Constant or Varied Warmup?

[Kate Head]

I usually use a tabata style warm up each time. Go hard 30 sec or 1min on 6- 8 different excersises. 1min break and repeat 3 times.

Eg
1min Box jumps
1min Speed boxing on bag
1 min Deep squats.
1 min Pushups
1 Min Situps.
1 min Skipping
1 min rest then repeat.

I like variety and its been said before your body will get used to a warm up. If performed everyday.
Nothinig should be easy, challenge yourself every day.

[Blair Robert Lowe]

Katherine, it's also a mental thing. I've had gymnasts, myself, and my dad talk about if their warmup and preparatory stuff for a workout or competition was not done pretty much the same time, every time, that they were off their game.

Many athletes are like that. Yes, it reeks of OCD but it's also just a habit of training a particular fashion.

[Katherine Derbyshire]

Originally Posted by Blair Robert Lowe

Katherine, it's also a mental thing. I've had gymnasts, myself, and my dad talk about if their warmup and preparatory stuff for a workout or competition was not done pretty much the same time, every time, that they were off their game.

Many athletes are like that. Yes, it reeks of OCD but it's also just a habit of training a particular fashion.

Oh yeah, definitely also a mental preparation factor. For me, warming up for a competition the same way that I would for training (and the same way before each training session) helps keep the adrenaline under control.

Katherine

[Katherine Derbyshire]

Originally Posted by Kate Head

I like variety and its been said before your body will get used to a warm up. If performed everyday.
Nothinig should be easy, challenge yourself every day.

If your warmup is challenging, it isn't a warmup. By definition.

Katherine