Lifting After Lockdown: A Guide To Lifting Heavy After a Layoff

WHY WARM UP? When if comes to issues like safety, mobility, injury prevention & long term well-being, the warm up is far more important than the workout itself. Before you start any form of exercise or fitness, I really want you to understand some science & value of warming up. Performing a comprehensive warm up before your workout serves a number of purposes 1. To increase the core temperature of your body - this will prepare your body for challenging movements while minimizing the risk of injury. Your core temperature is at its lowest when you wake up, and

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Lifting After Lockdown: A Guide To Lifting Heavy After a Layoff

Published on Sep 1, 2020

Muscle Manual Magazine

Getting back to the gym in 2020 is all about safety - not just from illnesses, but also from injury, strains and other setbacks. When you haven't trained at all, or haven't trained with as heavy weight for a long period of time, you certainly will retain a lot of the muscle strength you had earlier, but your joints, tendons and ligaments may not be ready to go heavy, especially on the challenging multi-joint compound movements like squats and deadlifts. This e-book is designed for just that - to give your body the time to prepare and gradually return to its former best, safely and effectively. The program is divided into each phase, with detailed instructions, workouts and options to start at a mid-level if you've been doing some form of training in the past few months. The book also includes 15 workout routines, 11 mobility and stretching video demonstrations, warm up techniques and science, and more!

Articles inside

Who Is This For & How Does It Work

2min

pages 8-9

Why Warm Up

2min

pages 10-11

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