Originally Posted by
mackers
In my opinion you dont want your heaviest first, your muscle needs to warm up first. Do one or two sets working up to your maximum. It all depends what your training for, size or strength and you adjust your training to suit.
I was scrolling down through the post thinking the same but everyones different I guess.
Originally Posted by
Benni
I warm up before hand with a different excersise. Once you've done this you don't need to keep doing it every excersise, surely?
Benni.
No agreed. However, when moving onto a different exercise you are hitting different parts of the muscle so it makes sense to not jump straight in on your heaviest set imho. An intermediate set before going for it is OK. Although it depends if your doing your heaviest for 10 reps or for 3-4 as there is a massive difference.
Personally for the first exercise I do a few very light warm up sets and then build up to my max. Of course you are exerting some of your valuable energy whilst doing this but you get used to it. Plus when you jump straight in on a heavy set (even after warming up) I think you are a candidate for injury. I like to know how I am feeling that day to determine what my heaviest set is going to be. Your not always going to be able to push the same weight each week and some weeks you will feel better than others.
Just find what works for you.
