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I've never warmed or ramped up in over 12 years of heavy lifting. That being said, that could explain my bad back.



That's insane lol.


Why do you think that?

I've been doing it for years with no issue. Intuitively, the idea that muscles/joints require "priming" seems really odd and not very useful from an evolutionary perspective. Cats don't warm up when they jump 5 ft.


Form is the major thing. I have to get used to the exercise, remember good form, get used to the good form, before ramping up to heavier weights. I don't want to go heavy quick and have problems if I have more fatigue on a particular day or I am not concentrating. Honestly, I have never not ramped up, so I don't even know if I could do that, but I am not about to try either lol.


I don't think "priming" your muscles is necessary because it's an evolutionary advantage, but because that's the best muscles evolution has come up with so far.

It's like saying "why would I have to change the oil in my car, why would an engineer make an engine that needs that?".

And jumping 5ft for a cat probbaly is the priming, that's not peak performance for them.


Cats don't sit at a desk for 8-10 hours a day in the same position


I'm curious, have you ever tried the McGill Big 3 for back pain?




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