Science behind the warm ups

[JSampson]

@ErickT There was great post on this topic a few months ago. It gave me the impression that that there isn’t a one size fits all answer to your question and your own warm-up needs could vary quite a bit - for example, if you spent time calibrating your trainer, doing some pre-workout yoga, are finishing another video or maybe a run other other exercise, the time of day you are doing your workout and how hot or cold it is in your flogging station.

From the Coaches: Why you need a proper Warm-Up

Most of us have learned that we need some time to “warm up the engine” before starting into harder efforts. And anyone who has watched a time trial stage of any major cycling race has seen the pros ticking away on a trainer before they start. So what exactly is going on here? It turns out there are quite a few factors involved here. Blood flow. At rest, your body isn’t sending much blood to your legs. Instead, a large amount of it is going to your digestive system, especially if you have …

For the more intense videos I generally do some sort of warmup ranging from GCN Ready, Steady, Go, GCN Minimum Time Max Results or Ignitor or the Pre-Ride Activation yoga or any of the other yoga activation videos.

I generally know when I misjudged the warmup - it usually hits me in the 1st set / effort. For me it is about both about getting muscles as well as nervous system ready.