3 QUICK & EASY pre-SQUAT Warm Up EXERCISES

3 QUICK & EASY pre-SQUAT Warm Up EXERCISES ⭕️⁣
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Shoutout to James (@lustrengththerapy) whom I want to thank for inspiring me to create this post!⁣
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Picture this scenario…
The rack is taken and you want to start warming up for your heavy squat sesh, to get in the right mood. What are 3 easy and quick body weight exercises that we can do for our squat warm-ups ?

Well, here are 3 ideas!
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1️⃣ Bodyweight Dynamic Squat & Pull:⁣
➡️ Squat as low as you can and grab onto the toes of your feet⁣
➡️ Lift your hips up towards the ceiling⁣
➡️ Pull yourself back down and lift the chest towards the ceiling⁣
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2️⃣ Squat & Thoracic Reach:⁣
➡️ Squat as low as you can and place one hand on the ground⁣
➡️ Wedge the same side elbow into the knee⁣
➡️ Reach the opposing arm towards the ceiling and follow with your eyes⁣
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3️⃣ Squat + Wall Slides:⁣
➡️ Sit as low as you can against a wall⁣
➡️ Place the back of your arms on the wall and bent to 90 degrees⁣
➡️ Press the arms up along the wall until the elbows are fully extended⁣
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You can incorporate these “mobility”/warm up exercises prior to your barbell squats to quickly warm your body up and get ready for your session.

Of course, if you don’t have time to include specific warm up exercises, even just squatting your way up to your working sets will work just well, in fact, that’s what I recommend in most cases.

However, if you want to try something new, then these exercises can be an option for those that want to get more creative with their warm up routines!

Warming up can be beneficial for performance [1], and potentially, it can reduce the incidence of injuries [2]. Importantly it doesn’t have to be fancy, nor take too long:

2-3 sets per exercise for 5-10 reps will be more than enough 💪

Try them out and let me know how you do!