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Started by Alex Solis, April 7, 2014 · 4 Replies · 252 Views
Hello everyone, just a quick but important question:
Is it a fatal error to just do a 10 min run as a warm up for the Foundation Series and just get into the prescribed elements asap? Or should I be doing previous variations as the warm up? I think this last option consumes a lot of time. 
Well a foundation warmup shouldn't take more than that 10minutes.
While not a fatal error, I don't think running would be a very good warmup for your shoulders.
When I warm up I like to do some side to side squats, scap shrug and hip circles. I might change them depending on how I feel and add different elements once I progress more.
Going over previous elements is important so you can maintain your proficiency with them.
It's not necessary to go over every previous element every day, but just doing 2 (as recommended in the course text) should only take 1-2 minutes per element.
Also, keep in mind if you're only on PE2/PE3 of element X, I don't believe you need to do the full 9/15 WU sets as stated in the text. This will fry you before you hit the main PE of the micro. I think others have just lowered reps or added in easier WU sets (i.e. if you wanted to do the 9/15 and on HB/PE2, you could do 9 reps of pushups against the wall almost standing, and maybe 15 on your knees).
Even that might be too much for you. WU, like most else here is a very individual thing so you will need to scale accordingly, but as long as you remember it is a WU; that it should get you ready and not be a cage match, you should be fine.