Warm ups

divie

What warm ups does everyone do and how intense.
CHEERS

redspy

I do light stretching for a couple of minutes to loosen up the joints, particularly shoulders which are prone to injuries. Then I start with a light weight and pyramid up to my max weight within 3-4 sets.

c130

i usually go on something like a cross trainer for 10 mins, just light work to warm the whole body up

then stretch the bodypart im about to use and start off light with my 1st set, pyramiding up to the final set

GTForce

I do 5-10 minutes of cardio (treadmill, stairmaster, rowing machine) or sometimes in the summer I will bike to the gym (it takes about 20 minutes). Once I am warm I do a few light sets that focus on the joints/muscles which will used that day. For instance, on leg day I will do 2 sets of 20 leg extensions in order to warm-up my knees and 2 sets of 15 back extensions to pump blood and warmth to my lower back.
I usually start with squats and I will do 1 or 2 light sets before my working sets. I stretch between these warm-up sets only if I feel tight or stiff somewhere. Otherwise, I just make sure I do a full range of motion during warm-ups so that I am ready. I do the majority of my stretching post-workout.

Cheers,
GTF

saj

yeah i always do 5 or 10 mins of cardio before any streching followed by 1 20 rep light set of the exersise im gonna be doing.
i always spend about half an hour streching after a cardio work out which is like another work out in itself but its all well worth it cuz a long muscle is a strong muscle.
ps never strech cold thats just asking for trouble

jackamo

yeh and i do light streching and carido before training and a bit of streching after a few sets