“Activation” sessions and asymmetries: Are they really that important (?) with Tony Blazevich
Pacey Performance Podcast
The Importance of the Warm Up
The warm up is probably the thing that an S&C coach has relative carte blanche over. Whether you get 20 minutes or half an hour, it's the time where they can have some sort of influence. A one degree increase in muscle temperature can increase power output by about 5%. We've got increasing blood flow and getting the aerobic energy system really kicking along to reduce oxygen debt when we need to then do high intensity exercise. And there are also increases in muscle water, which I think a lot of us forget but might have a big effect on performance.
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