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Originally Posted by dougz
Can we expand here again on WHY warm-up cardio is shitty, beyond the "not being able to lift as much?"..
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No problem...I'm in a talkative mood..
Ok so we're discussing Cardio vs. Mobility Drills.
Doing both back to back and then lifting is obviously bad because you will be unnecessarily tired. Therefore, we'll restrict to keeping the topic about Cardio vs. Mobility Drills.
Cardio helps in increasing blood flow through the body. It gets your muscles pumping, etc etc....BUT: does it prepare you to lift heavy weights? Does it enable your body to be prepared to handle large amount of weight and stress? Nope. It just increases blood flow. Thats it.
Mobility Drills on the other hand, help to improve: MOBILITY. Most people cant squat deep, they can't deadlift right, they have form issues which stem from the root problem: bad hip mobility, bad hamstring flexibility and bad lower back stability. Doing mobility drills irradiates this problem. It prepares your body to lift heavy weights. At the same time: it causes quite a bit of sweating. So it is like "cardio" except its a lot more beneficial.
I hope I make sense...