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Here is a 2010 Kelly Starrett with a nice hip warm-up sequence. Maybe you find a movement you can incorporate into your warm-up. For me it was the duck walks. I have not done these in a long time. Try the advanced version if you can: hold a barbell overhead while duck walking. Heard Glenn [...]
Here is what a weightlifting warm up with Zygmunt Smalcerz looks like. Maybe you can add something new to your ever increasing bag of warm up exercises.
Quick video of Behdad Salimi in the London 2012 warm up area. 185kg Snatch must have been one of his last warm up lifts (he opened with 201kg).
Following his Klokov Press video here is a Jerk Complex by Dmitry Klokov also with 125kg. Looks like a nice warm up drill for him. Power Clean Strict Press Strict Press to Split Jerk x2 Push Press Paused Dip Jerk Update: Reader Soiren comments that: I believe it can be called “Jerk Drops” or “Jerk [...]
Check out WarmupReps.com. Currently it supports only Starting Strength. calculates the warm up sets and reps for squats, bench press deadlifts, overhead press, power cleans and rows works in kg and pounds Also check out this Starting Strength Warm up Calculator Spreadsheet.
Check out the basic tumbling warm up with Stephane Rochet, USD Head Strength and Conditioning Coach. Basic stuff, I know. But I honestly can’t remember the last time I did stuff like forward / backward rolls, bear crawls, seat roll to carioca etc. So maybe you too find something to take away here. Check out more Warm Up Routines [...]
Here is how Hysen Pulaku warms up for heavy snatches. A couple of drop snatches, hit and catch, quick close grip overhead squat and of he goes, straight to business.
Jianping Ma demonstrates a dynamic warm up sequence Olympic lifters. Want more? Check out the Olympic Weightlifting Warm-up Routine by Greg Everett.
Cathal Byrd walks you through his weightlifting specific warm up drills. Really good selection of exercises. Pick some for your warm up. Also check out Glenn Pendlay’s Upper Body & Hip and Ankle Stretches. Update: Here is a little interview with Cathal Byrd.
What the? Benedikt Magnusson warming up with 800 lb. Note: This was before he pulled the 1015 lbs WR. Unfortunately we won’t see Benedikt in lift in the Arnold Strongman Classics. He had a minor bicep tear doing a 205kg axle clean.
Check out Donny Shankle’s post on the Drop Snatch. A weightlifting warm-up exercise you should be doing.5 sets, 2-3 reps
Of course you know Boris from Squat RX - one of the best squat instructions online. If you haven’t already you should watch his entire series. Below is Squat RX #5 in which Boris shows various warm up exercises. Check out Mobility 101 for more mobility awesomeness. Exercise List: arm circles hip circles trunk twists leg twists swaying tree dislocates [...]
Check out “The Complete Warm Up Thread” over at Gymnastic Bodies. A nice collection of different warm-up routines targeting every body part.
Here is Julia Zaugolova (who you might know from her 240kg Deadlift) with a high rep Squat set. 100kg for 20 reps ATG. By the way, Julia also took part in what looks like a Russian Crossfit team workout along with Oksana Slivenko. The video of the workout is here (thanks to Chris for submitting). These [...]
Here is a warm up drill to mobilize your shoulders for the overhead position. Matt Wichlinski’s shoulder warm up Sots Press drill. From: Matt Wichlinski’s Training Compilation
Here are some nuggets to pack in your ever increasing bag of warm-up exercises. Greg Everett demonstrating the Catalyst Athletics Standard Olympic Weightlifting Warm-up Do 10 -15 reps each direction. Exercise List: 500m row wrist circles elbow circles arm circles over and back arm rotations triceps stretch side bends torso rotations bow and bend hip circles lying iron cross scorpion [...]
Here is another good upper body warm-up routine. Order Pre Warm – this can be anything just to promote a bit of blood flow Soft Tissue Work Stretching Hip/T-Spine Mobility Activation Movement Drills CNS Activation
Back in 2010 Anders Lindsjö taught a Weightlifting Workshop at the Eleiko HQ. Below are some snippets from the CrossFit Journal clips from that workshop. Here are his Warm-Up exercises one armed barbell squats one armed barbell lunges one armed shouldered barbell squats (elbow out) one armed barbell overhead squats (arm straight) one armed barbell overhead lunges also: [...]
