what, Elliot has made a video about this…”