Warming Up for Athletic Training for Performance

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"MIKE ROSENGART: So, guys, we're going to get started by doing a warm up. In our warm up, we are going to do the same body movements that we're going to train later at a higher intensity. So, we're going to start with push ups, so guys hit the floor. Okay. What I want you to think about when you're doing your push ups, try to keep your back straight like how Ryan's doing over here. Also, bring your hands outside shoulder width like Jonesy is here. Once we do ten push ups, we're going to flip over and we're going to do fifteen sit ups. That's good. And if you're having difficulty with push ups, you always could start on the knee if you need to, okay? And as you're coming up with the sit ups, try to keep your feet on the ground. It's not going to be easy it's weight dispersement. If you're also having trouble with getting up, you can use your arms like Jonesy is here. We're going to do fifteen of these sit ups and then once we do the fifteen sit ups, we're going to do some squats. We're going to do twenty squats and then after that, we're going to repeat it for a second round. There you go, guys. Also, as you're coming up on your sit ups, I want you to exhale. That's it. Exhale and come up. Exhale and come up. And then we're going to come up with the squats and we're going to start with the hands by your head, by your ears or on top of your head. You want to try to sit as deep as you can, keeping your heels on the ground, okay? If you need to, you also can bring your hands forward it helps with weight distribution, helps with the center of gravity. You guys are looking good. You see how low that Jonesy gets on his squat. Excellent. Really get full range of motion of all his leg muscles, his glutes, his hamstrings, his quads. Really will loosen up his joints, get them lubricated, so that when we get to the weights that he's all nice and warm, his range of motion will be there and that will let us get even stronger with the movements that we're going to perform because we have more muscle to work with. As I said before, if you're feeling a little tired with the push ups, you always can come down to your knee like Ryan is here, alright? And as you're doing your push ups, make sure that you're working with a strong abdominal. The abdominals are going to help keep your back straight. So, here we are, we are in the middle of the second round. We're back to the sit ups again. Good. You guys are doing good. You're doing excellent with keeping your feet on the floor. That's it. And as soon as we do this, we got twenty more squats and then we're ready to go. How are you guys feeling? RYAN REGENSBURG: Good. MIKE ROZINGER: Alright. Nice easy workout, could be 60 seconds to 2 minutes. It depends on how fast you go. And right now, Jonesy seems to be running a marathon here. Very good. You guys are looking excellent. I'm feeling a little guilty that I'm not doing it myself but I'll do it on the break. Alright, guys. So, that's it for the warm up."