I recently did 6 weeks of Easy Strength with DL and BP, focusing on triples (usually 3x3), but doing sets of 5 at the start of the cycle with Sumo, Romanian etc. thrown in.
Now: I also did 3 warmup sets of 5 reps each for both the DL and the BP.
60kg DL warmup sets (started the cycle at 110kg - ended at 160kg, so warmup is about 35-40% 1RM)
40kg BP warmup sets (started the cycle at 60kg - ended at 90kg, so warmup is about 40% 1RM)
Now my problem is that I'm treating the 15 warmup reps as life-or-death, trying to get tight from head to toe, activate lats, abs, glutes, the tip of my nose... you get the idea.
<b>I have a few issues with this: </b>
1) The warmups take up quite a bit of time AND I don't feel ready for the work sets until at least a 3+ minute break after the last warmup set. Gym time for the two lifts easily go to an hour and a half, with almost half of that time being warmup.
2) I feel a little tired going into the work sets, despite the weight being uber light...
3) While I don't feel trashed leaving the gym, I don't feel particularly fresh either - I've tensed my body totally 50 times, after all.
4) On the final day of my cycle I was going for a sort-of-max and decided to do 6 singles in each lift and skip warmup lifts. The weights FLEW of the ground. My previous DL PR was 140kgs and I was aiming for 145kgs, but it felt SO light that I decided to defy the gods and stacked 160kgs... and it felt like I could have done 180kgs easy.
So my question is: am I warming up right? Safely. Efficiently. The cycles did have a happy ending, after all...
ANY feedback, experiences, thoughts etc are welcome - I'm new to the iron so assume I'm both daft and inexperienced
/Ulrik
Now: I also did 3 warmup sets of 5 reps each for both the DL and the BP.
60kg DL warmup sets (started the cycle at 110kg - ended at 160kg, so warmup is about 35-40% 1RM)
40kg BP warmup sets (started the cycle at 60kg - ended at 90kg, so warmup is about 40% 1RM)
Now my problem is that I'm treating the 15 warmup reps as life-or-death, trying to get tight from head to toe, activate lats, abs, glutes, the tip of my nose... you get the idea.
<b>I have a few issues with this: </b>
1) The warmups take up quite a bit of time AND I don't feel ready for the work sets until at least a 3+ minute break after the last warmup set. Gym time for the two lifts easily go to an hour and a half, with almost half of that time being warmup.
2) I feel a little tired going into the work sets, despite the weight being uber light...
3) While I don't feel trashed leaving the gym, I don't feel particularly fresh either - I've tensed my body totally 50 times, after all.
4) On the final day of my cycle I was going for a sort-of-max and decided to do 6 singles in each lift and skip warmup lifts. The weights FLEW of the ground. My previous DL PR was 140kgs and I was aiming for 145kgs, but it felt SO light that I decided to defy the gods and stacked 160kgs... and it felt like I could have done 180kgs easy.
So my question is: am I warming up right? Safely. Efficiently. The cycles did have a happy ending, after all...
ANY feedback, experiences, thoughts etc are welcome - I'm new to the iron so assume I'm both daft and inexperienced
/Ulrik