The Importance And Role Of Warming before Body Building Session

The warm-up is a low-intensity activity that should never be absent during your sport session, it is used to heat the body to prepare the heart and muscles for the effort.

Maybe we find that it's pretty boring to stop for a moment on the cardio machines and that we feel like we're wasting our time and energy before we even start the program of the session. You want to be healthy during the session Do not go over the warm-up as this is the best way to prepare your muscles and joints to the right conditions before the session to reduce the risk of injury.

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE WARMING UP?

Besides warming up is a method of getting ready before the effort,

It is important for many other reasons:

• By activating the blood circulation, it is used above all to raise the body temperature for a few degrees (39 °), which will put your muscles, tendons, and nervous system in the best conditions.

• It prepares the cardiovascular, nervous, respiratory and musculoskeletal system.

• It allows to enter the sporting game and to connect psychologically with the sports activity.

• And the most important thing is that it allows in the first place avoiding unexpected injuries.

WHEN TO WARM?  FOR WHAT PERIOD?

The purpose of the warm-up is not to force or lose energy before starting the sporting activity. It is therefore advisable to warm up by practicing a few small exercises for a short time that does not exceed 15 minutes before the session.

What are the types of warm-ups?

There are two types of warm-ups, the general warm-up where you prepare your body in general by practicing activities such as brisk walking, jogging at moderate speeds,

Jumping rope if not using cardio machines.

Otherwise, prepare your body in a more specific way based on the part that will be worked during the session.

The AGE:

It is recommended to warm up slower if you are old. Please do not exhaust yourself and lose your energy before starting your session.

By practicing a longer warm-up, you risk losing your resources by decreasing energy stores, which will transform your bodybuilding session into a cardio-training session.

In addition, it is not advisable to wait a long time after warming up it will decrease the effect of the warm-up.

Example of a warm-up for bodybuilding:

We offer you a complete general warm-up for your bodybuilding session that will put your body in the best conditions before starting your program

• Jumping rope: around 5 min of jumping rope of different types.

• Rotations of the wrists, shoulders, ankles and pelvis.

• Stretches back, biceps, back legs, lumbar.

• 10 to 20 squats.

• 30 to 50 jump jumps.

To conclude this chapter on warm-up, we all have to gain by warming up before training, both at the level of health and on the physical.