11/03/2025
Your 30-minute warm-up might be doing nothing for your body?
The stretching, jogging, and foam rolling could just be busy work disguised as “preparation”?
Here’s what’s going on — most people think they need to “get warm” before they can train effectively. People/trainers say it raises core temperature, wakes up muscles, and prevents injury.
But really?… hmm.
If your body needs half an hour just to start moving right… doesn’t that mean something’s off in the first place?
The Real Purpose of a Warm-Up
A warm-up isn’t supposed to be busy work. It’s supposed to get your body ready for the exact movement you’re about to do.
That means specific — not random.
If you can pick up a barbell cold and press it overhead without pain or tightness, your body’s already ready.
If you need 30 minutes of band work just to do the same thing, that’s not a warm-up problem. That’s a movement readiness issue — this means something deeper (mobility, stability, or imbalance) needs attention.
What Actually Works
You don’t need to jog for 20 minutes to lift weights.
You don’t need to stretch everything just to do one lift.
Try this for a more effective progression:
If your goal is a 95-pound overhead press, do a set of 10 with 45 pounds first. That’s a specific warm-up — not a random one.
Thirty minutes on a treadmill won’t prepare your shoulders for pressing. It just wastes your session time. And if you want the most out of your sessions, warm up before you see your trainers/PT/Chiros/massage therapist.
