48 yo male who’s been lifting for last 5 years. I’m currently working through the GPP program getting in better shape to start the Powerbuilding I next. I’ve never been the most flexible athletic person. It usually takes me 5-6 sets of 5 with an empty bar just to get loosened up to get to parallel in the squat. I have times after a tough deadlift or squat session, I start out my next session trying to get loose and after I’ve done my 5-6 sets that I"m still tight and in pain doing 1/4 squats. Usually when this happens, I figure today isn’t my day and try again tomorrow. What do you recommend when that happens? Just understand I need an extra day of recovery? Suck it up and take 10 sets just to warm up to put some weight on?
Hey Dave,
Thanks for the post. I think that if you’re in actual pain, that may require different management programming-wise to get around that (https://www.barbellmedicine.com/blog…ining-what-do/).
On the other hand, if you’re just sore and you need an extended warm-up, I’d just do that rather than call it a day. I think it’s rather unlikely that you wouldn’t be able to get to depth after a sufficient warm-up. If you have a squat video for us, I’d like to check it out.
-Jordan