What's the Best Way to Warm Up for a Workout? | Dr. Andy Galpin & Dr. Andrew Huberman

Dr. Andy Galpin explains the best way to warm up for a workout to Dr. Andrew Huberman during episode 2 of the Huberman Lab Guest Series.

Dr. Andy Galpin is a professor of kinesiology at California State University, Fullerton and world expert on exercise science. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast.

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[mattnelson]

I would like your thoughts on unconventional training on a podcast ie: heavy, long rucking 10mi, overhead log holds, skin the cats, club and mace protocols, sand bags, sled push/pull, hill sprints, body weight calisthenics for 20X, SEAL type endurance. Enlightenment through suffering. Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to education. I really appreciate your time and effort.

[nicwalshy]

Hyper-focusing on volume (reps x load) for hypertrophy misses some key requirements for stimulating hypertrophy, primarily Henneman's Size Principle, which leads us to realise that adequate intensity (in the form of proximity to momentary failure) is equally important overall and is actually MORE important on an individual set. Our muscles don't sit there and do calculations like "oh, that's 1000kg of volume accrued this week so now I'm going to grow", they respond to high tension as a result of hard working sets, regardless of volume of that set

[edgarasa]

I fatigued at set 3.

Fast walking on a treadmill 5 mins before a workout generates energy before my warm up set.

[edkruzel]

I begin with 10mins or so of joint mobility. It's more important to keep your connective tissue and joints healthy.

[JaykleMusic]

I love this series and have listened to them all on numerous occasions, great share 💪 👏👏👏

[LDacic]

I like how he kept the guys name a secret then blurted it out accidentally 2 min later 😆

[mrrcksor]

Did exactly that, listeing to the body helps a nice.

[drawdescorp]

I've learned this formula from Steven Low video series - Overcoming Gravity: Warm up time [min] = 10 [min] + (Your age /4) [min] - this worked amazingly for me. During winter time and when training outside, i add between 3 to 7 mins, until i feel that my energy level in the last minutes is about the same for the same effort.

[thedigitalceo]

Huberman: Are you gonna tell us we need to do 3-5 warm ups??

Andy: Haha of course not. My client did only 130 warmups.

[danielnoonan]

Everyone always ask about the warm up. But I never hear people talk about what they do to cool down.

[jeffreyjohnson]

I don't do any warm up sets. I do a few minutes of cardio, a few minutes of arm and leg swings, then a full body workout, one set to failure. I have a family and law practice, I don't have time to spend half my life in a gym anymore.

[wizerdjuice]

Two cups of hot coffee is my warm up and Coors light is my cool down.

[chuckduncan]

Interesting, but until you clarify warm-up vs. practice/training, it's not helpful. For example, what is the purpose of warm-up vs. practice? Are we talking about enhancing performance, preventing injury or what?

[mattnelson]

I use the African Savannah protocol: the lion lazes around in the shade all day until prey walks by and instantly springs into action. No warmup, no forethought. Immediate, full speed, endurance with a deadly intensity. We are built the same way. Get up and get after it. Don't overthink it.

[DaveReddy]

Limited discussion as age wasn't mentioned and training goal was only touched upon. Warming up to barbell deadlift vs playing rec basketball are pretty different. Good stuff as always though ....

[NCHLAS]

Skipping, rowing, sprint intervals all worthy contenders for a 5 min warmup.

[michaelpoot]

after the 69 it was definitely Trevor Bauer

[djebble]

So, what is the actual best warm-up protocol then for an average middle age dude who wants to get hench??

I don't believe he gave a clear answer...

[TheBlackHarrington]

That was a long winded way of saying “you should warm up until you feel warmed up”

[sheilahendrix]

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