2 comments
1)F Rippetoe. If his 'scheme' is not working for you, then modify it or get something else going that actually has you moving weights instead of smashing your head against a wall.
2)The whole point of the warmup is to get everything nice and warmed up, lubricate the joints, etc.
BUT a big aspect of the warmup is ACCLIMATION.
Going from 95lbs to 200lbs is like jumping into a pool that is ice cold (or at least that is the analogy I have in my head right now). You don't want to do that lol, it sucks.
You want to get your body ready for what's to come and you want to introduce it to that environment of a 200lb barbell, hence the terminology, and 95lbs is far from it.
Your warmup sets can take you up as high as 190lbs and be benficial to your workout.
There is a warmup sticky on the site. It has a proper warmup and should help you out quite a bit.
EDIT: Damn you, Pity. You even had the warmup ending at 190lbs! That pool analogy cost me priceless seconds
