The basics of dynamic warm ups

September 17th, 2014 by

Dynamic warm ups are always used in the beginning of the session. I, like many, prefer to call it “prehab” work. Why? Well, I rather prehab my body before I rehab my body.

Dynamic warm ups prepare your body for the session ahead. Some will do a total-body dynamic warm up. Others will split it upper and lower body. Some will only warm-up specifically what is being trained that day; usually a bodybuilder-type training split.

The great thing about dynamic warm ups is the fact that 99% of them are unloaded, meaning they use only bodyweight, and you can do them often. This in turn means you can use a dynamic warm up on an off day as active recovery.

Sometimes sitting while sore just plain stinks. I know for me, I train hard Monday and Tuesday and take Wednesday off. On off days when I’m really sore, I run through my dynamic warm up by using time (45 seconds each warm up) instead of reps and do it 2-3 times. This keeps you moving and actively stretches the muscles.

When you are feeling a bit more sore, do your dynamic warm-up. You’re body will thank you.