When I warm up before an exercise, I do about 50% of my
working weight for 10. Then about 60% of my working weight for 8. Then if it isn't too heavy, 90% of my working weight for 3. After that I get right into my working sets. If it is a heavier thing like DL, I'll get as heavy as feels safe for the 3 rep acclimation then do singles as I work my weight up to the working weight. This seems to work well enough, but something I read, I think from Firehawk about even the strongest powerlifters start with an empty bar when warming up for bench and work their way up from there.
Well, today is deadlift day and I'm increasing a bit on the weight as I try to get back to where I was at before.
I was just wondering if starting even lighter than 50% is a good idea for warming up or if since what I'm doing is working just keep doing it. Although I feel rather awkward doing the lighter weights on this particular lift - I can start lighter and do even more warming up if that would make it even safer. Especially since there is no heat in my gym and I rely on the body heat I generate to keep warm during my workouts.
That's one nice thing about max ot and layers, soon enough, even in freezing tempuratures - the extra layers start coming off. Now if I could just find a way to keep my hands from freezing to the bar.
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